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The Weekend

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[Intro]
D  G  D  G  Cmaj7  C
[Verse 1]
A coDuple of dGays isDn't a vGery long tCmaj7imeC  Cmaj7  C  
Why can't I juDst walk aGway
I usDed to be goGod at gooCmaj7dbyeC  Cmaj7  C  
   AmBut out on the waEmter     AmUnder the stEmars
   AmI let the mooEmnlight play a Dtrick on my hCeart
[Chorus]
YoCu had some fun for the weDekendG  
But Bm7I'll be in love for the rCest of my life
YoCu took me out to the deep DendG  
And Bm7I fell right over
I dCmaj7idn't think twice
I Ebfinally got someFthing worth keeBbpin'
And Gmif I can't have you toEbnight
At Cm7least I had the weekDendG  D  G  Cmaj7  C  
[Verse 2]
The raDdio plGays, the soDund of the waGves rollin' Cmaj7inC  Cmaj7  C  
The smDell of the niGght
SDure can get under your sCkin
   AmJust for a moEmment     AmI held you too clEmose
   AmNow I'm all out of tEmime, and I don't Dwanna let gCo
[Chorus]
YoCu had some fun for the weDekendG  
But Bm7I'll be in love for the rCest of my life
YoCu took me out to the deep DendG  
And Bm7I fell right over
I dCmaj7idn't think twice
I Ebfinally got someFthing worth keeBbpin'
And Gmif I can't have you toEbnight
At Cm7least I had the weekGend
[Bridge]
   Ebmaj7How much can happen in a Fnight or tGwo?
   Ebmaj7I guess it's all depending Fon your pF6oint of vCiew
[Chorus]
YoCu had some fun for the weDekend, gGirl
But Bm7I'll be in love for the rCest of my life
YoCu took me out to the deep DendG  
And Bm7I fell right over
I dCmaj7idn't think twice
I Ebfinally got someFthing worth keeBbpin'
And Gmif I can't have you toEbnight
At Cm7least I had the weekDendG  
But Bm7I'll be in love for the rCest of my life
YoCu took me out to the deep DendG  
Bm7I fell right over
I dCmaj7idn't think twice
(fade out)

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The Weekend

by Steve Wariner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Bm7

Cm7

Ebmaj7

[Intro]

D G D G Cmaj7 C

[Verse 1]

D G D G Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C

A couple of days isn't a very long time

D G

Why can't I just walk away

D G Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C

I used to be good at goodbye

Am Em Am Em

But out on the water Under the stars

Am Em D C

I let the moonlight play a trick on my heart

[Chorus]

C D G

You had some fun for the weekend

Bm7 C

But I'll be in love for the rest of my life

C D G

You took me out to the deep end

Bm7

And I fell right over

Cmaj7

I didn't think twice

Eb F Bb

I finally got something worth keepin'

Gm Eb

And if I can't have you tonight

Cm7 D G D G Cmaj7 C

At least I had the weekend

[Verse 2]

D G D G Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C

The radio plays, the sound of the waves rollin' in

D G

The smell of the night

D C

Sure can get under your skin

Am Em Am Em

Just for a moment I held you too close

Am Em D C

Now I'm all out of time, and I don't wanna let go

[Chorus]

C D G

You had some fun for the weekend

Bm7 C

But I'll be in love for the rest of my life

C D G

You took me out to the deep end

Bm7

And I fell right over

Cmaj7

I didn't think twice

Eb F Bb

I finally got something worth keepin'

Gm Eb

And if I can't have you tonight

Cm7 G

At least I had the weekend

[Bridge]

Ebmaj7 F G

How much can happen in a night or two?

Ebmaj7 F F6 C

I guess it's all depending on your point of view

[Chorus]

C D G

You had some fun for the weekend, girl

Bm7 C

But I'll be in love for the rest of my life

C D G

You took me out to the deep end

Bm7

And I fell right over

Cmaj7

I didn't think twice

Eb F Bb

I finally got something worth keepin'

Gm Eb

And if I can't have you tonight

Cm7 D G

At least I had the weekend

Bm7 C

But I'll be in love for the rest of my life

C D G

You took me out to the deep end

Bm7

I fell right over

Cmaj7

I didn't think twice

(fade out)

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