Song: Spooky
Artist: Dusty Springfield
Music: Mike Shapiro and Harry Middlebrooks Jr.
Lyrics: James Cobb & Buddy Buie
Album: Dusty Springfield-Complete A & B sides 1963-70
Tabbed by DJ 29th Oct 2018
TWO TABBED VERSIONS -
Version I: With barre chords
Version II: Using a capo and less barre chords
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
VERSION I (no capo):
Am7 = 575555 E7 = 079797
D6 = x57777 Amadd9 = x07500
D#dim7 = xx1212 or x6757x N.C. = No chords
^ = Emphasise the beats
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Intro
[Am7] [D6] [Am7] [D6]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Verse 1
[Am7]
In the cool of the evening,
[D6] [Am7] [D6]
When everything is getting kind of groovy,
[Am7]
You call me up, and ask me...
[D6] [Am7] [D6]
...Would I like to go with you and see a movie,
[Am7]
First I say no, I've got some plans for tonight,
[D6] N.C. [D#dim7] N.C.
And then I stop, ...and say al - right,
^ ^ ^
[Am7] [D6] [Am7]
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little boy like you
[E7]
| /__/ /__/ / /__/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 2
[Am7]
You always keep me guessing,
[D6] [Am7] [D6]
I never seem to know what you are thinking,
[Am7]
And if a girl looks at you,
[D6] [Am7] [D6]
It's for sure your little eye will be a - winking,
[Am7]
I get confused, I never know where I stand,
[D6] N.C. [D#dim7] N.C.
And then you smile ...and hold my hand,
^ ^ ^
[Am7] [D6] [Am7]
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little boy like you,
[E7]
Spoo - ky, ...hey!
| /__/ /__/ / /__/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Sax solo]
[Am7] [D6] [Am7] [D6]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Am7] [D6] [Am7] [E7]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ / /_/|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 4
[Am7]
If you decide, someday,
[D6] [Am7] [D6]
To stop this little game that you are playing,
[Am7]
I'm gonna tell you all the things...
[D6] [Am7] [D6]
...My heart's been a - dying to be saying,
[Am7]
Just like a ghost, you've been a - haunting my dreams,
[D6] N.C. [D#dim7] N.C.
But now I know ...you're not what you seem,
^ ^ ^
[Am7] [D6] [Am7]
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little boy like you,
[E7]
Spoo - ky, ...hey!
| /__/ /__/ / /__/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Coda
[Am7] [D6] [Am7] [D6]
Ah, hah - hah, ah! Spooky, mm - mm, humm!
[Am7] [D6] [Am7] [D6]
Spooky, ...ah, ah, ah! Spooky, ...hoo- oo!
[Am7] [D6] [Am7]
Spooky, ...eh, eh - eh! Spooky!
[Suggestion for ending]
[E7] [Amadd9]
| /__/ /__/ / /__/ | / ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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VERSION II:
Capo at 5th fret
(Will then sound in the original key of Am)
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em7 = 022030 B7 = x2120x
A6 = x02222 Emadd9 = x22002 or 024000
Bbdim7 = x12020
N.C. = No chords ^ = Emphasise the beats
The B7 is better if you don't hit the top F# note
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Intro
[Em7] [A6] [Em7] [A6]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Verse 1
[Em7]
In the cool of the evening,
[A6] [Em7] [A6]
When everything is getting kind of groovy,
[Em7]
You call me up, and ask me...
[A6] [Em7] [A6]
...Would I like to go with you and see a movie,
[Em7]
First I say no, I've got some plans for tonight,
[A6] N.C. [Bbdim7] N.C.
And then I stop, ...and say al - right,
^ ^ ^
[Em7] [A6] [Em7]
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little boy like you
[B7]
| /__/ /__/ / /__/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 2
[Em7]
You always keep me guessing,
[A6] [Em7] [A6]
I never seem to know what you are thinking,
[Em7]
And if a girl looks at you,
[A6] [Em7] [A6]
It's for sure your little eye will be a - winking,
[Em7]
I get confused, I never know where I stand,
[A6] N.C. [Bbdim7] N.C.
And then you smile ...and hold my hand,
^ ^ ^
[Em7] [A6] [Em7]
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little boy like you,
[B7]
Spoo - ky, ...hey!
| /__/ /__/ / /__/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Sax solo]
[Em7] [A6] [Em7] [A6]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Em7] [A6] [Em7] [B7]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ / /_/|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 4
[Em7]
If you decide, someday,
[A6] [Em7] [A6]
To stop this little game that you are playing,
[Em7]
I'm gonna tell you all the things...
[A6] [Em7] [A6]
...My heart's been a - dying to be saying,
[Em7]
Just like a ghost, you've been a- haunting my dreams,
[A6] N.C. [Bbdim7] N.C.
But now I know ...you're not what you seem,
^ ^ ^
[Em7] [A6] [Em7]
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little boy like you,
[B7]
Spoo - ky, ...hey!
| /__/ /__/ / /__/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Coda
[Em7] [A6] [Em7] [A6]
Ah, hah - hah, ah! Spooky, mm - mm, humm!
[Em7] [A6] [Em7] [A6]
Spooky, ...ah, ah, ah! Spooky, ...hoo- oo!
[Em7] [A6] [Em7]
Spooky, ...eh, eh - eh! Spooky!
[Suggestion for ending]
[B7] [Emadd9]
| /__/ /__/ / /__/ | / ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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For the chord box diagrams to better match my
suggested choices you need to manually select
the following options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows beneath each diagram
For VERSION I (No capo)
Am7 <11 of 46> D#dim7 <5 of 10> or <1 of 10>
D6 <8 of 33> Amadd9 <8 of 12>
E7 <14 of 47>
For VERSION II (Capo at 5th fret)
Em7 <6 of 49> or <1 of 49>
A6 <2 of 44>
B7 <11 of 26> or <1 of 26>
Emadd9 <2 of 19> or <1 of 19>
