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