The Boy Who Cried Wolf chords by Tom Russell

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Verse 1
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The boy who cried wolf,
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he don't cry wolf anymore
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For one day he opened up  his eyes,
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and the wolf was at the door
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And all his faithful hound dogs
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Couldn't chase the wolf away
For the boy had cried wolf
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one too many times
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And now the real wolf came today
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Sing la -la -la one more time,
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then the fairy tale is through.
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Fairy tales are funny little things,
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lest their happening begin.
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The boy who cried love,
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he don't cry love anymore
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The wolf of love opened up  his heart,
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left it bleeding on the floor
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And a thousand healing love songs
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Couldn't take the pain away
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The boy did not know true love
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Until love had gone away
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Sing la -la -la one more time
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Then the fairy tale is through
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Fairy tales are funny little things
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Unless they're happening to you
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Some live in houses made of strong
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Some live in houses
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made of glass
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Surrounding walls of brick and stone,
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they say I'm safe at home at last
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Then the wolf comes prowling late one night,
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and he blows their safe house down
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Nursery rhymes go running
through their mind
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As they lay curled up on the ground
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Sing la la la one more time
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Then the fairy tale is through
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Fairytales are funny little things
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Unless they're happening to you
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The boy who cried wolf
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He don't cry wolf anymore
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