Intro
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[Verse
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Time passes slowly up here in the mountains
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We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains
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Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream
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Time passes slow when you're lost in a dream
[Interlude]
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VERSE
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Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin'
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We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin'
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Staring out the window to the stars high above
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Time passes slowly when you're searchin' for love
[Interlude]
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MIDDLE 8
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Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town
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Ain't no reason to go to the fair
C G
Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down
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Ain't no reason to go anywhere
[Interlude]
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VERSE
A G D Bm
Time passes slowly up here in the daylight
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We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
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Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day
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Time passes slowly then fades away
[Coda]
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