Nothing chords by Pearl Bailey

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Verse 1
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You know
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the fact
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that life is full of ups and downs
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is just the thing that keep
s us so perplexed.
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And I think the reason we all stick around
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is just     to  see what's
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gonna happen next.
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Did you ever meet a guy
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who could make the lady sigh?
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Cause this guy has
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such a wonderful physique
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And then he opens up his
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mouth to speak
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Nothing
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Did you ever sit at home
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and idly dial the phone?
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And though the number's wrong,
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the voice is very sweet
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So you make an engagement
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and you two dolls meet
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Nothing
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Every time you try to think of bluebirds
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Better you should go and break a leg
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Cause every time you try
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to think of bluebirds
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It's a hundred to one, birds are laying eggs
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In an evening gown at nine
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She looks gorgeous and divine
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What a figure
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Oh, this girl has got a butte
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Next day the same doll in  a bathing suit
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Oh, you couldn't com
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pare to Broomstick,  no
To the track you take a trip,
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everybody gives you a tip
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Oh, this horse is gonna win, but of course
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Not everybody knows this
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except the horse
He didn't get the message
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till two days before he's runnin'
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You leave in town?
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Well, go see my friend Al Brown
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and mention my name.
He's a good friend of mine.
Just give him a call.
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So you leave town
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and you give Al Brown a  call.
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He says, who sent you, Pearl?
Never heard of him.
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Every time you give yourself a   buildup,
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it's better you should stop.
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Cause every time you
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give yourself a build -up,
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it's a hundred to one
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that's gonna be a flop
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You like pizza pie a lot,
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and you've got a favorite spot
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But you always got a friend
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that knows the places best
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So you go to where your friends sug gest
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Oh hon ey, these people are not
even open on Mondays
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Every time you give yourself a   build -up
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I  told you, it's better you should stop
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Cause every time you give
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yourself a build -up
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It's a hundred to one,
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it's gonna be a flop
Now get this,
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they say married life is great
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Go and get yourself a mate
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It will banish all your wor
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ries and your fears
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Look at me,
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I've been married about twenty years
And are you getting nothing?
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