Strawberry Letter 23 — Shuggie Otis
Chords and lyrics for Strawberry Letter 23 by Shuggie Otis (key of F).
Verse 1
...STRAWBERRY LETTER 23... by Shuggie Otis
*from 'Freedom Flight' (1971)*
Intro
[Am] [G] [F] [G]
Verse 1
[Am] Hello, my love, I heard a [Dm]kiss from [Em][F]you.[G]
[Am] Red magic satin playing near,[Dm] [Em] [F]too.[G]
[Am] All through the morning rain, I gaze;[Dm] the [Em]sun doesn't [F][G]shi-ine.
[Am] Rainbows and waterfalls run [Dm]through my [Em][F]mind.[G]
Verse 2
[Am] In the garden I see, [Dm]west [Em]purple [F]shower, bells and [G]tea.
[Am] Orange birds and river cousins, [Dm]dressed in [Em][F]green.[G]
[Am] Pretty music; I hear; [Dm]so [Em]happy and [F][G]lo-oud.
[Am] Blue flower echo from a [Dm]cherry [Em][F]cloud.[G]
Chorus 1
[F] Feel sunshine, sparkle pink and blue,
Playgrounds will laugh, if you [C]try to ask; is it [C7]cool? Is it cool?
[F] If you arrive and don't see me,
I'm going to [D7]be, with my [Em]baby... I am [Dm]free.
Flying [Em]in her arms, over the [Dm]sea.
Verse 2
[Am] Stained window yellow candy screen, [Dm]see [Em]speakers of [F][G]ki-ite.
[Am] With velvet roses, diggin' [Dm]freedom [Em][F]flight.[G]
[Am] A present from you; [Dm] [Em]Straw-berry [F]Letter [G]22.
[Am] The music plays; I sit in [Dm]for a [Em][F]few.[G]
Bridge 1
[F] [Am] Ooh... [Bb]ooh... [Dm]ooh... [C7]ooh... [F]ooh,
[F] [Am] Ooh... [Bb]ooh... [Dm]ooh... [C7]ooh... [F]ooh.
[F] [Am] Ooh... [Bb]ooh... [Dm]ooh... [C7]ooh... [F]ooh,
[F] [Am] Ooh... [Bb]ooh... [Dm]ooh... [C7]ooh... [F]ooh.
Break
[Am] [G] [F] [G]
Outro
[A] [G] [Em] [Bb]
(Fade into lead line which continues to end of song)
[Am] [G] [F] [Dm] [Em] [C] [C7] [D7] [Bb]
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