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The Opposite:Bobby Vee.
Album - The Essential And Collectable
Bobby Vee - on LIBERTY Records in 1998.
(Single from 1966.)
INTRO: A  
#1.
AEverybody knows that the world is round
and Dwhat goes up has to come back down.
Well, I Awonder Dbwhat everyGbmbody would Ddo,
if the Bopposite were only DtrueE.
#2.
If the Aworld were square and they also found
that Dwhat went up never did come down.
It would Abe too Dbgood, just too Gbmgood to be Dtrue,
cause then Ayou'd love me and I Ewouldn't love AyouD.A  
CHORUS:
Ahhh, Dbyou'd be the one that Gbmbegged for a date, DbI'd 
be the one to Gbmshow up late.
BYou'd be the one to Ecry every night and Bthat 
would really serve you Eright.
#3.
Ahhh, but the Aworld is round, it's so very round,
and Dwhat goes up has to come back down.
So, Auntil the Dbday that the Gbmopposite's Dtrue,
there is Breally nothin' EI can Dbdo..exDcept to keep on 
Elovin' Ayou.D  A  
CHORUS:
Ahhh, Dbyou'd be the one that Gbmbegged for a date, DbI'd 
be the one to Gbmshow up late.
BYou'd be the one to Ecry every night and Bthat 
                       E.......F
would really serve you right.
#4.
Ahhh, but the Bbworld is round, it's so very round,
and Ebwhat goes up has to come back down.
So, Bbuntil the Dday that the Gmopposite's Ebtrue,
there is Creally nothin' FI can Ddo..exEbcept to keep on 
Flovin' Bbyou.
OUTRO:
EbExcept to go on Flovin' Bbyou..Gm7yeah, I Ebguess I'll keep
on Flovin' Bbyou..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Opposite

by Bobby Vee

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Gbm

Gm7

The Opposite:Bobby Vee.

Album - The Essential And Collectable

Bobby Vee - on LIBERTY Records in 1998.

(Single from 1966.)

INTRO:

#1.

Everybody knows that the world is round

and what goes up has to come back down.

A Db Gbm D

Well, I wonder what everybody would do,

B D E

if the opposite were only true.

#2.

If the world were square and they also found

that what went up never did come down.

A Db Gbm D

It would be too good, just too good to be true,

A E A D A

cause then you'd love me and I wouldn't love you.

CHORUS:

Db Gbm Db

Ahhh, you'd be the one that begged for a date, I'd

Gbm

be the one to show up late.

B E B

You'd be the one to cry every night and that

would really serve you right.

#3.

Ahhh, but the world is round, it's so very round,

and what goes up has to come back down.

A Db Gbm D

So, until the day that the opposite's true,

B E Db D

there is really nothin' I can do..except to keep on

E A D A

lovin' you.

CHORUS:

Db Gbm Db

Ahhh, you'd be the one that begged for a date, I'd

Gbm

be the one to show up late.

B E B

You'd be the one to cry every night and that

E.......F

would really serve you right.

#4.

Ahhh, but the world is round, it's so very round,

and what goes up has to come back down.

Bb D Gm Eb

So, until the day that the opposite's true,

C F D Eb

there is really nothin' I can do..except to keep on

F Bb

lovin' you.

OUTRO:

Eb F Bb Gm7 Eb

Except to go on lovin' you..yeah, I guess I'll keep

F Bb

on lovin' you..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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