[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
E B5 A
Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone
E A/E B E
And I dreamt of my future wife
E A/E E
My sword's in my hand and I'm next in command
E E/G# E/F# E A/C# [Am?]
In this version of death called life
E A/E E
My plate and my cup are right straight up
E /G# /F# /E A/C#
I took a rose from the hand of a child
E B A
When I kiss your lips, the honey drips
E A/E E
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 2]
E B5 A
Every day we meet on any old street
E A/E E
And you're in your girlish prime
E A/E E
The short and the tall are coming to the ball
E /G# /F# /E A/C# [Am?]
I go there all the time
E A/E E
Behind every tree, there's something to see
E A/C#
The river is wider than a mile
E B A
I tried you twice, you can't be nice
E A/E E
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 3]
E B5 A
Here come the nurse with money in her purse
E A/E E
Here come the ladies and men
E A/E E
You push it all in and you've no chance to win
E /G# /F# /E A/C# [Am?]
You play 'em on down to the end
E A/E E
I'm laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan
E A/C#
Moving along riding in style
E B A
From my toes to my head, you knock me dead
E A/E E
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 4]
E B5 A
I count the years and I shed no tears
E A/E E
I'm blinded to what might have been
E A/E E
Nature's voice makes my heart rejoice
E A/C# [Am?]
Play me the wild song of the wind
E A/E E
I found hopeless love in the room above
E A/C#
When the sun and the weather were mild
E B A
You're as fine as wine, I ain't handing you no line
E A/E E
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 5] + coda
E B5 A
All the merry little elves can go hang themselves
E A/E E
My faith is as cold as can be
E A/E E
I'm stacked high to the roof and I'm not without proof
E A/C# [Am?]
If you don't believe me, come see
E A/E E
You think I'm blue, I think so too
E A/C#
In my words, you'll find no guile
E B A
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
E A/E E
And I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
E B A
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
E A6 E
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while