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Dont Cry Joni

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D"Jimmy please say you'll Await for me,
AI'll grow up somedDay you'll see,
DSaving all my kisses jGust for you,
ASigned with love, forever tDrue."
DJoni was the girl who Alived next door,
AI've known her I guess Dten years or more,
         D(A)  G  
Joni wrote me a note one day,
AAnd this is what she had to sDay:
D"Jimmy please say you'll Await for me,
AI'll grow up somedDay you'll see,
DSaving all my kisses jGust for you,
ASigned with love, forever trDue."
DSlowly I read her noAte once more,
AThen I went over to the hDouse next door,
                  D(A)   G  
Her teardrops fell like rain that day,
AWhen I told Joni what I had to sDay:
D"Joni, Joni, pleAase don't cry
AYou'll forget me bDy and by,
           D(A)  G  
You're just 15; I'm 22,
AAnd Joni, I just can't wait for yDou."
DSoon I left our litAtle home town,
AGot me a job and tried to seDttle down,
                       D(A)    G  
But these words kept haunting my memory,
AThe words that Joni said to mDe:
D"Jimmy please say you'll Await for me,
AI'll grow up somedDay you'll see,
DSaving all my kisses jGust for you,
ASigned with love, forever trDue."
DI packed my clothes and AI caught a plane,
AI had to see Joni; I hDad to explain,
                       D(A)   G  
How my heart was filled with her memory,
AAnd ask my Joni if she'd marrDy me.
DI ran all the way to the Ahouse next door,
ABut things weren't like they wDere before,
                       D(A)   G  
My teardrops fell like rain that day,
AWhen I heard what Joni had to Dsay:
D"Jimmy, Jimmy, plAease don't cry,
AYou'll forget mDe by and by,
                     D(A)    G  
It's been five years since you've been gone,
AJimmy, I married your best frDiend John."

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Dont Cry Joni

by Conway Twitty

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D A

"Jimmy please say you'll wait for me,

A D

I'll grow up someday you'll see,

D G

Saving all my kisses just for you,

A D

Signed with love, forever true."

D A

Joni was the girl who lived next door,

A D

I've known her I guess ten years or more,

D G

(A)

Joni wrote me a note one day,

A D

And this is what she had to say:

D A

"Jimmy please say you'll wait for me,

A D

I'll grow up someday you'll see,

D G

Saving all my kisses just for you,

A D

Signed with love, forever true."

D A

Slowly I read her note once more,

A D

Then I went over to the house next door,

D G

(A)

Her teardrops fell like rain that day,

A D

When I told Joni what I had to say:

D A

"Joni, Joni, please don't cry

A D

You'll forget me by and by,

D G

(A)

You're just 15; I'm 22,

A D

And Joni, I just can't wait for you."

D A

Soon I left our little home town,

A D

Got me a job and tried to settle down,

D G

(A)

But these words kept haunting my memory,

A D

The words that Joni said to me:

D A

"Jimmy please say you'll wait for me,

A D

I'll grow up someday you'll see,

D G

Saving all my kisses just for you,

A D

Signed with love, forever true."

D A

I packed my clothes and I caught a plane,

A D

I had to see Joni; I had to explain,

D G

(A)

How my heart was filled with her memory,

A D

And ask my Joni if she'd marry me.

D A

I ran all the way to the house next door,

A D

But things weren't like they were before,

D G

(A)

My teardrops fell like rain that day,

A D

When I heard what Joni had to say:

D A

"Jimmy, Jimmy, please don't cry,

A D

You'll forget me by and by,

D G

(A)

It's been five years since you've been gone,

A D

Jimmy, I married your best friend John."

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