C G F C G7sus4 C C G5 F Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone C F/C G C And I dreamt of my future wife C F/C C My sword's in my hand and I'm next in command C C/E C/D C F/A [Am?] In this version of death called life C F/C C My plate and my cup are right straight up C /E /D /C F/A I took a rose from the hand of a child C G F When I kiss your lips, the honey drips C F/C C But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while C C G5 F Every day we meet on any old street C F/C C And you're in your girlish prime C F/C C The short and the tall are coming to the ball C /E /D /C F/A [Am?] I go there all the time C F/C C Behind every tree, there's something to see C F/A The river is wider than a mile C G F I tried you twice, you can't be nice C F/C C I'm gonna have to put you down for a while C C G5 F Here come the nurse with money in her purse C F/C C Here come the ladies and men C F/C C You push it all in and you've no chance to win C /E /D /C F/A [Am?] You play 'em on down to the end C F/C C I'm laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan C F/A Moving along riding in style C G F From my toes to my head, you knock me dead C F/C C I'm gonna have to put you down for a while C C G5 F I count the years and I shed no tears C F/C C I'm blinded to what might have been C F/C C Nature's voice makes my heart rejoice C F/A [Am?] Play me the wild song of the wind C F/C C I found hopeless love in the room above C F/A When the sun and the weather were mild C G F You're as fine as wine, I ain't handing you no line C F/C C But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while C G F C F/C C + coda C G5 F All the merry little elves can go hang themselves C F/C C My faith is as cold as can be C F/C C I'm stacked high to the roof and I'm not without proof C F/A [Am?] If you don't believe me, come see C F/C C You think I'm blue, I think so too C F/A In my words, you'll find no guile C G F The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold C F/C C And I'm gonna have to put you down for a while C G F The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold C F6 C I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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