Key: F major
Verse 1
He looked as my first lover had
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Bm
He set himself beside the bed
E
B
And his face was so sad
And for a while he made no sound
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Bm
But stared with splendid fiery eyes
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B
As strange moths flew round
And little shocks made my fingers sting
The room was filled with
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Bm
the smell of clothes
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B
And each word did ring,
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E
Bm
Bsus4
Bm
E
A
an d each word did ring
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F#
You remember me when love first
came I took a bottle from the shelf
You drank a draught,
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B
You forgot yourself
He held it out against the moon
E
F#
B
Here, in this room,
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here's to the drink that leaves you thirsty
And here's to the thirst
that finds the well
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B
F#
Which no tongue can tell
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B
Which no tongue can tell
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E
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E
F#
E
Bm
Bsus4
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E
Which no tongue can tell
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D
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E
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D
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I recall the night of my lover's back I
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would not drink tea to kiss thee
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B
But come back, come back
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E
F#
B
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Come back home, come back
you
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ChordsF# B Bm E Bsus4...
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