The Sacrifice chords by Dolly Parton

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Verse 1
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Well, I've sac
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rificed
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time with family an d friends
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Gave up vacations for work without end
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Twenty four seven,
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three hundred and sixty five
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But I was willing to make the sacrifice

Verse 2
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But empty or full, I've carried my pail
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You don't drink the water if you
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don't dig the well
Through blood sweat and tears
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I have built a good life
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But it didn't come without sacrifice

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Verse 3
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But I was gonna be rich no
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matter how much it cost
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And I was gonna win no
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matter how much I lost
All through the years I kept
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my eye on the prize
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You ask if it's worth the sacrifice,
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the sacrifice
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Verse 4
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I think about Jesus and all that he gave
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And the ultimate sacrifice that he made
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He is my strength and my
guiding light
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And he's taught me that
nothing's without sacrifice

Verse 5
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I was gonna be rich no matter
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how much it cost
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And I was gonna win no
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matter how much I lost
I wanted success and, brother,
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I've paid the price
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And, yes, it's been worth the sacrifice,
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the sacrifice

Interlude 1

Verse 6
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I was gonna be rich no matter
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how much it cost
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And I was gonna win no matter
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D 
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how much I  lost
Grindstones and rhinestones
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have made up my life
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But I've shined like
a diamond through sacrifice

Verse 7
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I was gonna be rich no matter
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how much it cost
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And I was gonna win no
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matter how much I lost
But I hope God will tell me,
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'Well done, my child
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You've won your reward through your sacrifice,
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the
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sacrifice'
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The sacrifice
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Verse 8
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But sometimes I wonder
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in the still of the night
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Is it really worth the sacrifice
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I've often laughed
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and I've often cried
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I've often failed but I've always tried
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I made the sacrifice
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The sacrifice