Used To Be Somebody chords by
June Carter Cash

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Key: G major•

Verse 1
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Well, the place was
New
York
City, and the hour was growing late.
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We had walked from the streets of
Harlem to the
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Greenwich
Village gate.
We were young and foolish
and trying out for strength.
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He said,
James
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Dean was his name.
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And  I held the rose that
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he gave me for an owl
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He wrote down the words while
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I picked the wildflower
Well, I used to be somebody,
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Lord, I used to have a friend
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I'd like to be somebody again
I used to be somebody, but
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Lord, where have I been? I
ain't ever gonna see
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James
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Dean again
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Well, went with
Elvis
Presley to see
Brando from afar
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And I said with
Desanne and
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Tennessee I did a streetcar named
Desire
We laughed a lot and we danced a lot
and we rocked the way our feet
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That was back in my rock
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and roll years
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When I held the rose that he
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gave me for an hour
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Elvis sang the song while I
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picked the wildflower
Well, used to be somebody,
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Lord, I used to have a friend
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I'd like to be somebody again
I used to be somebody, good
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Lord, where have I been? I
ain't ever gonna see
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Elvis again
Well,
I've got the best man and my children,
they love me
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And I might have done some things
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good enough for you to see
But sometimes if
I'm feeling low,
I swing back through my fears
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And go back to my rock and roll years
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When I  held the ropes that
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he gave me for an hour
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Elvis sang the song while I
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picked the wild flowers
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When I used to be somebody,
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Lord, I used to have a friend
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I'd like to be somebody again
I used to be somebody important,
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where have I been?
I ain't never gonna see
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Elvis again
I ain't ever gonna see
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James
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Dean again
I ain't ever gonna see
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Patsy
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Clyde again
Well, I ain't ever gonna see
Hank
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Williams again.
I'm telling you,
I'm gonna give all of you guys,
all of you,
Dave, you've got to really
shine this time, and
Marty, because this is a murder, baby.
Well, it's just, we're all
going to jump in on this thing.
Rodney's playing thumbs and
I'm playing foot.
we'll see what happens.
This is, this one's really,
this one's really got a,
wait a minute, wait a minute,
Norma,
we've not even started.
And it takes so long for this man
to die in here.
We'll just all start together
at once
and then we'll kill that
dude in just a little while.

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