Sweet Pea
Tommy Roe   (1966)

Midi (C120)*   Midi 2(C120)*-harp
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Lead In: |7 8 -6 |7 8 -6 |

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| Oh, Sweet Pea, come | on and dance with me. |
    8   8    8   8    8  -9  8   -8     7
| Come on, come on, come on and dance with |
  -8 8 -8 7 R   7   8    -6      -7   -7 -7 -8   6        
| me e  e e. | Oh Sweet Pea, | won't cha be my girl? |
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| Won't cha, won't cha, won't cha be my | gir rl rl rl? I |
              
 Verse 1:
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|went to a dance just the | o  ot her night.  I |
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| saw a girl there she was | ou t of sight. I |
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| asked a friend of mine who | sh e could be.  He |
    7    7   7    8  -8   7    -7      -6   -7   7  R
| said that her friends just called | her Sweet Pea.  |
 
(chorus):
   7   8    -6    7    -7  -7  -7    -8    6
| Oh Sweet Pea, come | on and dance with  me. |
    8   8   8   8   8  -9  8    -8   7   -8  8 -8 7 R
| Come on come on come on and dance wi | th me  e e.  |
   7    8    -6     -7   -7  -7 -8   6
| Oh, Sweet Pea. | Won't cha be my girl. |
    8    8     8    8    -9    8  -8  7   -8  8 -8 7  r  RRRR  RRR 6
| Won't cha, won't cha, won't cha be my | gi rl rl rl? |      |    I |    

Verse 2:
     7    7 7  8 -8  7  7   7     -7 -6 -7   7   r   6
| walked on n ov er an' I asked | he r  to dance,  think |
   7   7  7  8 -8  7 7    -7 -6  -7  7   r  6
| in' maybe later on a | mak in' romance.  But |
   7 7 7   7   8 -8  7      -7  -6   -7   7  r 6
| ev e ry guy there was | think in' like me.   I |
   7   7   7    7 8 -8  7    7 -7   -7   -6    -7   7  R
| had to stand in line to | get a dance with Sweet Pea.  |
    
 (chorus):
   7   8    -6    7    -7  -7   -7   -8    6
| Oh Sweet Pea, come | on and dance with  me? |
    8   8    8   8    8  -9   8    -8   7   -8  8 -8 7 r
| Come on, come on, come on, and dance wi | th me  e e.  |
   7    8    -6     -7   -7  -7 -8   6
| Oh, Sweet Pea. | Won't cha be my girl. |
    8    8     8    8    -9    8  -8  7   -8  8 -8 7  r  RRRR  RRR 6
| Won't cha, won't cha, won't cha be my | gi rl rl rl? |      |    I |

Verse 3:
   7   7   7   7   8  -8   7       -7  -6  -7  7 r  6
| fin'lly got to whisper sweet | words in her ear. Con- |
     7    7    7   7  8  -8  7    -7 -6  -7   7   r  6
| vinced her that we oughta get | away from there.  We |
    7  7  7  7  8 -8 7   7     -7   -6  -7  7 r  6
| took a little walk I held | her close to me.  And |
   7 7   7    7   8 -8  7   -7  -6   -7   7   R
| underneath the stars I | said to Sweet Pea:   |

   7   8    -6  7    -7   -7  -7    -8  6
| Oh Sweet Pea, I | love you can't you see? |
    8   8     8   8     8   -9   8  -8 7  -8 8 -8 7
| Love you, love you, love you can't you | s e  e e? R |
   7   8    -6     -7    -7 -7 -8   6
| Oh Sweet Pea. | won't you be my girl? |
    8    8     8    8    -9    8  -8  7   -8 8 -8 7
| Won't cha, won't cha, won't cha be my | gi rl rl rl? | fade

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