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[Verse 1]
DI cry Etears of Aemotion
DTo spread Eacross the AU.S.A
DAin't no suEnshine cowboy
In your Apockets
I'll make my own waBy while I Eplay
[Verse 2]
ABaby you forgot you're living
Someone covered Dup your eyes
EIn my way at least I'm Agiving
EWhat I love, am I Awise?
[Chorus]
There's Dgonna be Esome Aconfusion
And thDere's gonna Ebe a Aday
DYou'll raise your Eeyes
And you'll Alook to the skies
And you'll Bpray, while I Eplay
[Verse 3]
AI am my father's son
Or that is Dwhat I heard
EMaybe I got it Awrong
EI didn't mean a Aword
EYou got my face and AI'll play your ace
EPretend I haven't Aheard
[Chorus]
There's Dgonna be Esome Aconfusion
And thDere's gonna Ebe a Aday
YouD'll raise your Eeyes
And loAok to the skies
And you'll Bpray, oh while I Eplay
[Verse 4]
AI am a minstrel
That is all I Dwant to be
EI'll play inside your Asoul
EI'll show you to yAourself
EI'll fill your head witAh wild emotions
EA symphony in weAalth
[Chorus]
ThereD's gonna be Esome cAonfusion
And tDhere's gonna Ebe a Aday
YDou'll raise your Eeyes
And loAok to the skies
And you'll Bpray, while I Eplay
[Verse 5]
AI will take my leave
I gotta mDove on time
EI played inside your Asoul
EI made you sing Aalong
EI will return to Afind out
EIf the melody was Awrong
[Chorus]
There's Dgonna be Esome cAonfusion
And Dthere's gonna Ebe a dAay
YDou'll raise your Eeyes
And lAook to the skies
And you'll Bpray, while I Eplay, while I play

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While I Play

by Bee Gees

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[Verse 1]

D E A

I cry tears of emotion

D E A

To spread across the U.S.A

D E

Ain't no sunshine cowboy

In your pockets

B E

I'll make my own way while I play

[Verse 2]

Baby you forgot you're living

Someone covered up your eyes

E A

In my way at least I'm giving

E A

What I love, am I wise?

[Chorus]

D E A

There's gonna be some confusion

D E A

And there's gonna be a day

D E

You'll raise your eyes

And you'll look to the skies

B E

And you'll pray, while I play

[Verse 3]

I am my father's son

Or that is what I heard

E A

Maybe I got it wrong

E A

I didn't mean a word

E A

You got my face and I'll play your ace

E A

Pretend I haven't heard

[Chorus]

D E A

There's gonna be some confusion

D E A

And there's gonna be a day

D E

You'll raise your eyes

And look to the skies

B E

And you'll pray, oh while I play

[Verse 4]

I am a minstrel

That is all I want to be

E A

I'll play inside your soul

E A

I'll show you to yourself

E A

I'll fill your head with wild emotions

E A

A symphony in wealth

[Chorus]

D E A

There's gonna be some confusion

D E A

And there's gonna be a day

D E

You'll raise your eyes

And look to the skies

B E

And you'll pray, while I play

[Verse 5]

I will take my leave

I gotta move on time

E A

I played inside your soul

E A

I made you sing along

E A

I will return to find out

E A

If the melody was wrong

[Chorus]

D E A

There's gonna be some confusion

D E A

And there's gonna be a day

D E

You'll raise your eyes

And look to the skies

B E

And you'll pray, while I play, while I play

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