Soul Survivors – Expressway To Your Heart tab

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 ----------------- ----------------- -----1---22-2-24- -2---------------
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 ----------------- -----1---22-2-24- -2--------------- -----------------
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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