Thinking Of A Rendezvous -Johnny Duncan (with Janie Fricke)
Composers: Sonny Throckmorton and Bobby Braddock
Label: Columbia
Reached #1 in 1976
Original Key: D
In the verses there is hammer-on on the first beat of
every bar for the D and A chords giving a Dsus2 D & Asus2 A
patterns.
Dsus2 D Asus2 A
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
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Without capo to get the same effect after the key change
Esus2 E Bsus2 B
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
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Intro:
D
#1:
D
I said hello "My it's been such a long time"
D A
You said "Yes it has it's been a year or more"
Em A
Then you smiled and asked about my wife and family
A Em A D
I said "Johnny's six and Judy's almost four"
Chorus:
D
But I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour
D A
Down at the Family Inn like we used to do
A Em A
We kept talking like nothing ever happened
A Em A D
But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous
#2:
D
You said "Are you still working down at the factory?"
D A
I said "Yes I am guess I'll be there till I die"
Em A
You asked me if I still went down to Joe's place
A Em A D
I said "yeah I do but it's been a long long time"
Chorus:
D
But I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour
D A7
Down at the Family Inn like we used to do
A7 Em A7
We kept talking like nothing ever happened
A7 Em A7 D B7
But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous
#3:
E
And you said "Gotta go sure been nice to see you
E B
I told Jack that I'd be home by nine"
B F#m B
I said "By the way tell him I said hello
B F#m B E
And we'll all have to get together sometime"
Chorus:
E
But I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour
E B7
Down at the Family Inn like we used to do
B7 F#m B7
We kept talking like nothing ever happened
B7 F#m B7 E
But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous
E F#m B7 E
But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous
E F#m B7 E
But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous
