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This Time I Really Do

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[Intro]
E E E E
[Verse 1]
EI can't believe I Bever let you Ego
There's Eso much about Blove that I don't EknowE7  
I Acan't believe I G#mdidn't recogF#m7nize
Real F#7love when it F#m7looked me in the eB7yes
[Verse 2]
EThere's an empty Bpillow on my Ebed
And you've Ealways got a Bplace to lay your EheadE7  
And Athis old room sure G#mis a gloomy F#m7place
ExcF#7ept the wall that F#m7holds the picture of your angeB7l face
[Chorus]
EI can't believe I G#mever let you AgoC6  
I Elove you, I G#auglove you
AThis G#mtime I really EdoG#m7  Gm7  F#m7  
[Solo]
E B E
E B E E7
A G#m F#m7
F#7 F#m7 B7
E B E
E B E E7
A G#m F#m7
F#7 F#m7 B7
[Chorus]
EI can't believe I G#mever let you AgoC6  
I Elove you, I G#auglove you
AThis G#mtime I really EdoG#m7  Gm7  F#m7  
This B7time I really Edo

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This Time I Really Do

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m7

F#7

G#aug

G#m7

Gm7

[Intro]

E E E E

[Verse 1]

E B E

I can't believe I ever let you go

E B E E7

There's so much about love that I don't know

A G#m F#m7

I can't believe I didn't recognize

F#7 F#m7 B7

Real love when it looked me in the eyes

[Verse 2]

E B E

There's an empty pillow on my bed

E B E E7

And you've always got a place to lay your head

A G#m F#m7

And this old room sure is a gloomy place

F#7 F#m7 B7

Except the wall that holds the picture of your angel face

[Chorus]

E G#m A C6

I can't believe I ever let you go

E G#aug

I love you, I love you

A G#m E G#m7 Gm7 F#m7

This time I really do

[Solo]

E B E

E B E E7

A G#m F#m7

F#7 F#m7 B7

E B E

E B E E7

A G#m F#m7

F#7 F#m7 B7

[Chorus]

E G#m A C6

I can't believe I ever let you go

E G#aug

I love you, I love you

A G#m E G#m7 Gm7 F#m7

This time I really do

B7 E

This time I really do

About This Time I Really Do Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play This Time I Really Do by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “This Time I Really Do chords”, “This Time I Really Do guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard This Time I Really Do chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy This Time I Really Do chords and for experienced players who want accurate This Time I Really Do lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, B, E7, A, G#m, F#m7.

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The chords for "This Time I Really Do" show the original chord names (including E, B, E7, A, G#m, F#m7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.