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Ribs And Things

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Intro 
VerCse 1
If Amyou let me hE7old you I Fthink you'd undCerstand
MAmy hearts burniE7ng for you in Fa way no othGers can
AnCd I may not be peC7rfect 
BFut if you'll call me youFmr man
I pCromise that I'll do Gthe best I cCan
Verse 2
WAmhen you say my naE7me 
It feFels like time is standCing still
IAm'd never want to spE7eed it up 
I Fhaven't got the wGill
Though he may geCt tickets
When he's too C7quick
It's my heFart that pays the bFmill
I Cthink I'll just let Gtime stand stCill
Chorus
I Dmthought my heart it was well proG7tected
BehDmind my ribs right where I hG7ad left it 
But, I Dm7should've known that C12 C/Bor so AmboneGs 
Wouldn't be eDm7nough to hide my lG7ove
*Whistle*
AmChoE7rusF  C  Am  E7  F  G  C  C7  F  Fm  C  G  C  
I Dmthought my heart it was well proG7tected
BehDmind my ribs right where I hG7ad left it 
But, I Dm7should've known that C12 C/Bor so AmboneGs 
Wouldn't be eDm7nough to hide my lG7ove
Oh, weCll I know that I'm not pC7erfect 
But if Fyou'll call me your Fmman
I Cpromise that I'll dGo the best I Ccan
End

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Ribs And Things

by Rusty Clanton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm7

C/B

Intro

Verse 1

Am E7 F C

If you let me hold you I think you'd understand

Am E7 F G

My hearts burning for you in a way no others can

C C7

And I may not be perfect

F Fm

But if you'll call me your man

C G C

I promise that I'll do the best I can

Verse 2

Am E7

When you say my name

F C

It feels like time is standing still

Am E7

I'd never want to speed it up

F G

I haven't got the will

Though he may get tickets

When he's too quick

F Fm

It's my heart that pays the bill

C G C

I think I'll just let time stand still

Chorus

Dm G7

I thought my heart it was well protected

Dm G7

Behind my ribs right where I had left it

Dm7 C C/B Am G

But, I should've known that 12 or so bones

Dm7 G7

Wouldn't be enough to hide my love

*Whistle*

Am E7 F C Am E7 F G C C7 F Fm C G C

Chorus

Dm G7

I thought my heart it was well protected

Dm G7

Behind my ribs right where I had left it

Dm7 C C/B Am G

But, I should've known that 12 or so bones

Dm7 G7

Wouldn't be enough to hide my love

C C7

Oh, well I know that I'm not perfect

F Fm

But if you'll call me your man

C G C

I promise that I'll do the best I can

End

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