CAPO: 2
Intro: DCGCGCGG
I HEARD HIS TIME WAS SHORT SO I
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WENT TO SEE MY OLD FRIEND
WHEN I WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR HE SAIDCG
SURE GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN
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SIT DOWN HERE BY ME,
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DOC SAYS MY FUTURE AIN'T BRIGHT
BUT EVEN IF I DON'T BEAT IT THERE'S ACDG
PART OF MY PAST THAT WON'T DIEC
HE POINTS TO A PICTURE AND SMILES
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FROM HIS EASY CHAIR
C
AS HE RELIVES THE MOMENTS, SAYS GIRL
G
THAT WAS HEAVEN RIGHT THEREC
YOU CAN SEE HIS HEART'S BROKEN
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AS A LONESOME TEAR DROPS TO THE FLOOR
C
AND ALONG WITH THE SILENCE THAT FELL
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CAMEA KNOCK AT THE DOOR
Chorus:
EmCDA BOUQUET WRAPPED UP IN RIBBONS AND BOWS
EmCD
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE I SUPPOSEC STOP (1ST-TIME ONLY)
BUT HE CLINGS TO THE LAST RAY OF HOPEGC
ANDA DOZEN WHITE ROSES
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THEY WERE MEANT FOR EACHOTHER
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THAT WAS CLEAR RIGHT FROM THE START
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WHAT A SHAME TOO MUCH PRIDE ANDA JEALOUS HEART
G
KEPT THEM APART
CA CARD AND SOME FLOWERS
G
AIN'T QUITE ENOUGH TO MAKE AMENDS
C
FOR FIFTY YEARS LIVINGA LIFEDG
OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
REPEAT ChorusGCGCG
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