Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder For Somebody Else chords by The Boswell Sisters
Verse 1
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The modern songwriter
has added a line
to a time -honored quotation.
Absence makes the heart grow
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fonder
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for somebody else.
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If you should leave me,
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I know it would grieve me,
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but, please remember,
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I'd be the last one to
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That would bring a pain
to hurt your heart.
I wouldn't do a single thing
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when we are far apart.
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It's only fair to warn you
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before you even start
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If you should leave me,
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I know to grieve me,
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but honey, please remember,
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that's a taste for heart, pro ponder,
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for somebody else.
I love you dearly.
I'm yours sincerely, but Ronnie,
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please remember,
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ab sence makes
the heart grow fonder
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for somebody else.
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When the cats away,
the mice will play,
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I don't say I will, but still I may,
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I may be away from you,
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and then again I may be gay.
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When I get dreadful, I get forgetful,
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so honey, please remember
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Absence makes the heart
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grow fonder
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for somebody else.
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If you should leave me,
I know you'd grieve me.
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But, please remember,
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absence makes a heart grow fonder
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for somebody else.
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I love you dearly, I'm yours sincerely,
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but honey, please remember ,
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the heart will ponder
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for somebody else.
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When the cat an d the mouse,
the mice will play,
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I don't say I will, but still I may.
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I may be blue, away from you,
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and then again I may be gay.
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When I get breathless, I get forgetful.
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Oh, please remember
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That the stakes are pro
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For somebody's health
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Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder For Somebody Else
The Boswell Sisters
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