Key: D major
Verse 1
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I was in love with a married girl
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For seven years out of eight
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We carried on in secrecy
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In shadows I would wait
Verse 2
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with her other life
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I wouldn't let it break us down
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'Cause she said what she
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Was unimportant when I was around.
Verse 3
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leaves had turned to gold
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I sold my love for change
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I met a younger single girl
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Verse 4
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Maybe it helped me to feel
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less vulnerable
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Maybe it was just a seven year itch
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And I got a job with more
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money but I
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Lost the very thing that made me rich
Verse 5
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Months went by without incident
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'Though I was living a life of lies
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Calculated to protect the innocent
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But when I saw her she would cry
Verse 6
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She begged me to tell her
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it was all over now
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She cried for me to set her free
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But I had to hold on to everything
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Couldn't bear to let
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her forget about me
Verse 7
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Oh well the rain was falling down
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And so she went away
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And I was buoyed up by
Verse 8
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Maybe she wrote just to see
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if I loved her still
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Maybe she wrote just to say goodbye
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But I never saw the words she wrote
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Only the tears that were in my eyes
Verse 9
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One day when the leaves are green again
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Maybe she'll let me in
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We'll sit and talk about everything
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Just like we were old friends
Verse 10
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But I couldn't ever get used to it
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No I wouldn't let it break us down
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'Cause I know what I
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Was unimportant when
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she was around
Verse 11
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was around
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Unimportant when she was around.
Outro 1
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