Intro
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I never dreamed there could be someone made just for me
G
I’m not letting her have her way
G
I’m here to see what she has to say
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Oh, the poor gal always wins the day
C Csus4 C
I’m staying ahead of the game, and she’s a-doing the same
G
And the whiskey’s flying into my head
G7
The fiddler’s arm has gone dead
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And talk is beginning to spread
[Verse 1]
F A# F
When did our love go bad?
F C
Whatever happened to the best friend that I had?
C C7
It’s been so long since I held you tight
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Been so long since we said goodnight
F A# F
The taste of tears is bittersweet
F C
When you’re near me, my heart forgets to beat
C
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]
F A# F
Well, the king of them all is starting to fall
F C
I lost my gal at the boatman’s ball
C
The night has a thousand hearts and eyes
C A# F
Hope may vanish but it never dies
F A# F
I’ll see you tomorrow when freedom rings
F C
I’m gonna stay on top of things
C
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]
F A# F
Another deal gone down, another man done gone
F C
You put up with it all and you carry on
C
Something holding you back but you’ll come through
C A# F
I’d bet the world and everything in it on you
F A# F
Happiness is but a state of mind
F C
Anytime you want you can cross the state line
C7
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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