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Song title:       These Arms Of Mine
Original Album:	  Pain In My Heart

Words and Music by Otis Redding
Copyright © 1964 Atlantic Records 
Published by Atlantic Records Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 3. Chords are relative to capo. Timing is 6/8.


VERSE1:
Chords:
G  320003    G+  321003
D  xx0232    G6  322003
C  x32010    G7  323033 or 320001

            | G            | D     | C                   | G
These arms of mine, they are lonely,   lonely, and feeling blue
                           | D      | C                      | G
These arms of mine, they are yearning,  yearning, from wanting you

     | G  | G+     | G6     | G7      | C       | D               G
And if you,    would let them hold you,   oh, how grateful I will be


VERSE2:
Chords:
G  320003    G+  321003
D  xx0232    G6  322003
C  x32010    G7  323033 or 320001

            | G            | D      | C                    | G
These arms of mine, they are burning,   burning from wanting you
            | G            | D      | C               | G
These arms of mine, they are wanting,   wanting to hold you

     | G  | G+     | G6     | G7      | C       | D               G
And if you,    would let them hold you,   oh, how grateful I will be


CODA:
Chords:
C  x32010    G  320003
D  xx0232    G7 320001

| C     | D         | G   | G7
     Come on, come on baby.    Just be my little

| C     | D          | G    | G7
  woman,    just be my lover, oh, I need me

  | C   | D                  | G    | G7
somebody, somebody to treat me right, oh, I need your

| C     | D                    | G    | G7
  woman's loving arms to hold me tight.   And I...I...

| C             | D                | G         | G7 |
  I need...I need your...I need your tender lips

[fades]