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You Wear It Well

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[Intro]
E ---D------------------Em-----|-------------Em---D/F#-----G---A-------------|
B --------------------------|------------------------------4/6\4--|
G --------------------------|-----------------0-2-4-2/4\2--5/7\5--|
D ------0---0-0h2-0---2/4\2-|--2/4\2--0---2-4---------------------|
A --0h2---2---------2-------|-----------2-------------------------|
E --------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E ---D------------------Em-----|-------------Em---D/F#-----G---A------D2-D2-|
B --------------------------|------------------------------3-3-|
G --------------------------|-----------------0-2-4-2/4\2--2-2-|
D ------0---0-0h2-0---2/4\2-|-2/4\2--0---2-4-------------------|
A --0h2---2---------2-------|----------2-----------------------|
E --------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Verse]
DI hDad nGothing to do on this hot afternoon
But to sAettle down and write you a lDine
I've been mGeaning to phone you but from Minnesota
HAell it's been a very long tDime
You wear it wAell
Em   D/F#  G* A  
A little old fashioned but that's all right G* A
E ----------
NOTE: PLAY THE ABOVE WHEN B -------2--
GOING FROM THE G CHORD G -------2--
TO THE A CHORD. D -------2--
A ---0-2----
E -3--------
[Verse]
WDell DI sGuppose you're thinking I bet he's sinking
Or he wAouldn't get in touch with Dme
Oh GI ain't begging or losing my head
I sAure do want you to kDnow
That you wear it wAell
Em   D/F#*G A  
There ain't a lady in the land so fine, oh my
[Verse]
RDemember tDhem bGasement parties,
Your brother's karate
The aAll day rock and roll shDows
Them hGomesick blues and radical views
HAaven't left a mark on yDou,
You wear it wAell
Em   D/F#*G A  
A little out of time but I don't mind
But DI aDin't forgGetting that you were once mDine
But I bGlew it without even tDryin'
Now I'm eGatin' my heart out
TAryin' to get a letter thrDoughD  
[Instrumental]
A   A   Em   D/F#*G A   D   D   Em  
Em   D/F#*G A  
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on
[Verse]
I'm gonna wriDte abDout the bGirthday gown that I bought in town
When you sAat down and cried on the stDairs
You knew it did not cGost the earth, but for what it's worth
You mAade me feel a millionDaire
And you wear it wAell
Em   D/F#*G A  
Madame Onassis got nothing on you, no no
[Verse]
AnywDay, Dmy cGoffee's cold and I'm getting told
That I gAotta get back to wDork
So when the sGun goes low and you're home all alone
ThAink of me and try not to laDugh
And I wear it wAell
Em   D/F#*G A  
I don't object if you call collect
'Cos I aDin't fDorgGetting that you were once mDine
but I blGew it without even tDryin'
Now I'm eGatin' my heart out tAryin' to get back to Dyou
[Outro]. (CAN PLAY INTRO WITH SLIGHT VARIATION)
D   Em   Em   Em   D/F#*G A  
D   Em   Em   D/F#*G A  
I love ya, I love ya, I love ya, I love ya
D   Em   Em   Em   D/F#*G A  
Oh yeah
D   Em   Em   D/F#*G A  
After all the years I hope it's the same address
D   Em   Em   D/F#*G A  
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on
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The story behind the song

"You Wear It Well" has been seen as an arrangement of "Maggie May," one of Rod Stewart's earlier hits. The song was recorded for his 1972 album Never a Dull Moment. It captures a feeling of looking back on a past relationship, perhaps with a touch of nostalgia and fondness. Playing this song can evoke that bittersweet reflection on love gone by.

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