One Hundred Ways
Written by Quincy Jones
Performed by James Ingram (1981)
Capo 1
Intro:
D Daug/Ab G Gm
Bm E A7sus A
Verse 1:
D Daug/Ab
Compliment what she does
G Gm
Send her roses just because
Bm E
If it's violins she loves
A7sus - A
Let them play
D Daug/Ab
Dedicate her favorite song
G Gm Bb
And hold her closer all night long
D Bm
Love her today
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Verse 2:
D Daug/Ab
Don't forget, there could be
G Gm
An old lover in her memory
Bm E
If you need her so much more
A7sus - A
Why don't you say
D Daug/Ab
Maybe she has it in her mind
G Gm Bb
That she's just wasting her time
D Bm
Ask her to stay
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Bridge:
Bb Am
Being cool won't help you keep a love warm
Gm C F
You'll just blow your only chance
C/E Dm
Take the time to open up your heart
Gm A7sus - A
That's the secret of romance
Verse 3:
D Daug/Ab
Sacrifice if you care
G Gm
Buy her some moonlight to wear
Bm E
If it's one more star she wants
A7sus - A
Go all the way
D Daug/Ab
In your arms tonight, she'll reflect
G Gm Bb
That she owes you the sweetest of debts
D Bm
If she wants to pay
Em D/F# G D
Find one hundred ways
Interlude:
D Daug/Ab G Gm
Bm E A7sus - A
Tag:
D Daug/Ab
In your arms tonight, she'll reflect
G Gm Bb
That she owes you the sweetest of debts
D Bm
If she wants to pay
Em D/F# G D Bm - Gm
Find one hundred ways
Coda:
D Bm
Love her today
Em D/F# G D Bm - Gm
Find one hundred ways
[Repeat Coda x 3]
