Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Lord, this feeling inside
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can easily hide
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I don't have much money but,
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boy, if I did
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I'd buy a big mansion
where we both could live
Verse 2
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If, if, if I was a sculpture, Lord, honey,
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but then again, no
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Or a man who makes potions in
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a travelin' show
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I know it's not much, I know it's not much,
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but it's the best I can do
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Verse 3
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And you can tell everybody that
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quite simple but that's how it's done
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What I wrote down in words,
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words
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How wonderful life
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is
Verse 4
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If, if, (if) if I was on a rooftop
(Kick off my shoes,
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and then I get the blues
But the sun's been quite,
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quite kind while I wrote this song
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It's for people like you and people like me
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on
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Verse 5
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but these things I do, Lord
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(These things I do, Lord)
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You see, you see I've forgotten if
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they're green or blue
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anyway the thing is, what I really mean
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The clearest eyes I've ever seen,
I hope you go back
Verse 6
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and tell everybody
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but now that's how it's done
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But I wrote down in words,
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it is
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When you're in the world,
Verse 7
world, world
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If, if, (if) if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes,
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oh yeah
kick off my shoes off)
I'll write a few verses,
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and then I get the blues
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quite kind while I wrote this song
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It's for people like you, people like me
so excuse me, so excuse me
Verse 8
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but these things I do
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You see, you see I've forgotten
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And anyway the things is,
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anyway the thing is, what I really mean
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Verse 9
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go back and tell everybody
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I'm gonna write it (write it) write
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it (write it) write it (write it)
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I might come out with the
Gospel (Gospel)
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got to write me a simple song for everybody
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Because this is my song
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It may be quite, quite simple but
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that's the way it's done
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I hope you don't mind,
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What I wrote down in words,
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words
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you try to try again, try again
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Tell everybody that Billy
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It may be quite, quite simple but
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I hope you don't mind
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What I wrote down in words
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Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it
Get back, get, got, oh, ho
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