"Whispers (Gettin' Louder)"
(B. Acklin - D. Scott)

Intro:

Chorus:

Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
     AbAb Piano Chord 
     Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
     AbAb Piano Chord 

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

Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
                    AbAb Piano Chord 

(The whispers gettin' louder)
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
          AbAb Piano Chord 

Calling [2: out] your name          Peaches
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
                    AbAb Piano Chord 

(The whispers gettin' louder)
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
          BbBb Piano Chord 
  AbAb Piano Chord 
  GmGm Piano Chord 
  FmFm Piano Chord 

Calling your name          Peaches

[1st time:]

FmFm Piano Chord 
  GmGm Piano Chord 
      BbBb Piano Chord 
      AbAb Piano Chord 
      GmGm Piano Chord 
    AbAb Piano Chord 
  GmGm Piano Chord 
  FmFm Piano Chord 
  BbBb Piano Chord 

v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
-/---/-------/-------/-------/---|-/---/---/---/-------------------

Verse 1:

Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
         AbAb Piano Chord 

In my lonely, lonely room
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
                 AbAb Piano Chord 

There's nothing left but the past (nothing but the past)
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
            AbAb Piano Chord 

I think of how our love used to be
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
           AbAb Piano Chord 

And why it didn't last

Pre-chorus:

vibes arr. for guitar:

(Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
)  Ab/EbAb/Eb Piano Chord 
  Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 

v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-9---9---8-8---6-|---6-------------
-11--11--9-9---8-|---8-------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 

I think of how sweet all the love was     (yeah, baby)
Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
                       (Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
) Ab/EbAb/Eb Piano Chord 
        Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 

And all the good times we had             (yeah, baby)
Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
                          (Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
)       Ab/EbAb/Eb Piano Chord 
        Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 

I want you to come home 'cause I feel so all alone and I feel
(Eb7)  Ab/EbAb/Eb Piano Chord 

So sad

[repeat chorus]

Post-chorus:

(acapella w/bass):

v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
---------------------------------|-----------------1---1-----------
-1---------------1---1-----------|---------1---------------3---1---
-----1---3---1-----------4---3---|-1---3-------1-------------------
---------------------------------|---------------------------------
Don't you hear it               Peaches                   Don't you

Ab6Ab6 Piano Chord 
  AbAb Piano Chord 

/   /
v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
---------------------------------|-----------------1---1-----------
-1---------------1---1-----------|---------1---------------3---1---
-----1---3---1-----------4---3---|-1---3-------1-------------------
---------------------------------|---------------------------------
hear it, little baby

Verse 2:

Every time I think about you
I can hear you calling my name (calling my name)
And every time I'm all alone
Those whispers they come back again

[repeat post-chorus]

Coda [chords as per pre-chorus]:

(The whispers gettin' louder)  Whispers gettin' louder
(The whispers gettin' louder)  Callin' your name
(The whispers gettin' louder)  Hear me, baby
(The whispers gettin' louder)  Callin' to you [fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers