One of the first national hits (#3 R&B, #4 Pop) for future Philly-soul
mavens Gamble and Huff; Dave Marsh describes the Soul Survivors as 'what
the Young Rascals would have sounded like if they had grown up on the
other end of the New Jersey Turnpike'. -- AWR
"Expressway To Your Heart"
(Kenny Gamble - Leon Huff)
Intro: [car horns]
bass doubled with piano [2X]:
(F#)
v v v v
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Verse 1:
[chords are implied by bass/piano line except during second verse
where organ plays chords on 2 beat of each measure]
F#
I've been tryin' to get to you for a long time
Because constantly you been on my mind
v v v v
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B
I was thinkin' 'bout a shortcut I could take
F#
But it seems like I made a mistake
(organ alone):
A#m G#m
I was wrong, mmm, I took too long
G#m A#m
I got caught in the rush hour
G#m A#m
A fellow started to shower
G#m A#m
You with love and affection
B C#
Now you won't look in my direction
Chorus: [fuzz guitar doubles bass/piano riff from intro]
F#
On the expressway to your heart
The expressway is not the best way
(electric piano):
D#m D#m/C#
At five o'clock it's much too crowded
D#m/B D#m/A#
Much too crowded, so crowded
(guitar enters, playing D# octaves)
D#m D#m/C#
No room for me (too crowded)
D#m/B D#m/A#
Oh, too crowded
[repeat intro riff (w/organ on 2 beat), 2X]
Verse 2:
Now there's too many ahead of me
They're all the time gettin' in front of me
I thought I could find a clear road ahead
But I found stoplights instead
I was wrong, baby, I took too long
I got caught in the rush hour
A fellow started to shower
You with love and affection
Come on, look in my direction
[repeat chorus]
Coda: (repeat to fade w/car horns):
D#m D#m/C#
Oh, much too crowded
D#m/B D#m/A#
Oh, so crowded
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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