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The One That Got Away

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[Intro]
  D     Bm4x
[Verse 1]
There were Dtwo old Amiddle-aged Dmen
They were Dsittin in the Acorner Dbar
They were all Bmlying about what
GWonderful lovers they Dare
Bending each Aother's ears
Bending their Delbows too
Holding their Bmarms apart
The way that Ddim7fishermen do
[Chorus]
Singin' you Dshould have seen the Aone that got aDwayBm  
Oh you sDhould have seen the Aone that got aDway
[Verse 2]
There were Dtwo old Amiddle aged Dwomen
They were Dsitting in the Abeauty saDlon
Waiting for their Bmnails to dry
  GAnd puttin' each Dother on
Trading their Arecipes
All of the Dways to save
A hundred and Bmone night stands
With a brand new Ddim7permanent wave
[Chorus]
Singin' you Dshould have seen the Aone that got aDwayBm  
Oh you sDhould have seen the Aone that got aDway
[Bridge]
GHindsight makes the heart grow fonder
  BmBut that's what it costs
When you Erun around sayin' "I love you"
With your Afingers crossed
[Verse 3]
And it's Dtoo late to Ago back Dnow
Yeah, it's Djust about as Agood as it Dgets
For rock 'n' roll BmRomeos
  GAnd their juke box DJuliets
You can see 'em all Aout on the street
Trying to figure out Dwhat it all means
At night they'll make their Bmlives complete
In the safety Ddim7of their dreams
By throwin' their Darms around the Aone that got aDwayBm  
[Outro]
Well, you Dshould have seen the Aone that got aDwayBm  
Yes, you Dshould have seen the Aone that got aBmwayE  
You Dshould have seen the Aone that got aGwayD  

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The One That Got Away

by Steve Goodman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ddim7

[Intro]

D Bm

[Verse 1]

D A D

There were two old middle-aged men

D A D

They were sittin in the corner bar

They were all lying about what

G D

Wonderful lovers they are

Bending each other's ears

Bending their elbows too

Holding their arms apart

Ddim7

The way that fishermen do

[Chorus]

D A D Bm

Singin' you should have seen the one that got away

D A D

Oh you should have seen the one that got away

[Verse 2]

D A D

There were two old middle aged women

D A D

They were sitting in the beauty salon

Waiting for their nails to dry

G D

And puttin' each other on

Trading their recipes

All of the ways to save

A hundred and one night stands

Ddim7

With a brand new permanent wave

[Chorus]

D A D Bm

Singin' you should have seen the one that got away

D A D

Oh you should have seen the one that got away

[Bridge]

Hindsight makes the heart grow fonder

But that's what it costs

When you run around sayin' "I love you"

With your fingers crossed

[Verse 3]

D A D

And it's too late to go back now

D A D

Yeah, it's just about as good as it gets

For rock 'n' roll Romeos

G D

And their juke box Juliets

You can see 'em all out on the street

Trying to figure out what it all means

At night they'll make their lives complete

Ddim7

In the safety of their dreams

D A D Bm

By throwin' their arms around the one that got away

[Outro]

D A D Bm

Well, you should have seen the one that got away

D A Bm E

Yes, you should have seen the one that got away

D A G D

You should have seen the one that got away

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