These arms of mine    (video)    (midi)

 

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1. These arms of mine, they are lonely,

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    lonely and feeling blue.

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    These arms of mine, they are yearning,

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    yearning from wanting you.

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    And if you        would let them hold you,

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    oh, how grateful I will be.

 

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2. These arms of mine, they are burning,

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    burning from wanting you.

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    These arms of mine, they are longing,

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    longing to hold you.

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    And if you        would let them hold you,

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    oh, how grateful I will be.

 

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+      Oh, come home, baby,

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    just be my woman,       just be my lovin', oh.

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    I need somebody, somebody, to treat me right, oh,

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    I need two lovin' arms to hold me tight,

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    and I need your tender lips to hold me, oh, hold me tight ...

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Otis Redding)