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Cup O Tea

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CI don't want to be the fiery sun
FI just want to be your candle Choney
FI just want to be your Ccandle baby
G7Let the sun shine Con
CI don't want to be the deep blue sea
FI just want to be your  Ccup of tea
FI just want to be your  Ccup of tea
G7Let the sea rage Con
FLet the waves G7roll and pound
FLet the sun Cburn the ground
Emlet this whole world Froll around
G7I'll be happy just to have your loving
CI don't want to be like a big freight train
FI just want to be your Cwalking cane
FI just want to be your Cwalking cane
G7You can lean on Cme
CI don't want to be like a bird in the air
FI just want to be your Crocking chair
FI just want to be your Crocking chair
G7Baby sit by Cme
Flet the trains G7roll on by
FLeave it up to the Cbirds to fly
Emlong as you say Fyou'll be mine
G7I'll be happy just to have your loving
CI don't want to be like the deep blue sea
FI just want to be your Ccup of tea
FI just want to be your Ccup of tea
G7Let the sea rage Con

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Cup O Tea

by Don Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

I don't want to be the fiery sun

F C

I just want to be your candle honey

F C

I just want to be your candle baby

G7 C

Let the sun shine on

I don't want to be the deep blue sea

F C

I just want to be your cup of tea

F C

I just want to be your cup of tea

G7 C

Let the sea rage on

F G7

Let the waves roll and pound

F C

Let the sun burn the ground

Em F

let this whole world roll around

I'll be happy just to have your loving

I don't want to be like a big freight train

F C

I just want to be your walking cane

F C

I just want to be your walking cane

G7 C

You can lean on me

I don't want to be like a bird in the air

F C

I just want to be your rocking chair

F C

I just want to be your rocking chair

G7 C

Baby sit by me

F G7

let the trains roll on by

F C

Leave it up to the birds to fly

Em F

long as you say you'll be mine

I'll be happy just to have your loving

I don't want to be like the deep blue sea

F C

I just want to be your cup of tea

F C

I just want to be your cup of tea

G7 C

Let the sea rage on

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