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[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse]
SGome people say I'm  Done of those guys with the  Cblessings in life over Glooked
Sometimes I feel like the  Dtatter torn pages oCf  some old papDer back book
All the  Cplaces I've played and thDe money I've madEme  still I've goDt  nothing Cto  show
And the  Gonly thing thaDt  I have left in tChe  whole wDide  worlGd is  DmyCou
[Instrumental]
G C G C
[Verse]
You  Gput your whole life intDo  somethin' you love and yCou  never get that one Gbig  break
That'll take you out of the  Dback street bars anCd  put you on centDer  stage
But a  Cmillion tears and Da  million beers haEmve  just aboDut  washed Cme  up
And the  Gonly thing thaDt  I have left in tChe  whole wDide  worlGd is  G7you
[Chorus]
I  Cgave it all DI  had eveGry  night for all thCese  years
PAmourin' out  mDy soul 'til it was  Ggone
I  Cspread myself sDo  thin and I'm juGst  barAmely  hC/Bang inC'  on
But tonight I'm with you and you can  Dcarry me through
Just  Emlo Dve  Cme
'Cuz the  Gonly thing thaDt  I have left in tChe  whole wDide  worlGd is  you
[Instrumental]
G C G C
[Chorus/Outro]
I  Cgave it all DI  had eveGry  night for all thCese  years
PAmourin' out  mDy soul 'til it was  Ggone
I  Cspread myself sDo  thin and I'm juGst  barAmely  hC/Bang inC'  on
But tonight I'm with you and you can  Dcarry me through
Just  Emlo Dve  Cme
Oh the  Gonly thing thaDt  I have left in tChe  whole wDide  worlGd is  you
Yeah, the  Gonly thing thaDt  I have left in tChe  whole wDide  worlGd is  you
TChank God for  GyouC  D  G  

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Only Thing That I Have Left

by Deryl Dodd

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse]

G D C G

Some people say I'm one of those guys with the blessings in life over looked

D C D

Sometimes I feel like the tatter torn pages of some old paper back book

C D Em D C

All the places I've played and the money I've made still I've got nothing to show

G D C D G Dm C

And the only thing that I have left in the whole wide world is you

[Instrumental]

G C G C

[Verse]

G D C G

You put your whole life into somethin' you love and you never get that one big break

D C D

That'll take you out of the back street bars and put you on center stage

C D Em D C

But a million tears and a million beers have just about washed me up

G D C D G G7

And the only thing that I have left in the whole wide world is you

[Chorus]

C D G C

I gave it all I had every night for all these years

Am D G

Pourin' out my soul 'til it was gone

C D G Am C/B C

I spread myself so thin and I'm just barely hang in' on

But tonight I'm with you and you can carry me through

Em D C

Just lo ve me

G D C D G

'Cuz the only thing that I have left in the whole wide world is you

[Instrumental]

G C G C

[Chorus/Outro]

C D G C

I gave it all I had every night for all these years

Am D G

Pourin' out my soul 'til it was gone

C D G Am C/B C

I spread myself so thin and I'm just barely hang in' on

But tonight I'm with you and you can carry me through

Em D C

Just lo ve me

G D C D G

Oh the only thing that I have left in the whole wide world is you

G D C D G

Yeah, the only thing that I have left in the whole wide world is you

C G C D G

Thank God for you

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