Patty McBride (version previously unreleased) chords by Bobby Bare Jr.

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Precious Patti McBride,
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had nothing to hide
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Her magical songs
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just poured out from inside
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For one to see her, is for one to love her
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And I'll go to y 'all's friends and say
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Oh, she's a star
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And she shines
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Lord knows why
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Godlike and divine
So we all wanna love her
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And we all wanna be near her
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As if we too could shine
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Lately her class has been a mess
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They tell her about taxes,
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drug habits, and wine
Did you hear her own mother
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would not even love her
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Yet her friends write letters that say
Oh, you're a star
And you shine
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Lord know I  got like heaven divine
For we all wanna love you
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And we all wanna be near you
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And live free to the chance

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
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Back in Tennessee,
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her old boyfriend reads
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About her new lover,
tongue -tied and perfect date
Well, that old boyfriend's mother says
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Hey, how's Pat?
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With shame, he turns to face
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Oh, Mama, she's a star
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And she shines,
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Lord knows why,
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God -like and divine
For I want to love her,
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and I want to be near her
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As if I, too, could shine
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Oh, she's a star, and she shines
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Lord knows why, God's light is divine
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We all wanna love her
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And we all wanna be near her
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And there's a way to shine
You