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“Close But No Cigar”
Lost Dogs
Written by Terry Scott Taylor
Capo on 2nd fret
[Intro]
E       A
[Chorus]
Close but no Acigar, I nearly won her Dheart
I got so Eclose but then my whole world
Fell aApartE  
I thought we were in Alove
We came so Dfar
Now she's with Esomeone else not me
Close but no ciAgar 
[Verse]
Last night I Ekissed her lips
Just like beAfore
But it was Ein her eyes
She wanted something Amore
I never C#said the words I F#mlove you
Almost Bmhad it all but I Bmdropped the ball
And she Ewalked right out the door 
[Chorus]
Close but no Acigar, I nearly won her Dheart
I got so Eclose but then my whole world
Fell aApartE  
I thought we were in Alove
We came so Dfar
Now she's with Esomeone else not me
Close but no Acigar 
[solo: same chords as chorus]
A    D
E    A   E
A    D
E    A
[Verse]
I had to live withEout
What might have Abeen
He made his Eplay
Now she's with Ahim
I'll bet he C#tells her that he F#mloves her
Well Bmheaven knows that I Bmcame this close
But I Ewon't have that chance again 
[Chorus]
Close but no Acigar, I nearly won her Dheart
I got so Eclose but then my whole world
Fell aApartE  
I thought we were in Alove
We came so Dfar
Now she's with Esomeone else not me
Close but no ciAgar 
Now she's with Esomeone else not me
Close but no ciAgar 

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Close But No Cigar

by Lost Dogs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

“Close But No Cigar”

Lost Dogs

Written by Terry Scott Taylor

Capo on 2nd fret

[Intro]

E A

[Chorus]

A D

Close but no cigar, I nearly won her heart

I got so close but then my whole world

A E

Fell apart

I thought we were in love

We came so far

Now she's with someone else not me

Close but no cigar

[Verse]

Last night I kissed her lips

Just like before

But it was in her eyes

She wanted something more

C# F#m

I never said the words I love you

Bm Bm

Almost had it all but I dropped the ball

And she walked right out the door

[Chorus]

A D

Close but no cigar, I nearly won her heart

I got so close but then my whole world

A E

Fell apart

I thought we were in love

We came so far

Now she's with someone else not me

Close but no cigar

[solo: same chords as chorus]

A D

E A E

A D

E A

[Verse]

I had to live without

What might have been

He made his play

Now she's with him

C# F#m

I'll bet he tells her that he loves her

Bm Bm

Well heaven knows that I came this close

But I won't have that chance again

[Chorus]

A D

Close but no cigar, I nearly won her heart

I got so close but then my whole world

A E

Fell apart

I thought we were in love

We came so far

Now she's with someone else not me

Close but no cigar

Now she's with someone else not me

Close but no cigar

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