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Terrible Tangled Web 
Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
[Intro]
C  F  F#  G  G7  G  G7  C  F  G
[Verse 1]
CYou've got a Gway of Cmaking me blue 
DYou've got a way of hurtin' me D7too
GOh what a terrible G7tangled Gweb we Cweave   FDon't Gwe
CWell you've got a Ggentlemen Con the side 
And Dyou've got a friend that you're D7trying to hide 
GOh what a terrible Ftangled Gweb we Cweave FDon't Cwe 
We Fboth got a way of Fmgoing our Gway 
A Cknowing course gets Agreater eA7ach day 
And DI know you know you kD7now we both Gdeceive   FDon't Gwe 
CWe've got a Gway of Cliving a lie 
And Dlife's got a way of D7making us cry 
GOh what a terrible tG7angled Gweb we Cweave   D7Don't Gwe 
[Riff]
C G C  D D7 G G7 G C G C   F  C
Why Fdo we have to settle Gfor it 
CHow can we take Atoo much A7more of it
DFigures we both D7lack the nerve to Gleave   DDon't Gwe
Now CWe've got a Gway of Cliving a lie 
And lDife's got a way of D7making us cry 
GOh what a terrible G7tangled Gweb we Cweave   FDon't Cwe 
GOh what a terrible G7tangled Gweb we Cweave   FDon't CweG  C  
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Terrible Tangled Web

by Bobbie Gentry

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Terrible Tangled Web

Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell

[Intro]

C F F# G G7 G G7 C F G

[Verse 1]

C G C

You've got a way of making me blue

D D7

You've got a way of hurtin' me too

G G7 G C F G

Oh what a terrible tangled web we weave Don't we

C G C

Well you've got a gentlemen on the side

D D7

And you've got a friend that you're trying to hide

G F G C F C

Oh what a terrible tangled web we weave Don't we

F Fm G

We both got a way of going our way

C A A7

A knowing course gets greater each day

D D7 G F G

And I know you know you know we both deceive Don't we

C G C

We've got a way of living a lie

D D7

And life's got a way of making us cry

G G7 G C D7 G

Oh what a terrible tangled web we weave Don't we

[Riff]

C G C D D7 G G7 G C G C F C

F G

Why do we have to settle for it

C A A7

How can we take too much more of it

D D7 G D G

Figures we both lack the nerve to leave Don't we

C G C

Now We've got a way of living a lie

D D7

And life's got a way of making us cry

G G7 G C F C

Oh what a terrible tangled web we weave Don't we

G G7 G C F C G C

Oh what a terrible tangled web we weave Don't we

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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