#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## PLEASE BE WITH ME Eric Clapton from the album "461 Ocean Boulevard" (1974) updated transcription by: Steve Garner (s_garner@hotmail.com) original transcriptions by: Rick L. (rickl1@IX.netcom.com) Rick Engberg (RICKE@vms.cis.pitt.edu) Harlan Thompson (harlant@hawaii.edu) INTRO: D G D G VERSE 1: D G D Oh my word, what does it mean D G D Is it love or is it me D A That makes me change so suddenly Bm G D C Looking out, feeling free VERSE 2: D G D I sit here lying in my bed D G D Wondering what it was I'd said D A That made me think I'd lost my head Bm G C When I know I lost my heart instead CHORUS: C G D Em So won't you please read my signs, be a gypsy G D Em Tell me what I hope to find deep within me G D Bm G D Because you can find my mind, please be with me SOLO (use verse chords) VERSE 3: D G D Of all the better things I've heard D G D Loving you has made the words D A And all the rest seem so absurd Bm G C 'Cause in the end it all comes out I'm sure CHORUS: C G D Em So won't you please read my signs, be a gypsy G D Em Tell me what I hope to find deep within me G D Bm G D Because you can find my mind, please be with me ENDING: D G D G D G D ---------------------------------------------- comments, corrections: s_garner@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________________________ From: Harlan L Thompson PLEASE BE WITH ME- Eric Clapton D G D Oh my word what does it mean? D G D Is it love or is it me Em That makes me change so suddenly Bm G D Looking out feeling free Sit here lying in my bed Wondering what is was I'd said Made me think I'd lost my head When I know I'd lost my heart instead CHORUS: C G D Em So won't you please read my signs be a gypsy G D Em Tell me what I hope to find deep within me G D Bm G D Because you can't know my mind please be with me Of all the better things I've heard Loving you has made the words And all the rest seems so absurd But in the end it all comes out I'm sure ...CHORUS NOTE: This was cribbed from the Allman Bros. section. I think it belongs in Clapton as well. (from 461 Ocean Boulevard, 1974) (sent by Harlan Thompson at harlant@hawaii.edu)