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CI know you'll never love me the G7way I love you
And I'll always be second Cbest to you
But in my heart I'd rather have just G7part of you
Than all of someone else for there's no one else like Cyou
I'd Frather be the second one you've Cloved than not to know
This D7feeling that I get each time you G7let me hold you close
CAnd anything to keep you with me G7I would do
I'm glad that I can be second best to Cyou
If it's wrong to worship you then G7wrong I'll be
No one else can do the things you Cdo to me
And just what little time that you can G7spend with me
Means more than all the rest though I'm only second Cbest
I'd Frather be the second one you've Cloved than not to know
This D7feeling that I get each time you G7let me hold you close
CAnd anything to keep you with me G7I would do
I'm glad that I can be second best to Cyou

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Second Best

by Jean Shepard

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C G7

I know you'll never love me the way I love you

And I'll always be second best to you

But in my heart I'd rather have just part of you

Than all of someone else for there's no one else like you

F C

I'd rather be the second one you've loved than not to know

D7 G7

This feeling that I get each time you let me hold you close

C G7

And anything to keep you with me I would do

I'm glad that I can be second best to you

If it's wrong to worship you then wrong I'll be

No one else can do the things you do to me

And just what little time that you can spend with me

Means more than all the rest though I'm only second best

F C

I'd rather be the second one you've loved than not to know

D7 G7

This feeling that I get each time you let me hold you close

C G7

And anything to keep you with me I would do

I'm glad that I can be second best to you

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