«Then Came You»
(Pugh / Marshall)
Intro:
piano/clavinet w/bass drum and high-hat [4X; bass (F throughout) and
synth enter 3rd time]:
F Bb Eb (Eb) Bb F Bb F
v v v v v v v v
—|——————|——————
-1-|—1-3—4——4-|—4-3—1-3—1-
-2-|—2-3—3——3-|—3-3—2-3—2-
-3-|—3-3—5——5-|—5-3—3-3—3-
—|——————|——————
—|——————|——————
Verse 1:
F Bb/F [F G G#] [single notes, piano w/bass]
Ever since I met you
Am7 Dm7 F/A Bb C
Seems I can’t forget you
Bb F/A
The thought of you keeps running through
Gm7 Gm7/C C (F)
The back of my mind
F Bb [F G G#]
Every time I’m near you
Am7 Dm7 F/A Bb C
I get that urge to feel you
Bb F/A
Just touchin’ you and lovin’ you
Gm7 Gm7/C F/A
Makes everything right (tell me how you feel, baby)
Chorus:
Bbmaj7 Am7/D Gm7
I never knew love before
F/A Bb Dm7 Gm7 F/A
Then came you, then came you
Bbmaj7 Am7/D Gm7
I never knew love before
F/A Eb [N.C.]
Then came you
Bb F Bb/F Eb/F Eb/F Bb/F F Bb/F [as per intro]
Then came you
F Bb/F Eb/F Eb/F Bb/F F Bb/F
[2: Then came] You
Verse 2:
Now that I have found you
How did I live without you (I don’t know baby)
It’s plain to see you’re all I need
To satisfy me
I’m so darn proud of you
I want to sing about you (sing it, sing it, sing it, baby)
You oughta know you made love grow
By touching my hand
[repeat chorus]
Instrumental break:
(key changes to G)
[repeat intro riff (in G), 4X]
G C/G F/G (F/G) C/G G C/G G
v v v v v v v v
—|——————|——————
-3-|—3-5—6——6-|—6-5—3-5—3-
-4-|—4-5—5——5-|—5-5—4-5—4-
-5-|—5-5—7——7-|—7-5—5-5—5-
—|——————|——————
—|——————|——————
Coda [repeat chorus (in G) to fade]:
Cmaj7 Bm7/E Am7
I never knew love before
G/B C Em7 Am7 G/B
Then came you, then came you
Cmaj7 Bm7/E Am7
I never knew love before
G/B F [N.C.]
Then came you
C G C/G F/G F/G C/G G C/G
Then came you
— another ace 70’s tab from Andrew Rogers
