...STRAWBERRY LETTER 23... by Shuggie Otis
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*from 'Freedom Flight' (1971)*
Intro
[Am] [G] [F] [G] (x2)
Verse 1
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
Hello, my love, I heard a kiss from you.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
Red magic satin playing near, too.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
All through the morning rain, I gaze; the sun doesn't shi-ine.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
Rainbows and waterfalls run through my mind.
Verse 2
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
In the garden I see, west purple shower, bells and tea.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
Orange birds and river cousins, dressed in green.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
Pretty music; I hear; so happy and lo-oud.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
Blue flower echo from a cherry cloud.
Chorus 1
[F]
Feel sunshine, sparkle pink and blue,
[C] [C7]
Playgrounds will laugh, if you try to ask; is it cool? Is it cool?
[F]
If you arrive and don't see me,
[D7] [Em] [Dm]
I'm going to be, with my baby... I am free.
[Em] [Dm]
Flying in her arms, over the sea.
Verse 2
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
Stained window yellow candy screen, see speakers of ki-ite.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
With velvet roses, diggin' freedom flight.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
A present from you; Straw-berry Letter 22.
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
The music plays; I sit in for a few.
Bridge 1
[F] [Am] [Bb] [Dm] [C7] [F]
Ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh,
[F] [Am] [Bb] [Dm] [C7] [F]
Ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh.
[F] [Am] [Bb] [Dm] [C7] [F]
Ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh,
[F] [Am] [Bb] [Dm] [C7] [F]
Ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh.
Break
[Am] [G] [F] [G] (x2)
Outro
[A] [G] [Em] [Bb] (x6½)
(Fade into lead line which continues to end of song)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[Am] [G] [F] [Dm] [Em] [C] [C7] [D7] [Bb]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 320003 133211 xx0231 022000 x32010 x32310 xx0212 x13331
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
