Baby Come Back

A US Top 40 hit in the fall of '68 for the Equals - and yes, that's the

same Eddy Grant who had a huge hit 15 years later with 'Electric Avenue'.

"Baby Come Back"

(Eddy Grant)

first bar of chorus riff (w/tremolo); 1-bar drum fill

chorus riff [2X] w/band:

(B) (F#)

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Come back

Baby, come back

Baby, come back

Baby, come back

Verse 1:

(F#)

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This is the first time [unintelligible] today

That you have run away

I'm asking you for the first time

Love me [unintelligible] stay (all right)

Hey (all right)

Hey (all right!)

Hey, yeah

Verse 2:

There ain't no use in you crying

'Cause I'm more hurt than you

I shoulda not been out flirting

But now my love is true

Ooh (all right)

Ooh (OK!)

Ooh, yeah

Verse 3:

Come back, baby, don't you leave me

Baby, baby, please don't go

Oh, won't you give me a second chance

Baby, I love you so (all right)

Oh (oh, yeah)

Oh [unintelligible]

Oh, yeah

Coda:

B F# (repeat as per chorus)

Come back

I said baby, come back

I said baby, come back

Oh won't you please come back

Oh won't you please come back [continue to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers