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[Intro]
G C G    C G
[VERSE 1]
I Emsaw you thereG  C  
You were wearing Gred
You caught me by surEmpriseC  
GI never will forget
GThen you said hello
CHad so much to Gsay
GThen I fell in love
CBut you went Gaway
[CHORUS]
And you say Chold your breathe now Amhoney I'll be home Gsomeday
Don't be Cscared it's only Ammiles keepin' me Gaway
I'll be Cdreamin' of you Amhere until you're Emhome
So say you Clove me, Amand I won't be Glong
[VERSE 2]
GI hear your voice 
CWhen I play that Gsong
And it takes me EmbackG  
CBack into your Garms
GI wish your clothes
CWere still on the Gfloor
GI've got your shirt
CBut I need you Gmore
[CHORUS]
And you say Chold your breathe now Amhoney I'll be home someGday
Don't be Cscared it's only Ammiles keepin' me aGway
I'll be Cdreamin' of you Amhere until you're Emhome
So say you Clove me, Amand I won't be Glong
[BRIDGE]
I won't be Clong but I don't Amwant to have to Gwait
To hear your Cvoice, To touch your Amskin, To see your Gface
It wasn't Chard for you to Amtake my breathe aGway
So say you Clove me
[CHORUS]
BmYou say Chold your breathe now Amhoney I'll be home someGday
Don't be Cscared it's only Ammiles keepin' me aGway
GI'll be Cdreamin' of you Amhere until you're Emhome
So say you Clove me, Amand I won't be Emlong
So say you Clove me, Amand I won't be Glong

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I Wont Be Long

by Mae Valley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C G

[VERSE 1]

Em G C

I saw you there

You were wearing red

Em C

You caught me by surprise

I never will forget

Then you said hello

C G

Had so much to say

Then I fell in love

C G

But you went away

[CHORUS]

C Am G

And you say hold your breathe now honey I'll be home someday

C Am G

Don't be scared it's only miles keepin' me away

C Am Em

I'll be dreamin' of you here until you're home

C Am G

So say you love me, and I won't be long

[VERSE 2]

I hear your voice

C G

When I play that song

Em G

And it takes me back

C G

Back into your arms

I wish your clothes

C G

Were still on the floor

I've got your shirt

C G

But I need you more

[CHORUS]

C Am G

And you say hold your breathe now honey I'll be home someday

C Am G

Don't be scared it's only miles keepin' me away

C Am Em

I'll be dreamin' of you here until you're home

C Am G

So say you love me, and I won't be long

[BRIDGE]

C Am G

I won't be long but I don't want to have to wait

C Am G

To hear your voice, To touch your skin, To see your face

C Am G

It wasn't hard for you to take my breathe away

So say you love me

[CHORUS]

Bm C Am G

You say hold your breathe now honey I'll be home someday

C Am G

Don't be scared it's only miles keepin' me away

G C Am Em

I'll be dreamin' of you here until you're home

C Am Em

So say you love me, and I won't be long

C Am G

So say you love me, and I won't be long

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