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Come Back Kid
Keith Whitley
[Intro]
D A D A D A D
[Chorus]
YAou call me the cDomebAack kDid
 AThat's what I've Emal  wBmays dAid
Came rEmunning bBack to yAou, time after tDime
I could have lDet yAou gDo,
EmLong enough to lBmet mEe knAow
That the coEmeback kid won't be coDming baAck this tDime.A  D  
BmThe line you had arDound this kid,
This tBmime girl just came undid
There won't Ebe no coFmmmin' back this Atime
AYou cDall me the comebAack kDid
 AThat's what I've Emal  wBmays dAid
Came rEmunning bBack to yAou, time after tDime
I could have lDet yAou gDo,
EmLong enough to lBmet mEe knAow
That the coEmeback kid won't be coDming baAck this tDime.A  D  
[Instrumental]
A D Bm F Bm E Bm E A
[Verse]
BmThis time girl wFhen you phone me and Bmtry to lay that Eguilt trip oBmn me,
The comeback kEid's gonna haAve a difFmferent comeback Aline.
AYou cDall me the comebAack kDid
 AThat's what I've Emal  wBmays dAid
Came rEmunning bBack to yAou, time after tDime
I could have lDet yAou gDo,
EmLong enough to lBmet mEe knAow
That the comebEack Bmkid won't be coDming baAck this tDime.A  D  
No the coEmeback kBmid won't be comDing baAck this tiDme.

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Come Back Kid

by Keith Whitley

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Come Back Kid

Keith Whitley

[Intro]

D A D A D A D

[Chorus]

A D A D

You call me the comeback kid

A Em Bm A

That's what I've al ways did

Em B A D

Came running back to you, time after time

D A D

I could have let you go,

Em Bm E A

Long enough to let me know

E D A D A D

That the comeback kid won't be coming back this time.

Bm D

The line you had around this kid,

This time girl just came undid

E Fm A

There won't be no commin' back this time

A D A D

You call me the comeback kid

A Em Bm A

That's what I've al ways did

Em B A D

Came running back to you, time after time

D A D

I could have let you go,

Em Bm E A

Long enough to let me know

E D A D A D

That the comeback kid won't be coming back this time.

[Instrumental]

A D Bm F Bm E Bm E A

[Verse]

Bm F Bm E Bm

This time girl when you phone me and try to lay that guilt trip on me,

E A Fm A

The comeback kid's gonna have a different comeback line.

A D A D

You call me the comeback kid

A Em Bm A

That's what I've al ways did

Em B A D

Came running back to you, time after time

D A D

I could have let you go,

Em Bm E A

Long enough to let me know

E Bm D A D A D

That the comeback kid won't be coming back this time.

E Bm D A D

No the comeback kid won't be coming back this time.

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