While (D9)I’m far a (G)way from you, my (Em)ba by,
I (D9)know
it’s (G)hard for you, my (Em)ba by,
be (D9)cause
it’s (Em)hard for me, my (Bm)ba by,
and the dark est hour
is just be fore (G)dawn.
Each (D9)night be fore you (G)go to bed,
my ba (Dsus)by,
(D7)whis per a lit tle
(G)prayer for me, my ba (Dsus)by.
(D7)And (D9)then it’s tell (Gdim7)all the stars a (G)bove.
This is ded i (CN.C.)cat ed to the one I love.
can nev er be
ex act ly like we want it to be, I could be sat is fied
know ing you love me.
There’s one thing I want you to do
es pe cial ly for me
and it’s (Am)some thing that (A7)ev ’ry bod y (D9)needs.
While (Em)hard for me, my (Bm)ba by,
and the dark est hour is just be fore (G7)dawn.
There’s (Bm)one thing I (Em)want you to (G)do
es (Bm)pe cial (C)ly for (Bm)me,
(CN.C.)and it’s (Eb)some thing
ev ’ry bod y (D7)needs.
While (D9)I’m far a (G)way from you,
my ba (Dsus)by,
(D7)whis per a lit tle
(G)prayer for me, my ba (Dsus)by.
(D7)And (D9)then
tell (Gdim7)all the stars a (G)bove.
This is ded i (CN.C.)cat ed to the one I love.
This is ded i (Em)cat ed to the one I love.
This is ded i (Em)cat ed to the one I love.
This is ded i (C)love.
This page shows “Dedicated To The One I Love” by The Shirelles in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 99 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.