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Introd: G Am7 Gdim G C9 Fm Fdim C
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I took each word she said as gospel truth
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The way a silly little child would.
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I can't excuse it on the grounds of youth,
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I was no babe in the wild, wild wood.
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She didn't mean it, I should have seen it,
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But now it's too late.
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I thought I'd found the girl of my dreams,
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Now it seems, this is how the sto - ry ends --
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She's gonna turn me down and say,
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'Can't we be friends?'
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I thought for once it couldn't go wrong,
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Not for long, I can see the way this ends --
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She's gonna turn me down and say, 'Can't we be friends?'
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Why should I care though she gave me the air,
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Why should I cry, heave a sigh,
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And wonder why, and won - der why?
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I thought I found the gal I could trust,
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Whatta bust, this is how the story ends
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She's gonna turn me down and say, 'Can't we be friends?'
Written by Paul James/Kay Swift