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Sometimes I Forget

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GSometimes I forget Cthat you've gone
DYou've gone, and you're not coming GbackD  
GAnd it's hard to believe Cthat you're still not here
DWhat's left behind, disputes that Gfact
CYour closet's full of your Gclothes and your shoes
CAnd your bookcase still holds all your Gbooks
CIt's as if all you've done is go out of Gtown
CYou'll be back soon, that's just Dhow it looks
AmBut your suitcase is empty, Git's right here in the hall
AmThat's not even the strangest Gthing
AmWhy would you leave your walGlet behind
CYour glasses, your Dwristwatch and Amring
CYour glasses, your Dwristwatch and Gring
GSometimes I forget Cthat you've gone
DThat we'll never see you GagainD  
GI think for a moment, I've got to give him a Ccall
DBut I can't now I realize Gthat
CNo we can't meet for lunch at the Gusual place
CThe place where we always Gwould go
CAnd there was something I wanted to tell you Gso bad
CSomething I knew that you'd Dwant to know
AmI could go by myself Gto our old haunt
AmThat seems like such a stranGge thing to do
AmThe waiters would wonder what was Ggoing on
CWhy weren't you Dthere, where were Amyou
CWhy weren't you tDhere, where were Gyou
GSometimes I forget Cthat you've gone
DI remember and I feel the GacheD  
GHow could it have happened, Chow could it be
DIt's not true, there must be Gsome mistake
CMomentos, memories, Gtell me what good are they
CNo they're not much to have and to Ghold
CAnd it's true that you're gone and you're not coming Gback
CAnd this world seems so empty and Dcold
AmBut sometimes things happen It doesn't seem Gstrange
AmYou're not far away, you're Gnear
AmSometimes I forget Gthat you've gone
CSometimes it feels Dlike you're Amright here
CRight now it Dfeels like you're right Ghere

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Sometimes I Forget

by Loudon Wainwright III

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G C

Sometimes I forget that you've gone

D G D

You've gone, and you're not coming back

G C

And it's hard to believe that you're still not here

D G

What's left behind, disputes that fact

C G

Your closet's full of your clothes and your shoes

C G

And your bookcase still holds all your books

C G

It's as if all you've done is go out of town

C D

You'll be back soon, that's just how it looks

Am G

But your suitcase is empty, it's right here in the hall

Am G

That's not even the strangest thing

Am G

Why would you leave your wallet behind

C D Am

Your glasses, your wristwatch and ring

C D G

Your glasses, your wristwatch and ring

G C

Sometimes I forget that you've gone

D G D

That we'll never see you again

G C

I think for a moment, I've got to give him a call

D G

But I can't now I realize that

C G

No we can't meet for lunch at the usual place

C G

The place where we always would go

C G

And there was something I wanted to tell you so bad

C D

Something I knew that you'd want to know

Am G

I could go by myself to our old haunt

Am G

That seems like such a strange thing to do

Am G

The waiters would wonder what was going on

C D Am

Why weren't you there, where were you

C D G

Why weren't you there, where were you

G C

Sometimes I forget that you've gone

D G D

I remember and I feel the ache

G C

How could it have happened, how could it be

D G

It's not true, there must be some mistake

C G

Momentos, memories, tell me what good are they

C G

No they're not much to have and to hold

C G

And it's true that you're gone and you're not coming back

C D

And this world seems so empty and cold

Am G

But sometimes things happen It doesn't seem strange

Am G

You're not far away, you're near

Am G

Sometimes I forget that you've gone

C D Am

Sometimes it feels like you're right here

C D G

Right now it feels like you're right here

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