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Old Violin

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Well I can't reDbcall F#one time in my Dblife,
DbI've felt as lonely Abas I do toDbnight.
I feel like I could lay down,
F#And get up no Dbmore.
Its the damnedest feelin', 
AbI never felt it beDbfore.
Tonight I Dbfeel F#like an old vioDblin.
Soon to be put away Aband never played aDbgain.
Don't ask me why I feel like this, 
F#Hell, I can't Dbsay.
I F#only wish this Dbfeeling Abwould just go aDbway.
I guess its 'cause the F#truth is the hardest thing I ever Dbfaced,
'Cause you can't F#change the Dbtruth in the Abslightest way.
F#m11I tried....Db  
So I asked myself...I said John,
F#Where do you go from Dbhere?F#  
DbThen like a damn fool I turned aAbround and looked in the Dbmirror,F#  
DbAnd there I saw F#an old vioDblin.
F#Soon to be Dbput away, Aband never played aDbgain.F#  
DbSo one more time, just to be sure,
F#I said John, Dbwhere in the hell do you go from here?F#  
DbAnd you know there wasn't a nickel's worth of Abdifference,
When I looked Dbin the mirror.
F#Thats when I Dbknew.
That there I was seein' F#an old vioClin.
F#Soon to be Cput away Aband never played aDbgain.F#  
DbAnd just like that it hit me, 
'Cause that old violin and I were just alike.
We'd give our all to music,
And Absoon, we'll give our Dblives....Ab  Db  

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Old Violin

by Johnny Paycheck

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F#m11

Db F# Db

Well I can't recall one time in my life,

Db Ab Db

I've felt as lonely as I do tonight.

I feel like I could lay down,

F# Db

And get up no more.

Its the damnedest feelin',

Ab Db

I never felt it before.

Db F# Db

Tonight I feel like an old violin.

Ab Db

Soon to be put away and never played again.

Don't ask me why I feel like this,

F# Db

Hell, I can't say.

F# Db Ab Db

I only wish this feeling would just go away.

F# Db

I guess its 'cause the truth is the hardest thing I ever faced,

F# Db Ab

'Cause you can't change the truth in the slightest way.

F#m11 Db

I tried....

So I asked myself...I said John,

F# Db F#

Where do you go from here?

Db Ab Db F#

Then like a damn fool I turned around and looked in the mirror,

Db F# Db

And there I saw an old violin.

F# Db Ab Db F#

Soon to be put away, and never played again.

So one more time, just to be sure,

F# Db F#

I said John, where in the hell do you go from here?

Db Ab

And you know there wasn't a nickel's worth of difference,

When I looked in the mirror.

F# Db

Thats when I knew.

F# C

That there I was seein' an old violin.

F# C Ab Db F#

Soon to be put away and never played again.

And just like that it hit me,

'Cause that old violin and I were just alike.

We'd give our all to music,

Ab Db Ab Db

And soon, we'll give our lives....

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