Intro:
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Verse:
E A
Well I asked her why she cried
E
What she was doing with her life
F#m
She said â??I could marry a sailor
D E
I think that I'd make a good wife
A
But he would leave for months at sea
E
Leaving only the baby and me
F#m D E
And I do not think that I could stay faithful"
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Bm
And I could leave the sound for good
F#m
Bringing only some photos and a book
D E Eadd9 E
But I'm pretty sure my legs would grow weary
Bm
Then she asked how bout me
F#m
I said â??well darling let me see
D E Eadd9 E
I hear wedding bells and see kisses from lovers
Verse:
A
Those lovers or so it seems
E
They appear to be you and me
F#m D E
But I could be wrong cause my mind's awful lazy
Verse:
A
And now I'm seeing something else
E
And it's me I'm by myself
F#m D E
And I appear to be older and I'm awful lonely
BREAK:
Bm
And as I cry I ask God why
F#m
How could you let my poor wife die?â?�
D
And I told her not to cry
E
To wipe her eyes
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