'Sincerely'

🎶 [*Intro – Horns, Bongos & Hammond Groove 00:00*]

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Warm organ jabs, punchy horns, rolling bongos

🎤 [*Verse 1 – Tender but firm 00:00*]

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[G] I wrote your name inside my heart,

[D] But baby, we’ve been drifting apart.

[C] Whispered promises that fade away,

[D] Still here, but you’ve gone astray.

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[G] I gave my soul, I gave my time,

[D] Held your hand through every climb.

[C] But shadows fall where light once grew,

[D] Tell me, did you feel it too?

🎶 [*Pre-Chorus – Call & Response, rising tension 00:00*]

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Lead: [Em] Sincerely, I ask you now,

[D] Can we turn it ‘round somehow?

BVs: “Sincerely, oh tell me how...”

Lead: [C] Or is this the final bow?

🎶 [*Chorus 1 – Horns swell, heartfelt plea 00:00*]

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[G] Sincerely, I loved you true,

[C] Never doubted me and you.

[Am] But love’s a flame that fades away,

[D] Sincerely, what do you say?

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[C] Are we holding on or letting go?

[D] Sincerely, I need to know.

🎤 [*Verse 2 – Growing frustration, soulful delivery 00:00*]

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[G] You say the words but miss the signs,

[D] Playing games, crossing lines.

[C] My heart’s a book you never read,

[D] Left me lonely, left me in need.

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[G] I gave my trust, I gave my tears,

[D] Walked with you through all these years.

[C] But now the silence screams so loud,

[D] Tell me, love, what’s left unbowed?

🎶 [*Pre-Chorus 2 – More urgent, brass punctuates 00:00*]

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[Em] Sincerely, don’t let it end,

[D] Can we find a way to mend?

BVs: “Sincerely, don’t pretend...”

Lead: [C] Or is this the final bend?

🎶 [*Chorus 2 – Bigger brass, passionate 00:00*]

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[G] Sincerely, I loved you true,

[C] Gave my heart to only you.

[Am] But love’s a flame that fades away,

[D] Sincerely, what do you say?

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[C] Are we holding on or letting go?

[D] Sincerely, I need to know.

🎷 [*Bridge – Bongos solo with soulful horn riffs 00:00*]

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[Am] You say forever, but words don’t stay,

[C] Like shadows, love just slips away.

[D] If we’re lost, then lost we be—

[G] Sincerely, come back to me.

🎶 [*Final Chorus – Modulate to A Major, powerful finish 00:00*]

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[A] Sincerely, I loved you true,

[D] All my hope belongs to you.

[Bm] But love’s a flame that fades away,

[E] Sincerely, what do you say?

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[D] Are we holding on or letting go?

[E] Sincerely, I need to know.

🎷 [*Outro – Saxophone wails, Hammond fades, vocal ad-libs 00:00*]

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BVs: “Sincerely, sincerely…”

Lead: “Ooooh, tell me truly now, baby...”

(Horns and organ fade with gentle bongo taps)