Mr. Davenport And Mr. James chords by Edwin Starr
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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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I never knew their first names
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Davenport and
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James
Since
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Mr.
James has died
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Davenport
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But, boy, it hasn't been the same
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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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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
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And everything would be all right
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Mr.
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Davenport and
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James, it's so funny,
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I never knew their first names
Mr.
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Davenport and
Mr.
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James
Since
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Mr.
James' death
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Davenport hasn't been the same
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I still remember that gray
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and cloudy day
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When the ambulance took
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James away
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Davenport's face was
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solemn and grim
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But the friendship they shared
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even death could not end
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Mr.
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Davenport and
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James
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It's so funny,
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I never knew their first names
Mr.
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Davenport and
Mr.
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James
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In my heart I believe
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That they will see each other again
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He's gone, a sad man,
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I've never seen him cry
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His sadness inside reflects in his eyes
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And it makes me want to cry
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I just want to cry, but I don't know why
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He don't seem right
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Without his very, very best friend
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When will the suffering
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Of this kind old man
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When will it end
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He's all alone, his friends are gone
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And I know he sure misses,
he sure misses
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James
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He just doesn't seem the same
Mr. Davenport And Mr. James
Edwin Starr
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