Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa chords by Burt Bacharach

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Dearest darling,  (D major) 
I had to write to say
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that I won't be home  (E minor) any (E major) more
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 (A major) Cause something happene (D major) d to
me while I was driving home
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and I'm not the  (E major) same anymore
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 (A major) I  was only  (G major) 24 hours from  (E minor) Tulsa
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Only  (G major) one day away from your  (E minor) arms
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I saw  (C major) a welcoming light  (D major) 
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And stopped  (C major) to rest for the  (D major) night
And that is when I saw her
As I pulled in outside of a small motel
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 (E major) She was there,  (A major) so I walked  (D major) up to her
Asked where I could get something to eat
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And she  (E major) showed me where  (A major) I was
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only  (G major) 24 hours from  (E minor) Tulsa
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 (G major) Only one day away from your  (E minor) arms
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She took  (C major) me to the cafe
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 (D major) I  asked  (C major) her if she would stay.  (D major) 
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She said, okay.  (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
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I  (A major) was only  (G major) 24 hours from  (E minor) Tulsa
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Lonely,  (G major) one day away from your  (E minor) arms
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The  (C major) jukebox started to play
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 (D major) And nighttime  (C major) turned into day  (D major) 
As we were dancing closely
All of a sudden I lost control
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As  (E major) I  held the chance
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 (A major) And I caressed  (D major) her, kissed her
Told her I'd die before
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I would let her  (E major) out of my arm (A major) s
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Oh, I was only  (G major) 24 hours from  (E minor) Tulsa
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 (G major) Only one day away from your  (E minor) arms
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I hate  (C major) to do this to  (D major) you
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But I  (C major) love somebody new  (D major) 
What can I do?
And I could never, never, never
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Go home  (G major) again