...THAT'S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads' (1965)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: [Bb])
Intro
[D] [G]
Verse 1
[G] [D7]
If I was the sun, way up there,
[C] [G]
I'd go with love, most everywhere.
[G] [D7]
I'll be the moon, when the sun goes down,
[C] [G]
Just to let you know, that I'm still around.
Chorus 1
[G] [D7]
That's how strong my love is,
[C] [G]
Oh, that's how strong my love is.
[G] [D7]
That's how strong my love is, baby, baby,
[C] [G]
That's how strong my love is.
Verse 2
[G] [D7]
I'll be the weeping willow, drowning in my tears,
[C] [G]
You can go swimming, when you're here.
[G] [D7]
I'll be the rainbow, when the sun is gone,
[C] [G]
Wrap you in my colours and keep you warm.
Chorus 2
[G] [D7]
That's how strong my love is, darling,
[C] [G]
That's how strong my love is, baby.
[G] [D7]
That's how strong my love is, ooh,
[C] [G]
That's how strong my love is.
Bridge 1
[Em] [C]
I'll be the ocean, so deep and wide,
[Em] [C]
I'll get out the tears, when-ever you cry.
[Em] [C]
I'll be the breeze, after the storm is gone,
[D]
To dry your eyes and love you warm.
Chorus 3
[G] [D7]
That's how strong my love is, baby,
[C] [G]
That's how strong my love is.
[G] [D7]
That's how strong my love is, darling,
[C] [G]
That's how strong my love is.
Coda
[G] [D7]
That's how strong my love is, so deep in,
[C] [G]
Well, that's how strong my love is.
[G] [D7]
So much love, yes, so much love, ooh,
[C] [G]
Yes, so much love, yes, so much love.
[G] [D7]
Anything that I can do, I'll be good for you,
[C] [G]
Any kind of love you want, I'll be with you...
(Fade)
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 clumsyband@hotmail.com)
