Sincerely

Words & Music by Harvey Fuqua & Alan Freed
Recorded by The McGuire Sisters, 1955 (#1 for 10 weeks)
Rated the #3 song of the 1955-1959 rock era


Intro: D6   Bm7   Em7   A7


Gdim  D6     Bm7  Em7   A7     D6      Bm7   Em7
Sin-cerely,         oh yes, sincerely,

          A7         Bm       Bm  Em7 
'Cause I love you so dearly, 

      A7sus4 A7         D    Cdim    Em7   A7sus4
Please say  you'll be mine.


Gdim D6     Bm7  Em7        A7         D6        Bm7  Em7
Sin-cerely,         oh you know how I love you--

        A7        D6      Bm7  Em7
I'll do anything for you, 

        A7            D     Fdim(III)    D7
Please say you'll be mine.


Bridge:

   G6              Gm6           D6        DM7       D9
Oh Lord, won't you tell me why I love that woman so?

 E7  Bm7-5  E7
She doesn't want me,

           A9                     A7    A7+5
But I'll never never never never let her go!


Gdim D6     Bm7  Em7         A7         D6      Bm7  Em7
Sin-cerely,         oh you know how I love you--

         A7      D6       Bm7  Em7
I'll do anything for you, 

       A7             D    Em7    Fdim     D7
Please say you'll be mine.


Repeat Bridge:


Gdim  D6    Bm7  Em7         A7         D6       Bm7  Em7
Sin-cerely,          oh you know how I love you --

         A7      D6       Bm7 Em7
I'll do anything for you, 

      A7sus4 A7       D     Bm7   Cdim    A7sus4
Please say you'll be mine,

       A7             D     Bm7    Em7    Gdim   E6
Please say you'll be mine.

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