Dedicated To The One I Love Tabulatur von The Mamas And The Papas

D7sus4         G             Em
While I'm far away from you my baby
C6     D7        G               Em
    I know it's hard for you my baby
C6     D7         Em             Bm
    Because it's hard for me my baby
Am               D7                  G     D7sus4
And the darkest hour is just before dawn

(band enters)

Chorus:

                      G                  C C/G G/B
Each night before you go to bed my baby
C            D       G                    C C/G G/B
  Whisper a little prayer for me my baby
D7sus4      D7  Eb7             G
       And tell all the stars above
D7sus4 [N.C.]                       [2: Em, to coda]
        This is dedicated to the one I love

Bridge 1:

  G
(Life can never be exactly like we want it to be)
    G7
I could be satisfied knowing you love me
       G
(But there's one thing I want you to do   especially for me)
          Am             A7       D7sus4
And it's something that everybody needs

Chorus 2:

                      G                  C C/G G/B
Each night before you go to bed my baby
C            D       G                    C C/G G/B
  Whisper a little prayer for me my baby
D7sus4   D7         Em            Bm/A             
      Because it's hard for me my baby
D7sus4 [N.C.]          D7sus4 [N.C.]
        And the darkest hour is just before dawn

Instrumental break:

piano solo: G7 [8 bars of 6/8]

(band drops out)

Bridge 2:

           Bm           Em         G   Cm
If there's one thing I want you to do
  Bm   Cm      Bm
Especially for me
          Eb7                     D7sus4   [N.C.]
And it's something that everybody needs

(band re-enters on G)


[repeat chorus 1]


(Em)                            C
This is dedicated to the one I love
                                A7
This is dedicated to the one I love
                                G
This is dedicated to the one I love