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[Intro]
 G
[Verse 1]
 C/GYou said you lEmoved me
 C/GBut what does that mGean?
 C/GAnd would you Emcry if C/GI were to leGave?
 In C/Gmy aching Emhands
 Running C/Gdown your Gspine
 You C/Gsaid you lEmoved me... hC/GowG  
[Pre-Chorus]
 D/F#Wait C/Gfor me by the Gwater
 D/F#On the C/Gfirst rain of GJune
 D/F#And I'll be C/Gthere with all the Gletters I D/F#ever Emwrote
 For C/Gyou, for D/F#you
[Interlude]
 G
[Verse 2]
 Let's C/Gpack our Embags
 And C/Ghead to the RGockies, babe
 Just C/Gyou and EmI
 Getting C/Glost in Gopen spaces
 C/GWhen you Emwake
 IC/G'll be rGight there, baby
 And C/Gwhen you Emshake
 I'll be C/Gshaking with Gyou hon'
[Chorus]
 C/GAnd when you get Emtired of this D/F#town
 Let me know, we can Ggo someD/F#where brand C/Gnew
 'Cause when I Emlay my head to rD/F#est
 I hope that it's Galways D/F#next to C/Gyou
 When you Emrun, when you're gD/F#one
 Oh, I'll be Gwaiting D/F#for you, C/GdearG  
[Bridge]
 Don't Emcry
 C/GKnow I'm right Ghere my baby, baby
 Know that EmI
 NC/Geed you Gin my life
 And when the morning Emcomes
 Creeping C/Gin your Gbed
 Just hold me Emclose
 C/GTo your fGlesh
[Chorus]
 C/GAnd when you get Emtired of this D/F#town
 Let me know, we can Ggo someD/F#where brand C/Gnew
 'Cause when I Emlay my head to rD/F#est
 I hope that it's Galways D/F#next to C/Gyou
 When you Emrun, when you're gD/F#one
 Oh, I'll be Gwaiting D/F#for you, C/GdearG  
[Interlude]
 Em C/G  G
[Final Chorus]
 EmWhen you get C/Gtired of this Gtown
 GLet me know and we can go somewhere brand new
 Em'Cause when I C/Glay my head to Grest
 GI hope that it's always next to you
 EmUh..C/G. always Gnext to you, babyG  
 EmOooC/GoG  

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Next To You

by John Vincent III

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C/G

D/F#

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C/G Em

You said you loved me

C/G G

But what does that mean?

C/G Em C/G G

And would you cry if I were to leave?

C/G Em

In my aching hands

C/G G

Running down your spine

C/G Em C/G G

You said you loved me... how

[Pre-Chorus]

D/F# C/G G

Wait for me by the water

D/F# C/G G

On the first rain of June

D/F# C/G G D/F# Em

And I'll be there with all the letters I ever wrote

C/G D/F#

For you, for you

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

C/G Em

Let's pack our bags

C/G G

And head to the Rockies, babe

C/G Em

Just you and I

C/G G

Getting lost in open spaces

C/G Em

When you wake

C/G G

I'll be right there, baby

C/G Em

And when you shake

C/G G

I'll be shaking with you hon'

[Chorus]

C/G Em D/F#

And when you get tired of this town

G D/F# C/G

Let me know, we can go somewhere brand new

Em D/F#

'Cause when I lay my head to rest

G D/F# C/G

I hope that it's always next to you

Em D/F#

When you run, when you're gone

G D/F# C/G G

Oh, I'll be waiting for you, dear

[Bridge]

Don't cry

C/G G

Know I'm right here my baby, baby

Know that I

C/G G

Need you in my life

And when the morning comes

C/G G

Creeping in your bed

Just hold me close

C/G G

To your flesh

[Chorus]

C/G Em D/F#

And when you get tired of this town

G D/F# C/G

Let me know, we can go somewhere brand new

Em D/F#

'Cause when I lay my head to rest

G D/F# C/G

I hope that it's always next to you

Em D/F#

When you run, when you're gone

G D/F# C/G G

Oh, I'll be waiting for you, dear

[Interlude]

Em C/G G

[Final Chorus]

Em C/G G

When you get tired of this town

Let me know and we can go somewhere brand new

Em C/G G

'Cause when I lay my head to rest

I hope that it's always next to you

Em C/G G G

Uh... always next to you, baby

Em C/G G

Oooo

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