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While You Were Gone

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[Intro]
D, G, D
[Verse 1]
DI guess you've noticed there's been some 
changes made 'round hGere
ALike that smile on her face that no oGne's 
sAeen in yeDars
DYou really should have called this time but 
Gthat's just noD/F#t your Emway
AAnd that smile's not the onGly changes sAhe's 
maDde
[Chorus]
While yGou wAere gDone out painting the toGwn
You wouldn't belAieve what her heart has 
founDd
GYou lAeft the dDoor open too loGngD/F#  Em  
And true love walked iDn while yAou were goDne
[Verse 2]
He don't hDurt her just to see if he cGan
And He aAlways considers her when hGe's 
makiAng pDlans
Oh I know that this all sounds strange forG  
sD/F#omeone like Emyou
But he does lAots of things that yGou would 
neAver Ddo
[Chorus]
While yGou wAere gDone out painting the toGwn
You wouldn't belAieve what her heart has 
founDd
GYou lAeft the dDoor open too loGngD/F#  Em  
And true love walked iDn while yAou were goDne
[Outro]
GYou lAeft the dDoor open too loGngD/F#  Em  
And true love walked iDn while yAou were goDne

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While You Were Gone

by Presley & Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

D, G, D

[Verse 1]

I guess you've noticed there's been some

changes made 'round here

A G

Like that smile on her face that no one's

A D

seen in years

You really should have called this time but

G D/F# Em

that's just not your way

A G A

And that smile's not the only changes she's

made

[Chorus]

G A D G

While you were gone out painting the town

You wouldn't believe what her heart has

found

G A D G D/F# Em

You left the door open too long

D A D

And true love walked in while you were gone

[Verse 2]

D G

He don't hurt her just to see if he can

A G

And He always considers her when he's

A D

making plans

Oh I know that this all sounds strange for

D/F# Em

someone like you

A G

But he does lots of things that you would

A D

never do

[Chorus]

G A D G

While you were gone out painting the town

You wouldn't believe what her heart has

found

G A D G D/F# Em

You left the door open too long

D A D

And true love walked in while you were gone

[Outro]

G A D G D/F# Em

You left the door open too long

D A D

And true love walked in while you were gone

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