Intro
 
B E 
B E 
B E 
B E 
 
Verse 1
 
B           E  B              E 
I love Jenny... Jenny loves me 
B             E  B             E 
I'm in trouble... as you'll see 
B            F# 
I went to see Lucy (Lucy) 
    B                    F# 
This morning at half past three (Whoopie) 
   B                     F# 
The floorboard started to squeak 
 
Chorus
 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
B                         B E B E 
Hold on Baby, I'm coming 
 
Verse 2
 
      B              E  B                E 
I said I'm in trouble... Trouble loves me 
B              E  B            E 
Great confusion... Lord help me! 
B                       F# 
Beginning of the end for me (Whoopie) 
     B                F# 
And I didn't even kiss Lucy (Lucy) 
   B              F# 
But Jenny was so noisy 
 
Chorus
 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
B              B E 
Lord help me! 
 
Outro
 
              B                 E 
I said softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B                 E 
Softly, softly (hey, hey, hey) 
       B 
Softly, softly...