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