[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone
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And I dreamt of my future wife
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My sword's in my hand and I'm next in command
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In this version of death called life
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My plate and my cup are right straight up
A# /D /C /A# D#/G
I took a rose from the hand of a child
A# F D#
When I kiss your lips, the honey drips
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But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 2]
A# F5 D#
Every day we meet on any old street
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And you're in your girlish prime
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The short and the tall are coming to the ball
A# /D /C /A# D#/G [Am?]
I go there all the time
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Behind every tree, there's something to see
A# D#/G
The river is wider than a mile
A# F D#
I tried you twice, you can't be nice
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I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 3]
A# F5 D#
Here come the nurse with money in her purse
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Here come the ladies and men
A# D#/A# A#
You push it all in and you've no chance to win
A# /D /C /A# D#/G [Am?]
You play 'em on down to the end
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I'm laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan
A# D#/G
Moving along riding in style
A# F D#
From my toes to my head, you knock me dead
A# D#/A# A#
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 4]
A# F5 D#
I count the years and I shed no tears
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I'm blinded to what might have been
A# D#/A# A#
Nature's voice makes my heart rejoice
A# D#/G [Am?]
Play me the wild song of the wind
A# D#/A# A#
I found hopeless love in the room above
A# D#/G
When the sun and the weather were mild
A# F D#
You're as fine as wine, I ain't handing you no line
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But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 5] + coda
A# F5 D#
All the merry little elves can go hang themselves
A# D#/A# A#
My faith is as cold as can be
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I'm stacked high to the roof and I'm not without proof
A# D#/G [Am?]
If you don't believe me, come see
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You think I'm blue, I think so too
A# D#/G
In my words, you'll find no guile
A# F D#
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
A# D#/A# A#
And I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
A# F D#
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
A# D#6 A#
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while