...MELLOW YELLOW... by Donovan
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*from 'Mellow Yellow' (1967)*
Intro:
(Drums)
(n.C)
Verse 1:
D G D A Ab
I'm just mad about Saffron, Saffron's mad about me.
G G7 A A7
I'm just mad about Saffron, she's just mad about me.
Chorus 1:
D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly),
A D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly).
A D G, A A7
They call me Mellow Yellow.
Verse 2:
D G D A Ab
I'm just mad about Fourteen, Fourteen's mad about me.
G G7 A A7
I'm just mad about Fourteen, she's just mad about me.
Chorus 2:
D G
They call me Mellow Yellow,
A D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly).
A D G, A A7
They call me Mellow Yellow.
Verse 3:
D G D A Ab
Born high forever to fly, wind velocity nil.
G G7 A A7
Born high forever to fly, if you want, your cup I will fill.
Chorus 3:
D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly),
A D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly).
A D G, A
They call me Mellow Yellow.
A7
So mellow, he's so mellow...
Instrumental:
D G, D A, Ab, G G7, A A7
D G A (x3), A A7
Verse 5:
D G D A Ab
Electrical ba-nana, is going to be a sudden craze.
G G7 A A7
Electrical ba-nana, is bound to be the very next phase.
Chorus 4:
D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly),
A D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly).
A D G, A A7
They call me Mellow Yellow.
Verse 6:
D G D A Ab
Saffron... yeah, I'm just mad about her.
G G7 A A7
I'm just mad about Saffron, she's just mad about me.
Chorus 5:
D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly),
A D G
They call me Mellow Yellow, (quite right-ly).
A D G, A
They call me Mellow Yellow.
(Repeat to Fade)