Biography:
The five-brother singing group Tavares may be best known for such up-tempo hits as the million-selling single "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel," "More Than a Woman," and "Whodunit," but they first came to national attention with the luscious ballad "Check It Out." Their crisp vocalizing and clean-cut, young-men-next-door image made them favorites on TV shows starring Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, and Dick Clark's American Bandstand. In 1974, Tavares
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[A Penny For Your Thoughts
By: Tavares
[Intro]
Fm7 Em7 (x2)
…(A penny for your thoughts)- pause
C Am
I’ve got to know where I stand
Dm7/G
I just got to know where I am with you
[Chorus]
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
[Verse 1]
Cm7 Fm7 G7sus
Walkin' holdin' hands, you say you're mine all mine
C(9) Bm7 E7
Then soon another face steals your eyes away
Am D
It's just a guessing game and I can't help feelin' used
Em7 Eb7 Dm7 G7sus
Love shouldn't be so darn confused
[Chorus]
(same chords as above)
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
[Verse 2]
Cm7 FM7 G7(sus)
People love to talk, they say you're usin' me
C(9) Bm7 - E7
Though face to face you swear I'm the only one
Am D
If I had a crystal ball I would gaze into your mind
Em7
I’d see what you were thinkin’
Eb7
If our ship was sinkin’
Dm7 D7sus - break
If you’re leavin’ me behind
[Chorus]
(same chords as above)
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
[Bridge]
Bm7 E7 Am Am/G
Girl, it should be so darn easy to do
G7sus G pause
If you love me like I love you
[Instrumental]
(Keyboard Riff)
Cm7 Fm7 G7sus C(9)
Bm7 E7 Am
Girl, If I had a crystal ball
D
I would gaze into your mind
Em7
I’d see what you were thinkin’
Eb7
If our ship was sinkin’
Dm7 G7sus
If you’re leavin’ me behind
[Chorus]
(move chords half tone (step) higher except last chord)
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
[Bridge]
Cm7 F7 Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/G
Girl, it should be so darn easy to do
GbM7 Ab7sus
If you love me like I love you
[Chorus] (x3)
(move chords half tone (step) higher)
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
By: Tavares
[Intro]
Fm7 Em7 (x2)
…(A penny for your thoughts)- pause
C Am
I’ve got to know where I stand
Dm7/G
I just got to know where I am with you
[Chorus]
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
[Verse 1]
Cm7 Fm7 G7sus
Walkin' holdin' hands, you say you're mine all mine
C(9) Bm7 E7
Then soon another face steals your eyes away
Am D
It's just a guessing game and I can't help feelin' used
Em7 Eb7 Dm7 G7sus
Love shouldn't be so darn confused
[Chorus]
(same chords as above)
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
[Verse 2]
Cm7 FM7 G7(sus)
People love to talk, they say you're usin' me
C(9) Bm7 - E7
Though face to face you swear I'm the only one
Am D
If I had a crystal ball I would gaze into your mind
Em7
I’d see what you were thinkin’
Eb7
If our ship was sinkin’
Dm7 D7sus - break
If you’re leavin’ me behind
[Chorus]
(same chords as above)
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
[Bridge]
Bm7 E7 Am Am/G
Girl, it should be so darn easy to do
G7sus G pause
If you love me like I love you
[Instrumental]
(Keyboard Riff)
Cm7 Fm7 G7sus C(9)
Bm7 E7 Am
Girl, If I had a crystal ball
D
I would gaze into your mind
Em7
I’d see what you were thinkin’
Eb7
If our ship was sinkin’
Dm7 G7sus
If you’re leavin’ me behind
[Chorus]
(move chords half tone (step) higher except last chord)
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
[Bridge]
Cm7 F7 Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/G
Girl, it should be so darn easy to do
GbM7 Ab7sus
If you love me like I love you
[Chorus] (x3)
(move chords half tone (step) higher)
(G7sus) C G/B
So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7
A dime if you tell me that you love me
C G/B
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
F/A Dm7 G7sus - break G7sus
A dime if you tell me that you love me
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