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For The Good Times

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If it’s wrong, fix it.. but this is how I play it, with a few self touches. Enjoy.
[Intro]
G Am Em D
Bm B
[Verse 1]
AmDon't look so sad, DI know it's Gover
But life goes Amon Dand this world keeps on Gturning, yeah
Let's just be Cglad we Dhad this time to spend Gtogether
There is no Cneed to Amwatch the bridges that we're Dburning
[Chorus]
Lay your hGead (lay your head) upon my pilDlow, sweet baby
Hold your waDrm and tender body close to mGineAm  D  
Hear the wGhisper of the raindrops rolling soCftly
Against my winCmdow, yeah, oh, late at nightD  
Make believe you love me one more tiDmeE  
For the gGood timesAm  D  
For the goGod times
[Verse 2]
Am
I'll get along, Dand I'm sure you'll fGind another
But baby please remember
I'll be heAmre (I'll be here), I'm gonna stay right heDre
If you should find you ever neGed me, yeah
Don't say a woCrd about toDmorrow or forGever and ever and ever and ever
There'll be Ctime enough for Amseverance when you Dleave me, yeah
For the Ggood times, yeahAm  D  
For the Ggood timesAm  
[Chorus]
DLay your Ghead (lay your head) upon my pDillow
Oh, just this one time, girl, one time
Hold your waDrm and tender body close to Gmine, yeahAm, oh Dbaby
Won't you heGar the whisper, hear the whisper
Of the raindrops, of the raindrops, rolling sCoftly, softly agCmainst my window
All you gotta do is mDake believe
All you gotta do is make believe you love me one more tDime
For the Ggood times, yeah babyAm  D  
For the Ggood timesAm  
And here's what you oughta do is
DLay your heGad upon my pDillow
I just wanna hDold your warm and tender body close to miGne
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