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On Second Thought:Eddie Rabbitt.
#1 on CANADIAN RPM Country and #1
on BB Hot Country on CAPITOL Records
in 1989.
INTRO:  E   E7   D  A  
#1.
ASometimes a man does things without half Dthinkin'Bm..
and Ewhat I saw I E7did not underAstand.E  
I Acalled you names and said some things that Dhurt youBm.
And in the Dheat I started Ewalkin' out that Adoor.
CHORUS:
But on Dsecond thought I'll just turn aAround here in my tracks
and walk Eback into your arms where I beAlong..I was A7wrong.
On Dsecond thought, I Aapologize for what I've done,
cause you're the Eonly one I'll E7always be in Dlove Awith.
INTERLUDE:  E   E7   D  A  
#2.
I Aknow it's not your fault that you're so Dpretty.Bm.
and Ethat you turn the E7head of every Aman..I underEstand.
But when I Asaw you dancing with him I just Dlost it.Bm  
I started Dthinkin', I don't Elove you anyAmore.
CHORUS:
But on Dsecond thought I'll just turn aAround here in my tracks
and walk Eback into your arms where I beAlong..I was A7wrong.
On Dsecond thought, I Aapologize for what I've done,
cause you're the Eonly one I'll E7always be in Dlove Awith.
INTERLUDE:  E   E7   DA..A  D   E  A  
#3.
But when I Asaw you dancing with him I just Dlost it.Bm  
I started Dthinkin' I don't Elove you anyAmore.
CHORUS:
But on Dsecond thought I'll just turn aAround here in my tracks
and walk Eback into your arms where I beAlong..I was A7wrong.
On Dsecond thought, I Aapologize for what I've done,
cause you're the Eonly one I'll E7always be in Dlove Awith.
OUTRO:
Yes, you're the Eonly one I'll E7always be in Dlove Awith..(Fade.)
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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On Second Thought

by Eddie Rabbitt

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On Second Thought:Eddie Rabbitt.

#1 on CANADIAN RPM Country and #1

on BB Hot Country on CAPITOL Records

in 1989.

E E7 D A

INTRO:

#1.

A D Bm

Sometimes a man does things without half thinkin'..

E E7 A E

and what I saw I did not understand.

A D Bm

I called you names and said some things that hurt you.

D E A

And in the heat I started walkin' out that door.

CHORUS:

D A

But on second thought I'll just turn around here in my tracks

E A A7

and walk back into your arms where I belong..I was wrong.

D A

On second thought, I apologize for what I've done,

E E7 D A

cause you're the only one I'll always be in love with.

E E7 D A

INTERLUDE:

#2.

A D Bm

I know it's not your fault that you're so pretty..

E E7 A E

and that you turn the head of every man..I understand.

A D Bm

But when I saw you dancing with him I just lost it.

D E A

I started thinkin', I don't love you anymore.

CHORUS:

D A

But on second thought I'll just turn around here in my tracks

E A A7

and walk back into your arms where I belong..I was wrong.

D A

On second thought, I apologize for what I've done,

E E7 D A

cause you're the only one I'll always be in love with.

E E7 D D E A

INTERLUDE: A..A

#3.

A D Bm

But when I saw you dancing with him I just lost it.

D E A

I started thinkin' I don't love you anymore.

CHORUS:

D A

But on second thought I'll just turn around here in my tracks

E A A7

and walk back into your arms where I belong..I was wrong.

D A

On second thought, I apologize for what I've done,

E E7 D A

cause you're the only one I'll always be in love with.

OUTRO:

E E7 D A

Yes, you're the only one I'll always be in love with..(Fade.)

An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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