Mr. Davenport And Mr. James chords by Edwin Starr
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Mr.
Davenport and
Mr.
James
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Mr.
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It's so funny
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D
I never knew their first names
Mr.
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Davenport and
Mr.
Em
James
Since
C
Mr.
James has died
Mr.
Davenport
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Em
But, boy, it hasn't been the same
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G
They were my neighbors
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I'd see them in their yard
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They would play checkers
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D
From dawn into dark
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Ooh, they'd argue
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Even pretend to fight
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Then one of them would laugh
Em
And everything would be all right
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Mr.
G
Davenport and
Mr.
Em
C
James, it's so funny,
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D
I never knew their first names
Mr.
G
Davenport and
Mr.
Em
James
Since
C
Mr.
James' death
Mr.
Em
Davenport hasn't been the same
D
G
I still remember that gray
Em
and cloudy day
C
When the ambulance took
Mr.
D
James away
Mr.
G
Davenport's face was
Em
solemn and grim
C
But the friendship they shared
Em
even death could not end
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Mr.
G
Davenport and
Mr.
Em
James
C
It's so funny,
G
D
I never knew their first names
Mr.
G
Davenport and
Mr.
Em
James
C
In my heart I believe
Em
G
Am
That they will see each other again
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G
Am
He's gone, a sad man,
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G
I've never seen him cry
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Em
His sadness inside reflects in his eyes
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F
And it makes me want to cry
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D
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I just want to cry, but I don't know why
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C
He don't seem right
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D
Without his very, very best friend
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Em
When will the suffering
C
Of this kind old man
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D
When will it end
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Em
He's all alone, his friends are gone
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G
D
And I know he sure misses,
he sure misses
Misses
Mr.
Em
James
C
C
He just doesn't seem the same
Mr. Davenport And Mr. James
Edwin Starr
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