Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 16:26:51 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./w/wilson_jackie
«Whispers (Gettin’ Louder)»
(B. Acklin — D. Scott)
Intro:
Chorus:
Ebmaj7 Ab Ebmaj7 Ab
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ebmaj7 Ab
(The whispers gettin’ louder)
Ebmaj7 Ab
Calling [2: out] your name Peaches
Ebmaj7 Ab
(The whispers gettin’ louder)
Ebmaj7 Bb Ab Gm Fm
Calling your name Peaches
[1st time:]
Fm Gm Bb Ab Gm Ab Gm Fm Bb
v v v v v v v v
-/—/——-/——-/——-/—|-/—/—/—/——————-
Verse 1:
Ebmaj7 Ab
In my lonely, lonely room
Ebmaj7 Ab
There’s nothing left but the past (nothing but the past)
Ebmaj7 Ab
I think of how our love used to be
Ebmaj7 Ab
And why it didn’t last
Pre-chorus:
vibes arr. for guitar:
(Eb7) Ab/Eb Eb7
v v v v v v v v
-9—9—8-8—6-|—6————-
-11—11—9-9—8-|—8————-
——————|——————
——————|——————
——————|——————
——————|——————
Eb7
I think of how sweet all the love was (yeah, baby)
Eb7 (Eb7) Ab/Eb Eb7
And all the good times we had (yeah, baby)
Eb7 (Eb7) Ab/Eb Eb7
I want you to come home ’cause I feel so all alone and I feel
(Eb7) Ab/Eb
So sad
[repeat chorus]
Post-chorus:
(acapella w/bass):
v v v v v v v v
———————————|——————1—1————
-1—————1—1————|———1—————3—1—
——1—3—1————4—3—|-1—3——-1——————-
———————————|———————————
Don’t you hear it Peaches Don’t you
Ab6 Ab
/ /
v v v v v v v v
———————————|——————1—1————
-1—————1—1————|———1—————3—1—
——1—3—1————4—3—|-1—3——-1——————-
———————————|———————————
hear it, little baby
Verse 2:
Every time I think about you
I can hear you calling my name (calling my name)
And every time I’m all alone
Those whispers they come back again
[repeat post-chorus]
Coda [chords as per pre-chorus]:
(The whispers gettin’ louder) Whispers gettin’ louder
(The whispers gettin’ louder) Callin’ your name
(The whispers gettin’ louder) Hear me, baby
(The whispers gettin’ louder) Callin’ to you [fade]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
