Intro
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I never dreamed there could be someone made just for me
D#
I’m not letting her have her way
D#
I’m here to see what she has to say
A#7 D#
Oh, the poor gal always wins the day
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I’m staying ahead of the game, and she’s a-doing the same
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And the whiskey’s flying into my head
D#7
The fiddler’s arm has gone dead
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And talk is beginning to spread
[Verse 1]
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When did our love go bad?
C# G#
Whatever happened to the best friend that I had?
G# G#7
It’s been so long since I held you tight
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Been so long since we said goodnight
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The taste of tears is bittersweet
C# G#
When you’re near me, my heart forgets to beat
G#
You’re there every night among the good and the true
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And I’ll be around, waitin’ for you
[Verse 2]
C# F# C#
Well, the king of them all is starting to fall
C# G#
I lost my gal at the boatman’s ball
G#
The night has a thousand hearts and eyes
G# F# C#
Hope may vanish but it never dies
C# F# C#
I’ll see you tomorrow when freedom rings
C# G#
I’m gonna stay on top of things
G#
It’s the middle of the summer and the moon is blue
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And I’ll be around, waitin’ for you
[Verse 3]
C# F# C#
Another deal gone down, another man done gone
C# G#
You put up with it all and you carry on
G#
Something holding you back but you’ll come through
G# F# C#
I’d bet the world and everything in it on you
C# F# C#
Happiness is but a state of mind
C# G#
Anytime you want you can cross the state line
G#7
You don’t need to be rich or well-to-do
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I’ll be around waitin’ for you
[Instrumental]
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