I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES John & Taupin Elton John
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||: / ^Dont wish^it^a way y / ^dont | look=at^it ~ / ^like its s ~ fo^r |
||: / ^Just stare^in^to space e / ~ | Pic^ture ~ / ^my face e ~ in^your |
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| ^ev er / ~ / ~ / ~ | / ~ / ^Be tween you and | me e / / I^could ho^nest^ly |
| ^ha nds / ~ / ~ / ~ | / ~ / ~ Live for each | se^cond / / ~ with out^he^si |
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| sa^y ~ / ^that th^ings^can on^ly^get | bet^ter ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ |
| ta^tion ~ / ^And ne^ver^for get^Im^your | ma^n ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ |
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1. | / ~ / ^And while Im a | way y ~ / / / / | dust ^out tt the=de ee mons in |
2. 3. | / ~ / ~ Wait on me | girl l ~ / / / / | cry ^in nn the=night tt if it |
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| side e / ~ ~ and^it wo^nt^be | long g be^fore you ^and dd^m^e |
| helps s / ~ ~ But more^than^ev | er r / I^sim ply yy^lo^ve |
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| ru^n / to^the place in our | hearts s / ~ where e ee ^we | hide e ~ / / / / | / / / / ~ ~ And^I |
| yo^u / / More than I | love e / ~ life e ee ^it | self f ~ / / / / | / / / / ~ ~ And^I |
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| guess ^thats s^why^they call it the | blues s / ~ Time on my |
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| hands s could^be time spent with | you u / ~ laugh ing like | chil ^dr en n liv ing like |
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| lov er ss roll ing like | thun der rr un der the | cov ers ss / / and^I |
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| guess thats s^why^they ca=ll it t^th^e |
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1. | blues s / ~ / / / | / / / / / / :|| 2. | blues s / ~ / / / | / / / / / / :|| (to 3. above)
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3. ||: blues s laugh^ing^like chil dr en | / ~ liv^ing^like lov ers and^I |
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| guess thats why they call it the :|| (x2) then to last line
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| blues s / ~ / / / | / / / / ~ And^I | guess thats why they call it^the | blues ss ss / / / ||
About this song:
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues is performed by Elton John and written by John & Taupin.
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