so this isn’t exactly an all-time Hollies classic, but it was the first
song of theirs that I ever heard — this non-LP B-side of ‘We’re Through’ did
get some airplay in Albany, NY in late 1964. I’ve loved ’em ever since.
«Come On Back»
(L. Ransford [a.k.a. Clarke/Hicks/Nash])
Intro:
G7 A7 D7 [w/harmonica]
/ . . . / . . . / / / / / / / /
G7 A7
/ . . . / . . .
D7
Been so long since I last saw you (come on back, come on back)
I’m just feeling lost without you (come on back, come on back)
Chorus:
A7 G7
Because you never, you never, you never held me tight
A7 G7 [N.C.]
You didn’t, you didn’t treat me right
D7 [w/harmonica]
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 2:
Why don’t you admit you love me and (come on back, come on back)
Say you’re always thinking of me (come on back, come on back)
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
G
It’s not so very hard (it’s not so very hard)
D Bm
To make me feel this way (to make me feel this way)
It’s not so very hard (I just can’t)
E7 A+
Can’t find the words, the words to say
E7 A+
Can’t find the words, the words to say
[repeat intro]
D7 [w/harmonica]
/ / / / / / / /
[repeat bridge]
[repeat verse 1]
[repeat chorus]
D7 [w/harmonica]
/ / / / / / / /
[repeat intro]
Coda:
D7
Come on back!
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
