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Exactly Like You

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Intro Verse:
 D         A7       G       A7  A7/9              D6  Cdim  
I used to have a per - fect sweet - heart --
            Em7    A7      A7+5       DCim
Not a real one,   just a dream;
A Em7won - der - ful Gdimvis - ion of Em7us   G/Bas a  tA7eam.
   D         A7          G   A7  A7/9         D6  Cdim  
Can you im - ag - ine how  I feel now?
Love is Em7real now,   A7   A7+5it's i - dB7eal;
You're Em7just A7what I wDan - B7ted,
           Em7            A7          Cdim       A7  A7+5
And now it's nice to live, par - a - dise to live.
Melody:
DI know wGhy Em7I've wDaited, kE7now why ID9've bA7een bE7lue;
PrA7ayed each niGght for sAome - one    Em7  A7ex - aDct - Em7ly Fdimlike yDou.A7sus4  
DWhy should Gwe sEm7pend mDon - ey E7on a sD9how A7or tE7wo?
A7No one dGoes tFdimhose lA7ove scenes Em7ex - aDct - Gly Fdimlike yDou.
Bridge:
D9You Am7make D7me fG6eel so grand,Edim  
I wA7ant to hEm7and the woDrld to yGou;D  
You sF#7eem  Bm7to Gunderstand Gdim  
Each fA7oolish little scDM7heme I'm scD6hem - ing,
Em7Dream I'm dA7ream - A7+5ing.
DNow I kGnow Em7why mDoth - er tE7aught me D9to A7be tE7rue --
A7She meant Gme Fdimfor sA7omeone Em7ex -aDct - Gly Fdimlike yDou.
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Exactly Like You

by Ruth Etting

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cdim

Em7

A7+5

Gdim

G/B

Fdim

A7sus4

Am7

Edim

F#7

Bm7

DM7

Intro Verse:

D A7 G A7 A7 D6 Cdim

I used to have a per - fect sweet - heart --

Em7 A7 A7+5 D

Cim

Not a real one, just a dream;

Em7 Gdim Em7 G/B A7

A won - der - ful vis - ion of us as a team.

D A7 G A7 A7 D6 Cdim

Can you im - ag - ine how I feel now?

Em7 A7 A7+5 B7

Love is real now, it's i - deal;

Em7 A7 D B7

You're just what I wan - ted,

Em7 A7 Cdim A7 A7

And now it's nice to live, par - a - dise to live.

Melody:

D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7

I know why I've waited, know why I've been blue;

A7 G A Em7 A7 D Em7 Fdim D A7sus4

Prayed each night for some - one ex - act - ly like you.

D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7

Why should we spend mon - ey on a show or two?

A7 G Fdim A7 Em7 D G Fdim D

No one does those love scenes ex - act - ly like you.

Bridge:

D9 Am7 D7 G6 Edim

You make me feel so grand,

A7 Em7 D G D

I want to hand the world to you;

F#7 Bm7 G Gdim

You seem to understand

A7 DM7 D6

Each foolish little scheme I'm schem - ing,

Em7 A7 A7+5

Dream I'm dream - ing.

D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7

Now I know why moth - er taught me to be true --

A7 G Fdim A7 Em7 D G Fdim D

She meant me for someone ex -act - ly like you.

The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy

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