A Little Bit of Soap

A Little Bit Of Soap
(by Bert  Berns)
This song is in the key of B on the recording, but I'm guessing that he played it in C, and that there was a tape speed problem somewhere along the way.
The C7 chord after the word soap is really just a single note Bb, but the full chord works just fine too (or A if youre playing the version in B)
        C           C7
A little bit of soap
   F              G
Will wash away your lipstick
     C
On my face
             C7
But a little bit of soap
   F     D7           G
Will never, never erase
         C
The pain in my heart
     C7
And my eyes
   F
As I go through the lonely years
        C
A little bit of soap
       G               C
Will never wash away my tears
         C            C7
A little bit of soap
   F             G
Will wash away your powder 
     C
from my chin
            C7
But a little bit of soap
   F     D7            G
Will never, never begin
            C                  C7
To take away the hurt that I feel
   F
As I go through the lonely year
        C
A little bit of soap
       G                 C
Will never wash away my tears
       C
Have you heard
            F
When love begins to die
             G               G7
It leaves someone to cry
      C
Night and day
Like a bird
             F
You left the robin's nest
             G
And just like all the rest
       C
You flew away
            C7
A little bit of soap
   F            G
Will take away your perfume
     C
Eventually
          C7
A little bit of soap
   F     D7                  G
Will never wash away the memory
     C             C7
Of your name in the night
     F
That Ill call through the lonely years
        C
A little bit of soap
       G               C
Will never wash away my tears

Appears on:

• 7 - Respect (1985)