"Traces"
(Buddy Buie - J. R. Cobb - Emory Gordy, Jr.)

Intro [chorus chords]:

BmBm Piano Chord 
          Bm7/ABm7/A Piano Chord 
       G#m7-5G#m7-5 Piano Chord 
        Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

[top note of chords implied by vibes: C, C, D, D, C#]:

Bbmaj9Bbmaj9 Piano Chord 
        Eb6Eb6 Piano Chord 
          Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
         A7sus4A7sus4 Piano Chord 
  A7A7 Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Verse 1:

DD Piano Chord 
           F#mF#m Piano Chord 

Faded photographs
AmAm Piano Chord 
               B7B7 Piano Chord 

Covered now with lines and creases
EmEm Piano Chord 
               CC Piano Chord 

Tickets torn in half
C#m7-5C#m7-5 Piano Chord 
               F#F# Piano Chord 

Memories in bits and pieces

Chorus 1:

BmBm Piano Chord 
        Bm7/ABm7/A Piano Chord 
     G#m7-5G#m7-5 Piano Chord 

Traces of love long ago
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
           Bbmaj9Bbmaj9 Piano Chord 
   Eb6Eb6 Piano Chord 

That didn't work out right
Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
     A7sus4A7sus4 Piano Chord 
 A7A7 Piano Chord 

Traces of love

Verse 2:

Ribbons from her hair
Souvenirs of days together
The ring she used to wear
Pages from an old love letter

Chorus 2:

Traces of love long ago
That didn't work out right
Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
      A7sus4A7sus4 Piano Chord 
 A7A7 Piano Chord 
     DD Piano Chord 

Traces of love with   me     tonight

Bridge:

BmBm Piano Chord 
          F#mF#m Piano Chord 

I close my eyes
BmBm Piano Chord 
         F#mF#m Piano Chord 

And say a prayer
BmBm Piano Chord 
                 F#mF#m Piano Chord 

That in her heart she'll find
GG Piano Chord 
                  AA Piano Chord 

A trace of love still there
BbBb Piano Chord 

Somewhere

[key modulates to Eb]

Sax solo (verse chord pattern, in Eb):

EbEb Piano Chord 
      GmGm Piano Chord 
       BbmBbm Piano Chord 
       C7C7 Piano Chord 

/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
FmFm Piano Chord 
       DbDb Piano Chord 
     Dm7-5Dm7-5 Piano Chord 
      G7G7 Piano Chord 

/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Chorus 3:

CmCm Piano Chord 
       Cm7/BbCm7/Bb Piano Chord 
       Am7-5Am7-5 Piano Chord 

Traces of hope in the night
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Piano Chord 
               Bmaj9Bmaj9 Piano Chord 
   E6E6 Piano Chord 

That she'll come back and dry
Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 

These traces of tears
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Piano Chord 
 Bb7Bb7 Piano Chord 
  EbEb Piano Chord 


Sax solo (verse chord pattern, in Eb) to fade

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers