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Separate Ways

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[Intro]
C D G
[Verse 1]
GThe more I think I know the Cless I do 
DGuess I need a change Gof attitude  
So many times I Cthought that I knew best 
AmGuess I'm no better Dthan the rest. 
NC                               C  
The hands of time have proved that I was wrong
DSo I'll tell you in this Gsimple song
I'm not asking for your Csympathy
DI just want you here wiGth me
[Chorus]
CWell there are times I know
AmMaybe I should Dgo
GAnd other times I should stay
CWe oughta work it out
AmSee what true loves all Dabout
Or go our Cseparate Gways
GWell everybody's got to Csing their song
DDo what they feel even Gif it's wrong
And if your thinking Cyou know best
AmThen your no better Dthan the rest
Maybe time will wipe your Ctears away
DWe can show our love a Gbetter day
Someday life should bring us Cto our knees
DThen we'll need some compaGny
[Chorus]
CWell there are times I know
AmMaybe I should Dgo
GAnd other times I should stay
CWe oughta work it out
AmSee what true loves all Dabout
Or go our Cseparate Gways
[Chorus]
CWell there are times I know
AmMaybe I should Dgo
GAnd other times I should stay
CWe oughta work it out
AmSee what true loves all Dabout
Or go our Cseparate Gways

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Separate Ways

by Melonie Cannon

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C D G

[Verse 1]

G C

The more I think I know the less I do

D G

Guess I need a change of attitude

So many times I thought that I knew best

Am D

Guess I'm no better than the rest.

The hands of time have proved that I was wrong

D G

So I'll tell you in this simple song

I'm not asking for your sympathy

D G

I just want you here with me

[Chorus]

Well there are times I know

Am D

Maybe I should go

And other times I should stay

We oughta work it out

Am D

See what true loves all about

C G

Or go our separate ways

G C

Well everybody's got to sing their song

D G

Do what they feel even if it's wrong

And if your thinking you know best

Am D

Then your no better than the rest

Maybe time will wipe your tears away

D G

We can show our love a better day

Someday life should bring us to our knees

D G

Then we'll need some company

[Chorus]

Well there are times I know

Am D

Maybe I should go

And other times I should stay

We oughta work it out

Am D

See what true loves all about

C G

Or go our separate ways

[Chorus]

Well there are times I know

Am D

Maybe I should go

And other times I should stay

We oughta work it out

Am D

See what true loves all about

C G

Or go our separate ways

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