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CAll the love you promised would be mine Fforever
I Cwould have bet my bottom dollar G7on
Well Cit sure turned out to be a short Fforever
Just Conce I turned my G7back and you were Cgone
From now on all my friends are gonna be Fstrangers 
I'm all Cthrough ever trusting G7anyone
The only Cthing I can count on now is my Ffingers
I was a Cfool believing in G7you and now you are Cgone
It amazes me not knowing any Fbetter
Than to Cthink I had a love that would be G7true
Why I Cshould be taken out tarred and Ffeathered 
To have Clet myself be G7taken in by Cyou

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Gonna Be Strangers

by Ernest Tubb

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C F

All the love you promised would be mine forever

C G7

I would have bet my bottom dollar on

C F

Well it sure turned out to be a short forever

C G7 C

Just once I turned my back and you were gone

From now on all my friends are gonna be strangers

C G7

I'm all through ever trusting anyone

C F

The only thing I can count on now is my fingers

C G7 C

I was a fool believing in you and now you are gone

It amazes me not knowing any better

C G7

Than to think I had a love that would be true

C F

Why I should be taken out tarred and feathered

C G7 C

To have let myself be taken in by you

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