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Maggie Reilly - Always You
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:  C   Em    F   C   Em    F   C   Em    F  C  
When we were Fchildren
CYou and Gme, the Fpack
When CI tried to hide and Flost my Cway
DmYou'd come running Cback
Swimming in a Friver
CFell into the Fsand
And CI Gthought FI Gdrowned
But Dmyou held out your Chand
CHORUS:
'Cause it was always Fyou
CAlways Fyou
And when the Cnight was Emcold and I Fneeded a Cshoulder
It was, Dmalways Cyou
Remember Fschooldays
I Cfound this GphotoFgraph
That Cinnocent look on your Fsmiling Cface
DeDmsigned to make me Claugh
And if my heart was Fbroken
By Csome young cavaFlier
When CI Gcried Fall Gnight
DmYou would dry my Ctears
CHORUS:  
'Cause it was always Fyou
CAlways Fyou
And when the Cnight was Emcold and I Fneeded a Cshoulder
It was, Dmalways Cyou
CHORUS:  
'Cause it was always Fyou
CAlways Fyou
And when the Cnight was Emcold and I Fneeded a Cshoulder
It was, Dmalways Cyou
BRIDGE:
AbI couldn't see you, I was Eblooking out too farF#  
I opened up my eyes, and Gmdarling there you are
    C  FOoh ooh ooh ooh CheyF  
CHey yay yay heyF  C  
CHORUS:  (repeat & fade 4th time)
'Cause it was always Fyou
             (hush my baby)
CAlways Fyou
(don't be blue)
And when the Cnight was Emcold and I Fneeded a Cshoulder
             (hush my baby)
It was, Dmalways Cyou

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Always You

by Maggie Reilly

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Maggie Reilly - Always You

CAPO: 4th Fret

C Em F C Em F C Em F C

INTRO:

When we were children

C G F

You and me, the pack

C F C

When I tried to hide and lost my way

Dm C

You'd come running back

Swimming in a river

C F

Fell into the sand

C G F G

And I thought I drowned

Dm C

But you held out your hand

CHORUS:

'Cause it was always you

C F

Always you

C Em F C

And when the night was cold and I needed a shoulder

Dm C

It was, always you

Remember schooldays

C G F

I found this photograph

C F C

That innocent look on your smiling face

Dm C

Designed to make me laugh

And if my heart was broken

C F

By some young cavalier

C G F G

When I cried all night

Dm C

You would dry my tears

CHORUS:

'Cause it was always you

C F

Always you

C Em F C

And when the night was cold and I needed a shoulder

Dm C

It was, always you

CHORUS:

'Cause it was always you

C F

Always you

C Em F C

And when the night was cold and I needed a shoulder

Dm C

It was, always you

BRIDGE:

Ab Eb F#

I couldn't see you, I was looking out too far

I opened up my eyes, and darling there you are

C F C F

Ooh ooh ooh ooh hey

C F C

Hey yay yay hey

CHORUS: (repeat & fade 4th time)

'Cause it was always you

(hush my baby)

C F

Always you

(don't be blue)

C Em F C

And when the night was cold and I needed a shoulder

(hush my baby)

Dm C

It was, always you

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