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Never An Everyday Thing:Eli Bonaparte.
On DECCA Records in 1970.
[Intro]
D Dbm D Bm G E A Bm G D
[Verse 1]
You’re Aout with the Dcrowd every Anight, 
(ooo-Dooo-ooo-ooo-oooo)
you Afollow the Dbig city lights.
(Dooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oooo)
You Athink that you’re living, you’ve no 
time for Dgiving and Atake just whatever 
you Elike.
[Bridge]
But, Bmbaby, it’s not like they say, (baby, 
it’s not like they say) cause Glove doesn’t 
come everyday (love doesn’t come everyday)
ELivin’ is one thing, but love is something, 
you can’t let a chance slip aAway.
[Chorus]
DSlow down, not too Gbmfast, Bmhold on and Gmake it Elast. 
When Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an everyday Dthing. 
DSlow down, take your Gbmtime, Bmhold on, Gand you’ll Efind 
that when Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an everyday Dthing.
[Verse 2]
AMaybe you think Dlove's a Agame..(doo-doo-Ddoo-doo)
the Apeople you Dmeet are the Asame..(doo-doo-Ddoo-doo) 
AOne day you Dchoose them, the Anext day you Dlose them, 
and Anever remember their Enames.
[Bridge]
But, Bmbaby, you’ve got to believe, Glove is a thing to 
(Gbaby, you’ve got to believe)
Gachieve..(love is a thing to achieve)  
EDon’t be in doubt, love, you can’t live without love,  
it’s something that everyone Aneeds.
[Chorus]
DSlow down, not too Gbmfast, Bmhold on and Gmake it Elast. 
When Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an everyday Dthing. 
DSlow down, take your Gbmtime, Bmhold on, Gand you’ll Efind 
that when Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an everyday Dthing.
[Chorus]
DSlow down, not too Gbmfast, Bmhold on and Gmake it Elast. 
When Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an everyday Dthing. 
DSlow down, take your Gbmtime, Bmhold on, Gand you’ll Efind 
that when Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an Gbeveryday BmthingE.
[Outro]
When Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an Aeveryday....
Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an Aeveryday....
Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an Gbeveryday Bmthing. E  
When Dlove Bmcomes it’s Gnever an Aeveryday....
Dlove Bmcomes....(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Never An Everyday Thing

by Eli Bonaparte

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Dbm

Gbm

Never An Everyday Thing:Eli Bonaparte.

On DECCA Records in 1970.

[Intro]

D Dbm D Bm G E A Bm G D

[Verse 1]

A D A

You’re out with the crowd every night,

(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oooo)

A D

you follow the big city lights.

(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oooo)

You think that you’re living, you’ve no

D A

time for giving and take just whatever

you like.

[Bridge]

But, baby, it’s not like they say, (baby,

it’s not like they say) cause love doesn’t

come everyday (love doesn’t come everyday)

Livin’ is one thing, but love is something,

you can’t let a chance slip away.

[Chorus]

D Gbm Bm G E

Slow down, not too fast, hold on and make it last.

D Bm G D

When love comes it’s never an everyday thing.

D Gbm Bm G E

Slow down, take your time, hold on, and you’ll find

D Bm G D

that when love comes it’s never an everyday thing.

[Verse 2]

A D A D

Maybe you think love's a game..(doo-doo-doo-doo)

A D A D

the people you meet are the same..(doo-doo-doo-doo)

A D A D

One day you choose them, the next day you lose them,

A E

and never remember their names.

[Bridge]

Bm G

But, baby, you’ve got to believe, love is a thing to

(baby, you’ve got to believe)

achieve..(love is a thing to achieve)

Don’t be in doubt, love, you can’t live without love,

it’s something that everyone needs.

[Chorus]

D Gbm Bm G E

Slow down, not too fast, hold on and make it last.

D Bm G D

When love comes it’s never an everyday thing.

D Gbm Bm G E

Slow down, take your time, hold on, and you’ll find

D Bm G D

that when love comes it’s never an everyday thing.

[Chorus]

D Gbm Bm G E

Slow down, not too fast, hold on and make it last.

D Bm G D

When love comes it’s never an everyday thing.

D Gbm Bm G E

Slow down, take your time, hold on, and you’ll find

D Bm G Gb Bm E

that when love comes it’s never an everyday thing.

[Outro]

D Bm G A

When love comes it’s never an everyday....

D Bm G A

love comes it’s never an everyday....

D Bm G Gb Bm E

love comes it’s never an everyday thing.

D Bm G A

When love comes it’s never an everyday....

D Bm

love comes....(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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