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Intro: D Dsus4 [8X; bass enters 3rd time]
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Verse 1:
RE
I once knew a man
MIm LA FA
Been everywhere in the world
MIm
Gave me a tiny ivory ball
FA#m SI SOL
Said it would bring me good
DOm SOL SIm
Never believed it would until
DO SIbsus2 x13311
I have been loving you
Verse 2:
Dear old man
He'd seen most everything
Gave me a piece of good advice
Said it would do me well
I couldn't really tell until
I have been loving you
Bridge:
LAsus2 x02200
Now it seems
Things are not so strange
I can see more clearly
SOL
Suddenly I've found my way
FA#m
I know the old man would laugh
SI SOL /FA#
He spoke of love's sweeter days
MIm LA FA
And in his eloquent way
SIbm FA
I think he was speaking of you
LAm
You are so lovely
RE
You didn't have to say a thing
Verse 3:
But I remember that old man
Telling me he'd seen the light
Gave me a small brown leather book
Insisted that he was right
DOm SOL
I only heard him slightly
SIm DOm SOL
'Til I heard you whisper
DO SIm DOm SOL SIm SIbsus2
Took you up all in my arms
Coda:
RE REsus4 RE REsus4
Dear old man
RE REsus4 RE REsus4
Wise old man
RE REsus4 RE REsus4
Fine old man, now
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