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[Verse]
CMe  I could have been the Amking
Could have had the golden Fring
Could have given it to Cyou
You you could have been the Amqueen
Had the world laid at your Ffeet
Could have saved the world from Cme
GWe  were so innocent and Ffree
you know we tried our best to Cbe
GWe  had all of everyFthing
till I gave my love to Cyou
till you gave your love to Amme
CLife  such a hard old thing to Amface
When foulishy we Fbreak
every vow we ever Cmade
dreams of yesterday were so Amgreat
oh so quickly start to Ffade
into a shade of bitter Cblue
GWe  were so innocent and Ffree
you know we tried our best to Cbe
GWe  had all of everyFthing
till I gave my love to Cyou
till you gave your love to Amme
CLife  such a hard old thing to Amface
When foulishy we Fbreak
every vow we ever Cmake..

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[Verse]

C Am

Me I could have been the king

Could have had the golden ring

Could have given it to you

You you could have been the queen

Had the world laid at your feet

Could have saved the world from me

G F

We were so innocent and free

you know we tried our best to be

G F

We had all of everything

till I gave my love to you

till you gave your love to me

C Am

Life such a hard old thing to face

When foulishy we break

every vow we ever made

dreams of yesterday were so great

oh so quickly start to fade

into a shade of bitter blue

G F

We were so innocent and free

you know we tried our best to be

G F

We had all of everything

till I gave my love to you

till you gave your love to me

C Am

Life such a hard old thing to face

When foulishy we break

every vow we ever make..

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