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I've been livin' these blues much too long
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and they aren't gonna end with this song
G                          C
I'm just takin' time for a while
   D           C         G
to practice my dusty old smile

C              D                G
I haven't seen friends for some weeks
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sorrow consumes who it seeks
        C            D        Em
but the sun shone so brightly today
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that it drove all my sad tears away

It's hard to be happy, it seems
when death has destroyed all your dreams
she's gone, but I'll be gettin' by
it's no use if I can't even try

though it hurts me to think of her now
I guess I'll remember, somehow
there's a lot in this life that you lose
but there's much more to see if you choose

I've been livin' these blues much too long
and they aren't gonna end with this song
I'm just takin' time for a while
to practice my old dusty smile