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Song title:      Dedicated To The One I Love
Original Album:	 - (single, The Five Royales)
Other albums:    - (single, The Shirells)
                 The Mamas & The Papas Deliver.

Words and Music by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass
Copyright © 1957, 1967 Songs of Universal Inc.
Published by Universal Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Timing is 6/8. Key of G major.

Key to tab
----------
N.C.  - no chord
_     - tied note




INTRO:
Notes:
I have N.C. played at the end of the intro, before the verse proper begins on
G. But you could play a single strum of that D9 on the "I'm" if you would like.


[play:]

6/8
  D                                                           N.C.             (D9)
|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-2____-------------------|-------------------------|
|---------3-------3-------|---------3-------3-------|-3____-------------------|(5)----------------------|
|-----2---------------2---|-----2---------------2---|-2____-------------------|(5)----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0____-------------------|(4)----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|(5)----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
                                                                               (D9)
                                                              While             I'm         far     a-

VERSE1:

6/8
  G                         Em                        C                         D
|-------------3-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|
|-----------------3---0---|-----------------0-------|-------------1-----------|---------3-------3-------|
|-------------------------|---------------------0---|---------0-------0-------|-----2---------------2---|
|---------0---------------|---------2---------------|-----2---------------2---|-0-----------------------|
|-----2-------------------|-----2-------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
  G                         Em                        C                         D
- way    from you__   my    ba______by                                    I     know                it's

  G                         Em                        C                         D
  hard    for you     my    ba______by.                                   Be  - cause               it's



  Em                        Bm                        Am7                       D
|-------------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|
|-----------------0-------|-------------3-----------|-------------1-----------|---------3-------3-------|
|---------------------0---|---------4-------4-------|---------0-------0-------|-----2---------------2---|
|---------2---------------|-----4---------------4---|-----2---------------2---|-0-----------------------|
|-----2-------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
  Em                        Bm                        Am7                       D
  hard    for me      my    ba__by_______                     And the darkest   hour    is just be-fore



                                                    VERSE2:
  G                                                   D
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
  G
  dawn.                                                           Each          night   be -fore___ you



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G   355433 and 320033    D      x5777x
C   x35553               Gdim7  x4535x


6/8
Guitar1:
  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5---3---3---3---|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5---5---5---3---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-4-------4-------4-------|-4-------6---5---5---4---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------7---5---5---5---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------7---3---3---5---|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5-----------3---|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
  go      to  bed my        ba______by_________________           whisper a     little

  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
  prayer  for me  my        ba______by                            And           then        tell



 Gdim7                      G                         G           N.C.
|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
| Gdim7                   | G                       | N.C.                    
  all           the stars a-bove                                  this is dedi -cated   to  the one I



  G
|-3-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
  G
  love
 (Life can...



BRIDGE1:
Chords:
G   320033    A7  x02020    D   xx0232
G7  320001    D9  x5455x
Am  x02210    D7  xx0212


| G            | %    | %           | %
  Life can never be ex -actly like we want it to be

| G7           | %   | %         | %
I could be satis-fied, knowing you love me

      | G                              | %          | %
There's one thing I want you to do, es - pecially for me...

       | Am           | A7      | D9   | D7 | %      | D9
And it's something that everybody needs.        While  I'm far a-



VERSE3:

6/8
Guitar1:
  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5---3---3---3---|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5---5---5---3---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-4-------4-------4-------|-4-------6---5---5---4---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------7---5---5---5---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------7---3---3---5---|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5-----------3---|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
- way    from you__   my    ba______by                            whisper a     little   

  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
  prayer  for me  my        ba______by                                    Be  - cause               it's



Guitar1:
  Em                        Bm                        Am7                       D
|-------------0-----------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-----------------0-------|-------------3-----------|-1-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
|---------------------0---|---------4-------4-------|-0---------------0-------|-2-----------------------|
|---------2---------------|-----4---------------4---|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-----2-------------------|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
  Em                        Bm                        Am7                       D
  hard    for me      my    ba__by_______                     And the darkest   hour    is just be-fore...



PIANO INSTRUMENTAL:

[play: 6/8| G7 | % | % | % |]  [x2]
         ...dawn



BRIDGE2:
Chords:
Bm   x24432 or 799777   C    x32010 or x3555x
Em   022000 or x79987   Eb   xxx343 or x6888x
G    320033 or 355433   D7   xx0212 or x5757x


         | Bm          Em        | G    | Bm     C    | Em  N.C.
If there's one thing I want you to do, es-pecial-ly for me, and it's

| Eb           | %        | D7   | % |
  Something that everybody  needs.



VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE2.

Chords:
D9  x5455x               D      xx0232 and x5777x
G   320033 and 355433    Gdim7  x4535x or xx2323
C   x32010 and x3555x



| N.C. | D9
  Each   night be-fore__ you...


6/8
Guitar1:
  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5---3---3---3---|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5---5---5---3---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-4-------4-------4-------|-4-------6---5---5---4---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------7---5---5---5---|-5-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-5-------5-------5-------|-5-------7---3---3---5---|-3-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------|-3-------5-----------3---|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
  go      to  bed my        ba______by_________________           whisper a     little

  G                                 G   C   C   G     C                         D
  prayer  for me  my        ba______by                            And           then        tell



 Gdim7                      G                         G           N.C.
|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |
| Gdim7                   | G                       | N.C.                    
  all           the stars a-bove                                  this is dedi -cated   to  the one I...



ENDING:
Chords:
Em  022000    A7   x02020
C   x32010    G    320033


| Em               | %
..love. This is dedi-cated to the one I

| C             | %
  love. This is dedi-cated to the one I

| A7               | %                | G
  love. This is dedi-cated to the one I love.