Lisa, Listen to Me

Here's an oldie from the Blood, Sweat, & Tears back catalog. I had no trouble finding the lyrics online, but the chords weren't anywhere to be found. Luckily, a local library had an old out of print BST songbook.

Lisa Listen to Me (Clayton-Thomas, Halligan)



Intro:

A A/G#|A/G F#m7|A C#m7|G E7 | F#m7 | Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 D6/E

A A/G# | A/G F#m7 | A F#m7/D# | F#m7/D D6/E A D6/E





Verse

A  A/G# A/G F#m

Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared. 



 A    A/G#          G          E7 

 Everyone she knew, running scared. 



 F#m7     Dmaj7       A/C# Bm7 D6/E 

Then she found him or maybe he found her. 



 A       A/G#         A/G                 F#m7

His were gentle words she had never heard before.



chorus

        Dmaj7          C#m7

He said, "Lisa, listen to me,



           Bm7             A 

 Don't you know where you belong? 



 Dmaj7     A/G 

 Darling, Lisa, you can tell me



       Gmaj7  F#m7 F#m/D# Dmaj7

You've been silent for too long." 





 A  A/G# A/G F#m

Once another man took her on a younger day, 



 A       A/G#         G        E7 

 All a young girl can do is pray. 



 F#m7  Dmaj7 A/C# Bm7 D6/E 

 Then she found him or maybe he found her. 



 A  A/G# D F#m7

His were gentle words she had never heard before. 







 Dmaj7 C#m7

He said, "Lisa, listen to me,



 Bm7 A 

 Don't you know where you belong? 



 Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Darling, Lisa, you can tell me... 



 F#m F#m/E F#m/D# D D/E A D6/E A

You've been silent for too long." 



 Dmaj7 C#m7

He said, "Lisa, listen to me, 



 Bm7 A 

 Don't you know where you belong? 



 Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Darling, Lisa, you can tell me... 



 F#m F#m/E F#m/D# D 

 You've been silent for too long." 





 A  A/G# A/G F#m

Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared. 



 A  A/G# G E7

Everyone she knew, running scared. 



 F#m7  Dmaj7 A Bm7 D/E

Then she found him or maybe he found her. 



 A  A/G# A/G F#m7

His were gentle words she had never heard before. 



 F#m7  Dmaj7 D6/E A 

Oh no, no, She had never heard before