Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
she barely knew my name
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could bloom such a pretty face
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Well I'm not one to mix up,
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where ya work and where ya play
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But ya better bet, I was sick to death,
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from January
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until first of May
Verse 2
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Tear me open and stitch me shut
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But doc tor don't ya see
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That this ol fever's gonna burn me up
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if you don't at tend to me
Verse 3
but she saw, through it all
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'Said "it's allergies that make you sneeze,
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and the cough is just a cough
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is too much alcohol..."
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So I ran home and grabbed the phone
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and I gave her an other call
Verse 4
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I said,
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Tear me open and stitch me shut
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But doctor don't ya see
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That this ol fever's been burning me up
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since you laid hands on me
Cause I been sick,
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since I first saw you
and now I can barely breathe
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with this ol fever just burning me up
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And miss doctor you're just what I need
Verse 5
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so would you stay with me
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aw if you're free
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come on baby please?
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Verse 6
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So she ran her tests and I
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But I lost my sight in those big green eyes,
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And can ya really blame me
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Cause that golden hair was made to wear
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a wild flower threaded through
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So on the first of may I asked her to stay,
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and be my month of june
Verse 7
tear me open and stitch me shut
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But baby don't ya see
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Since you laid hands on me
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Cause I been sick, since I first saw you
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and now I can barely breathe
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with this ol fever just burning me up
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you're just what I need
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Verse 8
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So would you stay with me
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