Traces
Traces - The Classics IV 1969
Written by James Cobb & Buddy Buie
intro: Bm/B Bm/A Bm/Ab Bm/G
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Em7 A7sus4 A7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
verse 1:
D F#m
Faded photographs
Am B7
Covered now with lines and creases
Em C
Tickets torn in half
C#dim7 F#
Memories in bits and pieces
Bm Bm7/A Bm/Ab
Traces of love long ago
Bm/G Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
That didn't work out right
Em7 A7sus4 A7
Traces of love
verse 2:
D F#m
Ribbons from her hair
Am B7
Souvenirs of days together
Em C
The ring she used to wear
C#dim7 F#
Pages from an old love letter
Bm Bm7/A Bm/Ab
Traces of love long ago
Bm/G Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
That didn't work out right
Em7 A7sus4 A7 D
Traces of love with me tonight
bridge:
Bm F#m
I close my eyes
Bm F#m
And say a prayer
Bm F#m
That in her heart she'll find
G A
A trace of love still there
Bb
Somewhere
[key modulates to Eb]
sax solo (verse chord pattern, in Eb):
Eb Gm Bbm C7
Fm Db Ddim7 G7
Cm Cm7/Bb Cm/A
Traces of hope in the night
Cm/Ab Bmaj7 Emaj7
That she'll come back and dry
Fm7
These traces of tears
Bb7sus4 Bb7 Eb
From my eyes
another sax solo (verse chord pattern) to fade
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