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I'd Rather Be Sorry:Kris Kristofferson and
Rita Coolidge.
Album - Breakaway - #19 on BB Hot Country,
#81 CANADA RPM and #103 on BB Hot 200 on MONUMENT 
Records in 1974.
INTRO:  D  A  
#1.
If you Dhurt me, you D7won't be the Gfirst or the last
in a lifeAtime of A7many misDtakesA.
But I Dwon't spend toD7morrow reGgretting the past for 
the Achances that A7I didn't DtakeD7.
CHORUS:
Cause GI'll never Aknow til it's Dover.D7...if I'm Gright 
or I'm Awrong loving Dyou.
But I'd Grather be Asorry for Dsomething I've Gdone, than 
for Dsomething that AI didn't Ddo.A  
#2.
When you Dtouch me it's D7easy to Gmake me believe toAmorrow 
won't A7take you aDway.A  
But I'd Dgamble whatD7ever toGmorrow might bring for the Alove 
that I'm A7living toDday.D7  
CHORUS:
And GI'll never Aknow til it's Dover.D7...if I'm Gright 
or I'm Awrong loving Dyou.
But I'd Grather be Asorry for Dsomething I've Gdone, than 
for Dsomething that AI didn't Ddo.A  
#3.
I know Dsomeday that D7I may wake Gup all alone, when the Alove
I beA7lieved in has Ddied.A  
But at Dleast I won't D7wonder what GI might have won, from the
Alifetime that I A7watched going Dby. D7  
CHORUS:
Cause GI'll never Aknow til it's Dover.D7...if I'm Gright 
or I'm Awrong loving Dyou.
But I'd Grather be Asorry for Dsomething I've Gdone, than 
for Dsomething that AI didn't Ddo.
OUTRO:
Yes, I'd Grather be Asorry for Dsomething I've Gdone than for 
Dsomething that AI didn't Gdo.D  
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Id Rather Be Sorry

by Kris Kristofferson

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I'd Rather Be Sorry:Kris Kristofferson and

Rita Coolidge.

Album - Breakaway - #19 on BB Hot Country,

#81 CANADA RPM and #103 on BB Hot 200 on MONUMENT

Records in 1974.

D A

INTRO:

#1.

D D7 G

If you hurt me, you won't be the first or the last

A A7 D A

in a lifetime of many mistakes.

D D7 G

But I won't spend tomorrow regretting the past for

A A7 D D7

the chances that I didn't take.

CHORUS:

G A D D7 G

Cause I'll never know til it's over....if I'm right

A D

or I'm wrong loving you.

G A D G

But I'd rather be sorry for something I've done, than

D A D A

for something that I didn't do.

#2.

D D7 G A

When you touch me it's easy to make me believe tomorrow

A7 D A

won't take you away.

D D7 G A

But I'd gamble whatever tomorrow might bring for the love

A7 D D7

that I'm living today.

CHORUS:

G A D D7 G

And I'll never know til it's over....if I'm right

A D

or I'm wrong loving you.

G A D G

But I'd rather be sorry for something I've done, than

D A D A

for something that I didn't do.

#3.

D D7 G A

I know someday that I may wake up all alone, when the love

A7 D A

I believed in has died.

D D7 G

But at least I won't wonder what I might have won, from the

A A7 D D7

lifetime that I watched going by.

CHORUS:

G A D D7 G

Cause I'll never know til it's over....if I'm right

A D

or I'm wrong loving you.

G A D G

But I'd rather be sorry for something I've done, than

D A D

for something that I didn't do.

OUTRO:

G A D G

Yes, I'd rather be sorry for something I've done than for

D A G D

something that I didn't do.

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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