[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C G5 F
Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone
C F/C G C
And I dreamt of my future wife
C F/C C
My sword's in my hand and I'm next in command
C C/E C/D C F/A [Am?]
In this version of death called life
C F/C C
My plate and my cup are right straight up
C /E /D /C F/A
I took a rose from the hand of a child
C G F
When I kiss your lips, the honey drips
C F/C C
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 2]
C G5 F
Every day we meet on any old street
C F/C C
And you're in your girlish prime
C F/C C
The short and the tall are coming to the ball
C /E /D /C F/A [Am?]
I go there all the time
C F/C C
Behind every tree, there's something to see
C F/A
The river is wider than a mile
C G F
I tried you twice, you can't be nice
C F/C C
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 3]
C G5 F
Here come the nurse with money in her purse
C F/C C
Here come the ladies and men
C F/C C
You push it all in and you've no chance to win
C /E /D /C F/A [Am?]
You play 'em on down to the end
C F/C C
I'm laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan
C F/A
Moving along riding in style
C G F
From my toes to my head, you knock me dead
C F/C C
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 4]
C G5 F
I count the years and I shed no tears
C F/C C
I'm blinded to what might have been
C F/C C
Nature's voice makes my heart rejoice
C F/A [Am?]
Play me the wild song of the wind
C F/C C
I found hopeless love in the room above
C F/A
When the sun and the weather were mild
C G F
You're as fine as wine, I ain't handing you no line
C F/C C
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 5] + coda
C G5 F
All the merry little elves can go hang themselves
C F/C C
My faith is as cold as can be
C F/C C
I'm stacked high to the roof and I'm not without proof
C F/A [Am?]
If you don't believe me, come see
C F/C C
You think I'm blue, I think so too
C F/A
In my words, you'll find no guile
C G F
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
C F/C C
And I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
C G F
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
C F6 C
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while