...STRAWBERRY LETTER 23... by Shuggie Otis --------------------------................ *from 'Freedom Flight' (1971)* Intro: Am G F G (x2) Verse 1:

^Am Hello, my love, I heard a ^Dmkiss from ^Emyou.^F ^G ^Am Red magic satin playing near,^Dm ^Em too.^F ^G ^Am All through the morning rain, I gaze;^Dm the ^Emsun doesn't ^Fshi-^Gine. ^Am Rainbows and waterfalls run ^Dmthrough my ^Emmind.^F ^G

Verse 2:

^Am In the garden I see, ^Dmwest ^Empurple ^Fshower, bells and ^Gtea. ^Am Orange birds and river cousins, ^Dmdressed in ^Emgreen.^F ^G ^Am Pretty music; I hear; ^Dmso ^Emhappy and ^Flo-^Goud. ^Am Blue flower echo from a ^Dmcherry ^Emcloud.^F ^G

Chorus 1:

^F Feel sunshine, sparkle pink and blue, Playgrounds will laugh, if you ^Ctry to ask; is it ^C7cool? Is it cool?

^F If you arrive and don't see me, I'm going to ^D7be, with my ^Embaby... I am ^Dmfree. Flying ^Emin her arms, over the ^Dmsea.

Verse 2:

^Am Stained window yellow candy screen, ^Dmsee ^Emspeakers of ^Fki-^Gite. ^Am With velvet roses, diggin' ^Dmfreedom ^Emflight.^F ^G ^Am A present from you; ^Dm Straw-^Emberry ^FLetter ^G22. ^Am The music plays; I sit in ^Dmfor a ^Emfew.^F ^G

Bridge 1:

^F ^Am Ooh... ^Bbooh... ^Dmooh... ^C7ooh... ^Fooh, ^F ^Am Ooh... ^Bbooh... ^Dmooh... ^C7ooh... ^Fooh. ^F ^Am Ooh... ^Bbooh... ^Dmooh... ^C7ooh... ^Fooh, ^F ^Am Ooh... ^Bbooh... ^Dmooh... ^C7ooh... ^Fooh.

Break: Am G F G (x2) Outro: Em F (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- 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)

Shuggie Otis - Strawberry letter 23