Standing In The Shadows

"Standing In The Shadows Of Love"

(Holland - Dozier - Holland)

Chorus 1:

Standing in the shadows of love

Gbmaj7 F7sus4 F7

I'm gettin' ready for the heartaches to come, can't you see me

Standing in the shadows of love

Gbmaj7 F7sus4 F7

I'm gettin' ready for the heartaches to come

Verse 1:

I want to run but there's nowhere to go

'Cause heartaches will follow me, I know

Without your love, the love I need

It's the beginning of the end for me

'Cause you've taken away all my reasons for living

When you pushed aside all the love I've been giving

Bbm [N.C.; congas continue]

Didn't I treat you right now, baby, didn't I?

Didn't I do the best I could, now, didn't I?

So don't you leave me

Chorus 2:

Standing in the shadows of love

I'm gettin' ready for the heartaches to come, don't you see me

Standing in the shadows of love

Tryin' my best to get ready for the heartaches to come

Verse 2:

All alone my destiny

With misery my only company

It may come today, it might come tomorrow

But it's for sure I ain't got nothing but sorrow

Now don't your conscience try to bother you?

How can you watch me cry after all I've done for you?

Now hold on a minute

Gave you all the love I had, now, didn't I?

When you needed me I was always there, now, wasn't I?

Verse 3:

(Standing in the shadows of love)

(Gettin' ready for the heartaches to come)

I'm tryin' not to cry out loud

You know cryin', it ain't gonna help me now

What did I do to cause all this grief

Now what did I say to make you want to leave

Now wait a minute

Gave my heart and soul to you, now didn't I?

And didn't I always treat you good, now, didn't I?

Chorus 3:

I'm standing in the shadows of love

I'm gettin' ready for the heartaches to come, don't you see me

Standing in the shadows of love

Tryin' my best to get ready for the heartaches to come, oh, I'm

Coda:

Standing in the shadows of love [fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers