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Burn Like A Rocket

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GSomeone wave goodbye 
Come and wave goodbye
CI'll be leaving won't you hold the Gdoor
Well if I D7said I loved you well CI don't love you anyGmore
I know it's gonna hurt
But you treated me like dirt
I Calways repaid every debt I Gowed 
Well if you D7think you're lucky well Cyou're not lucky anyGmore
Well we Cburned like a Grocket
You said you Cloved me just like I Glove you
But find a Cdime in youGr pocket
And Cyou're on the phone to D7someone new
Well we Cburned like a Grocket
You said you Cloved me just like I Glove you
But find a Cdime in youGr pocket
And Cyou're on the phone to D7someone new
GSomeone had to break 
One of us had to break
Now CI do without all the things I need you Gfor 
Well if I D7said I love you well I Cdon't love you anyGmore
Oh yes if I D7said I love you well I Cdon't love you anyGmore

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Burn Like A Rocket

by Billy Joe Royal

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Someone wave goodbye

Come and wave goodbye

C G

I'll be leaving won't you hold the door

D7 C G

Well if I said I loved you well I don't love you anymore

I know it's gonna hurt

But you treated me like dirt

C G

I always repaid every debt I owed

D7 C G

Well if you think you're lucky well you're not lucky anymore

C G

Well we burned like a rocket

C G

You said you loved me just like I love you

C G

But find a dime in your pocket

C D7

And you're on the phone to someone new

C G

Well we burned like a rocket

C G

You said you loved me just like I love you

C G

But find a dime in your pocket

C D7

And you're on the phone to someone new

Someone had to break

One of us had to break

C G

Now I do without all the things I need you for

D7 C G

Well if I said I love you well I don't love you anymore

D7 C G

Oh yes if I said I love you well I don't love you anymore

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