Biography:
Hot Chocolate was a British pop and soul band originally from Brixton, London, England that was most popular during the 70s and 80s, Formed by Errol Brown (born 12 November 1943; died 6 May 2015), the act had at least one hit every year between 1970 and 1984 inclusive, and their iconic song "You Sexy Thing" made the Top 10 in each of three different decades. They were even affiliated with the Beatles' label Apple Records for a time.
Formed circa 1968/69
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...EMMA... by Hot Chocolate
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*Released 1974*
Intro:
A G, A (x4)
Verse 1:
A G
We were together since we were five,
A
She was so pretty; Emma was a star in everyone's eyes,
G
And when she said she'd be a movie queen, nobody laughed,
A
Her face like an angel; she could be anything.
Chorus 1:
A G
Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,
A
I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen.
G
Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,
A
I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen.
Interlude:
A G, A
Verse 2:
A G
At seventeen, we were wed,
A
And worked day and night to earn our daily bread.
G
And every day Emma would go out searching for that play,
A
That never ever came her way.
A G
You know sometimes she'd come home so depressed,
A
I'd hear her crying in the back room, feeling so distressed.
G
And I'd remember back when she was five,
A
To the words that used to make Emmalene come alive. It was...
Chorus 2:
A G
Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,
A
I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen.
G
Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,
A
I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen.
Interlude:
A G, A (x4)
Verse 3:
A G
It was cold and dark De-cember night,
A
When I opened the bedroom door,
G
To find her lying still and cold up-on the bed;
A
A love letter lying on the bedroom floor.
A G
It read; "Darling, I love you,
A
But I just can't keep on living on dreams no more".
G
"I tried so very hard not to leave you alone;
A
I just can't keep on tryin' no more".
Coda:
A G A
Emma-lene,
G A
Oh, Emmalene.
G A
Emmalene...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A G
EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 320003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2014 ([email protected])
----------.................
*Released 1974*
Intro:
A G, A (x4)
Verse 1:
A G
We were together since we were five,
A
She was so pretty; Emma was a star in everyone's eyes,
G
And when she said she'd be a movie queen, nobody laughed,
A
Her face like an angel; she could be anything.
Chorus 1:
A G
Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,
A
I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen.
G
Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,
A
I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen.
Interlude:
A G, A
Verse 2:
A G
At seventeen, we were wed,
A
And worked day and night to earn our daily bread.
G
And every day Emma would go out searching for that play,
A
That never ever came her way.
A G
You know sometimes she'd come home so depressed,
A
I'd hear her crying in the back room, feeling so distressed.
G
And I'd remember back when she was five,
A
To the words that used to make Emmalene come alive. It was...
Chorus 2:
A G
Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,
A
I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen.
G
Emmalene, Emma, Emmalene,
A
I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen.
Interlude:
A G, A (x4)
Verse 3:
A G
It was cold and dark De-cember night,
A
When I opened the bedroom door,
G
To find her lying still and cold up-on the bed;
A
A love letter lying on the bedroom floor.
A G
It read; "Darling, I love you,
A
But I just can't keep on living on dreams no more".
G
"I tried so very hard not to leave you alone;
A
I just can't keep on tryin' no more".
Coda:
A G A
Emma-lene,
G A
Oh, Emmalene.
G A
Emmalene...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
A G
EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 320003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2014 ([email protected])
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