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Sure Fire Bet:Ricky Nelson.
Album - Rick Is Twenty-One - 1961.
CHORUS:
EYeah, you're a sure fire bet to Awin my lips.
A Esure fire bet to Bwin my heart.
A Esure fire bet to Amake me start..
to Efall in Blove with Eyou.
#1.
ECause you've got Aeverything to make Emy heart sing.
You've got those Bdreamy eyes that promise Epar.Aa.Edise.
And when you Ahold my hand, baby, Eit's oh, so, grand..
and the F#odds get greater, that you'll win me, Bsooner or later.
CHORUS:
EYeah, you're a sure fire bet to Awin my lips.
A Esure fire bet to Bwin my heart.
A Esure fire bet to Amake me start..
to Efall in Blove with Eyou.
(INTERLUDE:)
CHORUS:
EYeah, you're a sure fire bet to Awin my lips.
A Esure fire bet to Bwin my heart.
A Esure fire bet to Amake me start..
to Efall in Blove with Eyou.
#2.
EAnd when you Akiss my lips, baby, EI know for sure, not maybe..
Bthat I'm in Heaven with an EAngel Aby my Eside.
EAnd when I Asleep at night, I dream I'm Eholdin' you tight..
and I know F#I don't have a chance, you win..Bwhy should I fight?
CHORUS:
EYeah, you're a sure fire bet to Awin my lips.
A Esure fire bet to Bwin my heart.
A Esure fire bet to Amake me start..
to Efall in Blove with Eyou.
OUTRO:
EYeah, you're a sure fire bet to Amake me start, 
to Efall in Blove with Eyou.
EYeah, you're a sure fire bet to Amake me start, 
to Efall in Blove with Eyou.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Sure Fire Bet

by Ricky Nelson

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Sure Fire Bet:Ricky Nelson.

Album - Rick Is Twenty-One - 1961.

CHORUS:

E A

Yeah, you're a sure fire bet to win my lips.

E B

A sure fire bet to win my heart.

E A

A sure fire bet to make me start..

E B E

to fall in love with you.

#1.

E A E

Cause you've got everything to make my heart sing.

B E A E

You've got those dreamy eyes that promise par.a.dise.

A E

And when you hold my hand, baby, it's oh, so, grand..

F# B

and the odds get greater, that you'll win me, sooner or later.

CHORUS:

E A

Yeah, you're a sure fire bet to win my lips.

E B

A sure fire bet to win my heart.

E A

A sure fire bet to make me start..

E B E

to fall in love with you.

(INTERLUDE:)

CHORUS:

E A

Yeah, you're a sure fire bet to win my lips.

E B

A sure fire bet to win my heart.

E A

A sure fire bet to make me start..

E B E

to fall in love with you.

#2.

E A E

And when you kiss my lips, baby, I know for sure, not maybe..

B E A E

that I'm in Heaven with an Angel by my side.

E A E

And when I sleep at night, I dream I'm holdin' you tight..

F# B

and I know I don't have a chance, you win..why should I fight?

CHORUS:

E A

Yeah, you're a sure fire bet to win my lips.

E B

A sure fire bet to win my heart.

E A

A sure fire bet to make me start..

E B E

to fall in love with you.

OUTRO:

E A

Yeah, you're a sure fire bet to make me start,

E B E

to fall in love with you.

E A

Yeah, you're a sure fire bet to make me start,

E B E

to fall in love with you.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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