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Making up for lost time
By:  Gary Morris and Crystal Gayle
Key of C
[Intro]
C  Am  F  G  C
[Verse]
CI see you standing in the Flight by the window of Cmy bedroom
EmThat old moon has never Fshined as bright
As it's Cshining now on Gyou
CI see a new star in the Fheavens for us tonight
AmI've been waitin' for you Gmost of my life 
CNow that we're together and the Fway we belong
I Gcan't help but wonder why  why did it take so long
[Chorus]
CSometimes it Gtakes Cmuch time to Gfind Cthe right one tGo saFy
FI wanna make Cyou mine  FI wanna make yCou mineF  
FBe with you all thCe timeF  
FAnd be the only light Gin your eyes that ever shines
CSometimes it Gtakes Cmany roads tGo reach Cthe right one Gto say
FHere's where I wannCa be  Foh what you mean Cto me
FWhen we're makCing love  IF'll spend the rest of my Glife
With you making uCp for lost timeF  
DmMaking up (echo-lady: making Gup) for lCost time   F     G  
CI turn around and geFt lost in the look that yoCu give to me
EmI drift away when I Fhear you say  you've Conly lived to find Gme                   
Cdarlin' let me hold yFou in my arms darlin' oh so tight
AmI been waitin' for you Gmost of my life
CNow that we're together and the Fway we belong
I Gcan't help but wonder why  why did it take so long
[Chorus]            
Fwe never spent GtogetCher lost time
Fbetter late than Gnever lost tiCme
you kFnow we'll be everywhere Dmmaking up  making Gup for losCt time

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Making Up For Lost Time

by Gary Morris

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Making up for lost time

By: Gary Morris and Crystal Gayle

Key of C

[Intro]

C Am F G C

[Verse]

C F C

I see you standing in the light by the window of my bedroom

Em F

That old moon has never shined as bright

C G

As it's shining now on you

C F

I see a new star in the heavens for us tonight

Am G

I've been waitin' for you most of my life

C F

Now that we're together and the way we belong

I can't help but wonder why why did it take so long

[Chorus]

C G C G C G F

Sometimes it takes much time to find the right one to say

F C F C F

I wanna make you mine I wanna make you mine

F C F

Be with you all the time

F G

And be the only light in your eyes that ever shines

C G C G C G

Sometimes it takes many roads to reach the right one to say

F C F C

Here's where I wanna be oh what you mean to me

F C F G

When we're making love I'll spend the rest of my life

C F

With you making up for lost time

Dm G C F G

Making up (echo-lady: making up) for lost time

C F C

I turn around and get lost in the look that you give to me

Em F C G

I drift away when I hear you say you've only lived to find me

C F

darlin' let me hold you in my arms darlin' oh so tight

Am G

I been waitin' for you most of my life

C F

Now that we're together and the way we belong

I can't help but wonder why why did it take so long

[Chorus]

F G C

we never spent together lost time

F G C

better late than never lost time

F Dm G C

you know we'll be everywhere making up making up for lost time

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