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I Can't Let You Be A Memory
EmSpent a lot of Dtime playing the fGieldF#m  
BmThinkin' I Bm/Aknew all there was to GknowD  
EmBut I never Dknew that love was Creal
CTill I Dwatched you come and Ggo
There's been Amso many women by my side
BmMost of them just came aAmlong for the ride
BmThey all left and AmI never cried
DI think I'm aGbout toC  G  
[Chorus]
I can't let you be a Cmemory
You just can't remain a Gused to be
I would rather be a Dfool for you
I'll do anything you Gwant me to
Girl you let me take your Cheart and run
Never knowing you're the Gonly One
But I can't let you slip aDway from me
FI can't lCet you be a Gmemory
There's been Amso many scars on this ol' heart
BmPiece by piece they've Amtorn it apart
But Bmgirl what's left you've Amhad from the start
DThey couldn't take it aGwayC  G  
[Chorus]
I can't let you be a Cmemory
You just can't remain a Gused to be
I would rather be a Dfool for you
I'll do anything you Gwant me to
Girl you let me take your Cheart and run
Never knowing you're the Gonly One
But I can't let you slip aDway from me
FI can't lCet you be a Gmemory

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I Cant Let You Be A Memory

by David Allan Coe

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F#m

Bm/A

I Can't Let You Be A Memory

Em D G F#m

Spent a lot of time playing the field

Bm Bm/A G D

Thinkin' I knew all there was to know

Em D C

But I never knew that love was real

C D G

Till I watched you come and go

There's been so many women by my side

Bm Am

Most of them just came along for the ride

Bm Am

They all left and I never cried

D G C G

I think I'm about to

[Chorus]

I can't let you be a memory

You just can't remain a used to be

I would rather be a fool for you

I'll do anything you want me to

Girl you let me take your heart and run

Never knowing you're the only One

But I can't let you slip away from me

F C G

I can't let you be a memory

There's been so many scars on this ol' heart

Bm Am

Piece by piece they've torn it apart

Bm Am

But girl what's left you've had from the start

D G C G

They couldn't take it away

[Chorus]

I can't let you be a memory

You just can't remain a used to be

I would rather be a fool for you

I'll do anything you want me to

Girl you let me take your heart and run

Never knowing you're the only One

But I can't let you slip away from me

F C G

I can't let you be a memory

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