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My Only Friend

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[Verse 1]
CBillie you're a Dmiracle
and GGod knows I need Cone
CSing me something Dterrible
that Geven dawn may Ccome
You and Amme, we don't beClieve
in happy Dendings
[Chorus]
DHey, Lady GDay,
can you Csave my life this Dtime?
Can you Dcry so Gbeautifully
you Cmake my troubles Drhyme?
DHey, Lady GDay,
can you Csave my life aDgain?
   DMy only Glove has gone aCway
Will you Dbe my only Afriend?
[Verse 2]
CBillie you're a Dgenius
eGnough to be a Cfool
A Cfool to gamble Deverything
and Gnever know the Crules
CSome of us can Donly live
in Gsongs of love and Ctrouble
AmSome of us can Conly live in Dbubbles
[Chorus]
DHey, Lady GDay,
can you Csave my life this Dtime?
Can you Dcry so Gbeautifully
you Cmake my troubles Drhyme?
DHey, Lady GDay,
can you Csave my life aDgain?
   DMy only Glove has gone aCway
Will you Dbe my only Afriend?

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My Only Friend

by The Magnetic Fields

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[Verse 1]

C D

Billie you're a miracle

G C

and God knows I need one

C D

Sing me something terrible

G C

that even dawn may come

Am C

You and me, we don't believe

in happy endings

[Chorus]

D G

Hey, Lady Day,

C D

can you save my life this time?

D G

Can you cry so beautifully

C D

you make my troubles rhyme?

D G

Hey, Lady Day,

C D

can you save my life again?

D G C

My only love has gone away

D A

Will you be my only friend?

[Verse 2]

C D

Billie you're a genius

G C

enough to be a fool

C D

A fool to gamble everything

G C

and never know the rules

C D

Some of us can only live

G C

in songs of love and trouble

Am C D

Some of us can only live in bubbles

[Chorus]

D G

Hey, Lady Day,

C D

can you save my life this time?

D G

Can you cry so beautifully

C D

you make my troubles rhyme?

D G

Hey, Lady Day,

C D

can you save my life again?

D G C

My only love has gone away

D A

Will you be my only friend?

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