The Guess Who is a rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba that was one of the first Canadian groups to establish a major successful following both in their own country as well as abroad. In their late 60s and early 70s heyday, the guys took influence from late period British invasion bands as well as stuck alongside them on the charts. They were notably the first Canadian rock n roll group to have a #1 hit in the United States thanks to the success of 1970's "American Woman".
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Verse 1: x---------x------------x-----------------x------------------x- E x---------x------------x-----------------x------------------x- A x---------x------------x-----------------x------------------x- D 6---------6------------6-----------------6------------------6- G 5---------5------------6-----------------7------------------8- B 5---------5------------5-----------------5------------------5- E I should laugh, but I cry, because your love has passed me by.
------------------x---------------------x---------------x----- E ------------------x---------------------x---------------x----- A ------------------x---------------------x---------------x----- D ------------------6---------------------5---------------4----- G ------------------7---------------------6---------------5----- B ------------------5---------------------5---------------4----- E You took me by surprise. You didn't realize that I was waiting.
Chorus:
EADm-maj7 |Time goes slowly, but carries on. | | Dmaj7A7 |And now the best years have come and gone. | | Dmaj7 |You took me by surprise. | | FE |I didn't realize that you were laughing. | | |DAD |Laughing - look what you're doing to me. | |DAD |Laughing - this ain't the way it should be. | | DEA |You took away everything I had, you put the hurt on me. | |(repeat last three lines)
Verse 2: (same pattern as Verse 1)
I go alone now calling your name after losing at the game. You took me by surprise. I didn't realize that you were laughing.
(chorus) (ad lib to fade)
Chords: EADGBE ------ A x02220 A7 x02020 D xx0232 Dmaj7 xx0222 Dm-maj7 xx0221 E 022100 F xx3211