The Mamas & The Papas - Words of love
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Tuning: E A D G B E
WORDS OF LOVE
As recorded by The Mamas & The Papas
(From the 1966 Album THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS)
Words and Music by John Phillips
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Phillips - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Shuffle Q=112(8=s8)
4/4 E Abm/Eb Dbm Eb Ab
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-12-12-12-x-11-11-11-x-|--9--9--9--9--9-11---4--|
|----------|----------|-12-12-12-x-12-12-12-x-|--9--9--9--9--9-11---4--|
|----------|----------|-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-|--9--9--9--9--9-12---5--|
|----------|----------|-14-14-14-x-13-13-13-x-|-11-11-11-11-11-13---6--|
|----------|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|
1st Verse
Eb7 Ab7 Gb7
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-(4)-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-----------------||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-(4)-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-(5)-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-||-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-(6)-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-------------------|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-||-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-------------------|-----------------||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
Cb7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Gb7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x---------|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-5-5-5-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-x-6-6-6-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x---------|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
Cb7 Bb7 Ab7 Gb7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
Cb7 Bb7 A7 Ab7 Gb7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-6-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-6-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-7-6------|-5-5-5-5-5------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-6-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-8-7------|-6-6-6-6-6------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-6-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
Bridge
Straight Q=112
E7 Eb7 Fm Bbm
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E
|----------------|----------------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|
|-5-5-5-5-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-7-7-7-7-7------|-6-6-6-6-6------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-6-6-6-6-6------|-5-5-5-5-5------||-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-7-7-7-7-7------|-6-6-6-6-6------||-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|
|----------------|----------------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|----------------|
Shuffle Q=112(8=s8)
Gb Eb7 Ab7 Gb7
Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|---------------|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|---------------|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
Interlude
Straight Q=112
Eb7 Ab7 Gb7
Q E E E Q E E E Q H Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E
|---------------|-------------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-6-6---------||-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-6-6---------||-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|---------------|-------------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
Cb7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Gb7
Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6--------|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-4-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-8--8-8-8-8--8-|-7--7-7-6-6--6-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-5-5--5-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-8--8-8-6-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6--------|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
Bridge
Shuffle Q=112(8=s8)
E7 Eb7 Fm Bbm
Q E E E Q E E e Q H Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E
|---------------|-------------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|
|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-4-4---------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6-6---------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-5-5---------||-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6-6---------||-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|
|---------------|-------------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|----------------|
2nd Verse
Straight Q=112
Gb Eb7 Ab7 Gb7
Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-----------------||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-----------------||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
B7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Gb7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x---------|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-5-5-5-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-x-6-6-6-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x---------|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
B7 Bb7 Ab7 Gb7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
Outro
B7 BbA7 Ab7 Gb7
E E E E E E E E E e Q H Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-6---------||-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-7---------||-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
E7 Eb7 E7 Eb7
Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-5--5-5-5-5--5--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Ab7
Q E E E Q E E E E E +H +W
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|
|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)----*|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-6-6-6-6-(6)----|-(6)----*|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Words of love, so soft and tender,
Won't win a girl's heart anymore.
If you love her,then you must send her
Somewhere where she's never been before.
Worn out phrases and longing gazes
Won't get you where you want to go. (No!)
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win her...
You oughta know by now (you oughta know by now).
You oughta know (you oughta know);
You oughta know by now - (you oughta know by now)
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win her anymore.
You oughta know by now (you oughta know by now).
You oughta know (you oughta know);
You oughta know by now - (you oughta know by now)
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win a girls heart anymore.
If you love her, then you must send her
Somewhere where she's never been before.
Worn out phrases and longing gazes
Won't get you where you want to go.
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win her anymore, anymore.