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Dennis

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EmDeeper waters flowed
D6Recently it showed
EmTryin' to cover your Cmaj7head
EmTryin' to frighten you
B7Tryin' to fight with you
GReally gettin' you scG7ared
But Cdon't you worry, you love of mine
AmPretty soon it will Fmaj7all be fine
And we'll Emjust go on
G A C A Em G A C A
EmHigher hills to climb
D6Climbin' all the time
EmTryin' to find a way Cthrough
EmFallin' down again, B7on the ground again
GWonderin' what you can G7do
But Cdon't you worry, you love of ours
They Amlook like weeds, but they're rFmaj7eally flowers
And they'll sEmoon be gone
G A C A Em G A C A
CYou won't stand up, you Emwon't sit down
Your Amhead's a mile aGbove the ground
CAnd though we tend to sEmcold you now
I couAmldn't start to tell you Chow
We cFouldn't start to tell you how
There's jD7ust no way to say how much we loGve you
You, little DCennis, you
You're full of new surGprise. Love you
You, little DCennis with the rascal in your Feyes
You're a EmprizeD  
It cCould be bad, it Emcould be worse
You're Amtaking out your mGother's purse
And Cthough you cried when Emyou got told
The Ammoney there was for the old
To kFeep their dogs from getting cold
The oD7nly thing that can't be sold is Glove
You, little DCennis, you
You're full of new surGprise. Love you
You, little DCennis with the rascal in your Feyes
Will you Empick up your tA7oys?
Will you Embe a good bA7oy?
Will you pClease, Cmaj7please?Am  
There's a CwayAm  
There's a CwayAm  
If yFou'll play
If yD7ou'll stay
There's a Cway tAmhrough
There's a Cway Amto
Take Faway blue
Take D7away blue
There's a CwayAm  
There's a CwayAm  
If yFou'll play
If yD7ou'll stay
There's a Cway tAmhrough
There's a Cway Amto
Take Faway blue
Take D7away blue
There's a CwayAm  
There's a CwayAm  
If yFou'll play
If yD7ou'll stay
There's a Cway tAmhrough
There's a Cway Amto

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C major

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Dennis

by Badfinger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Deeper waters flowed

Recently it showed

Em Cmaj7

Tryin' to cover your head

Tryin' to frighten you

Tryin' to fight with you

G G7

Really gettin' you scared

But don't you worry, you love of mine

Am Fmaj7

Pretty soon it will all be fine

And we'll just go on

G A C A Em G A C A

Higher hills to climb

Climbin' all the time

Em C

Tryin' to find a way through

Em B7

Fallin' down again, on the ground again

G G7

Wonderin' what you can do

But don't you worry, you love of ours

Am Fmaj7

They look like weeds, but they're really flowers

And they'll soon be gone

G A C A Em G A C A

C Em

You won't stand up, you won't sit down

Am G

Your head's a mile above the ground

C Em

And though we tend to scold you now

Am C

I couldn't start to tell you how

We couldn't start to tell you how

D7 G

There's just no way to say how much we love you

You, little Dennis, you

You're full of new surprise. Love you

C F

You, little Dennis with the rascal in your eyes

Em D

You're a prize

C Em

It could be bad, it could be worse

Am G

You're taking out your mother's purse

C Em

And though you cried when you got told

The money there was for the old

To keep their dogs from getting cold

D7 G

The only thing that can't be sold is love

You, little Dennis, you

You're full of new surprise. Love you

C F

You, little Dennis with the rascal in your eyes

Em A7

Will you pick up your toys?

Em A7

Will you be a good boy?

C Cmaj7 Am

Will you please, please?

C Am

There's a way

C Am

There's a way

If you'll play

If you'll stay

C Am

There's a way through

C Am

There's a way to

Take away blue

C Am

There's a way

C Am

There's a way

If you'll play

If you'll stay

C Am

There's a way through

C Am

There's a way to

Take away blue

C Am

There's a way

C Am

There's a way

If you'll play

If you'll stay

C Am

There's a way through

C Am

There's a way to

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