Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Oh,
Verse 1
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once upon a midnight dreary
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I woke with something in
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my head
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I couldn't escape the memory
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Of a phone call and of what you said
Verse 2
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testant with a parting gift
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I could not believe my eyes
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When I saw through the thought
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s of a trusted friend
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Who needs to hu mor me and tell me lies,
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yeah humor me and tell me lies
Verse 3
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And I'll lie too and say I don't mind
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And as we seek so shall we find
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open I'll still be here
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But not without a certain degree of fear
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Well, what will be with you and me
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I still can see things hopefully
Verse 4
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Why you wanna give me a run- around?
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Is it a sure- fire way
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to speed things up?
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When all it does is slow
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me down
Verse 5
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Shake me and my confid ence
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About a great many things
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But I've been there I can see it cower
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waiting in the wings
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play where
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the heroes are right
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And nobody thinks or expects too much
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And Hollywood's calling
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for the movie rights
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Singing "Hey babe, let's keep in touch",
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hey baby, let's keep in touch
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But I want more than a touch
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I want you to reach me
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And show me all the things
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no one else can see
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So what you feel becomes
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mine as well
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And soon if we're lucky we'd
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be unable to tell
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What's yours and mine,
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the fishing's fine
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And it doesn't have to rhyme,
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so don't you feed me a line
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But you
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Why you wanna give me a run- around?
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Is it a sure- fire way
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to speed things up?
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When all it does is slow me down
Interlude 1
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bardier,
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this is the pilot speaking
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I've got some news for you
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It seems my ship still stands
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no matter what you drop
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that you can do
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Oh sure the banner may be torn
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an d the wind's gotten colder
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Perhaps I've grown a little cynical
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But I know no matter what
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the waitress brings
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I shall drink it and always be full,
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yeah I will drink it and always be full
Verse 11
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Oh I like coffee and I like tea
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I'd like to be able to enter a final plea
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I still got this dream that you
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just can't shake
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I love you to the point you
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can no longer take
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Well all right okay, so be that way
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I hope and pray that there's
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something left to say
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But you
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Why you wanna give me a run- around?
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Is it a sure- fire way
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to speed things up
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When all it does is slow me down?
Verse 13
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Oh you
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Why you wanna give me a run- around?
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Is it a sure- fire way
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to speed things up
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When all it does is slow me down?
Outro 1
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