"Dedicated To The One I Love"
(Lowman Pauling / Ralph Bass)

Intro:

(acoustic guitar):

D7sus4
v v v v v v
-------3-----|-----|-----|-----
-3---3---3---|-----|-----|-----
---5-------5-|--%--|--%--|--%--
-0-----------|-----|-----|-----
-------------|-----|-----|-----
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(while...)

Verse 1:

GG Piano Chord 
               EmEm Piano Chord 

While I'm far away from you my baby
C6C6 Piano Chord 
     D7D7 Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
               EmEm Piano Chord 

I know it's hard for you my baby
C6C6 Piano Chord 
     D7D7 Piano Chord 
         EmEm Piano Chord 
             BmBm Piano Chord 

Because it's hard for me my baby
AmAm Piano Chord 
               D7D7 Piano Chord 
                  GG Piano Chord 
     D7sus4
And the darkest hour is just before dawn

(band enters)

Chorus:

GG Piano Chord 
                  CC Piano Chord 
 C/GC/G Piano Chord 
 G/BG/B Piano Chord 

Each night before you go to bed my baby
CC Piano Chord 
            DD Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
                    CC Piano Chord 
 C/GC/G Piano Chord 
 G/BG/B Piano Chord 

Whisper a little prayer for me my baby
D7sus4      D7D7 Piano Chord 
  Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
             GG Piano Chord 

And tell all the stars above
D7sus4 [N.C.]                       [2: Em, to coda]
This is dedicated to the one I love

Bridge 1:

GG Piano Chord 

(Life can never be exactly like we want it to be)
G7G7 Piano Chord 

I could be satisfied knowing you love me
GG Piano Chord 

(But there's one thing I want you to do   especially for me)
AmAm Piano Chord 
             A7A7 Piano Chord 
       D7sus4
And it's something that everybody needs

Chorus 2:

Each night before you go to bed my baby
Whisper a little prayer for me my baby
D7sus4   D7D7 Piano Chord 
         EmEm Piano Chord 
            Bm/ABm/A Piano Chord 

Because it's hard for me my baby
D7sus4 [N.C.]          D7sus4 [N.C.]
And the darkest hour is just before dawn

Instrumental break:

piano solo: G7 [8 bars of 6/8]

(band drops out)

Bridge 2:

BmBm Piano Chord 
           EmEm Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
   CmCm Piano Chord 

If there's one thing I want you to do
BmBm Piano Chord 
   CmCm Piano Chord 
      BmBm Piano Chord 

Especially for me
Eb7                     D7sus4   [N.C.]
And it's something that everybody needs

(band re-enters on G)

[repeat chorus 1]

Coda:

(Em)                            CC Piano Chord 

This is dedicated to the one I love
A7A7 Piano Chord 

This is dedicated to the one I love
GG Piano Chord 

This is dedicated to the one I love
(this is dedicated)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers