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F  F9  F F9
FMayF9be,  F     F9  Fmaybe you F9wouldn't be Fleavin' if F9only I'd DchangeD9  
GSay I'm actin' G9just like a Gkid
Well Cmaybe I'm doin' C6what I'm doin'
BbCause I done what I did when I Bb6was a Bbkid, FmayF9be.F  F9  
FMayF9be,  F     F9  Fmaybe I'm F9foolin' myFself more than F9anyone DcanD9  
GMaybe you have G9found another mGan
G9Well Chow can you enC6joy his touch
BbKnowin' that I Bb6love you Bbso much, FbabF9yF  F9  
G#Baby, oh Gmba-a-Gm7by
A7I could learn to love your mother and your mother's sister
And D7if she'd visit other relatives I swear I'd miss her
And Gevery day before I'd go to work I'd G7stop and kiss her
CMaybe, mayC7be.
GBaby if you G9wanna hurt Gme
CLaugh at me but C6don’t desert Cme, BbbabBb6yBb  F  F9  
GBaby if you G9don't beGlieve 
CLaugh at me but C6please don't Cleave me Bb  Bb6  Bb  F  F9  
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Maybe

by Harry Nilsson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bb6

Gm7

F F9 F F9

F F9 F F9 F F9 F F9 D D9

Maybe, maybe you wouldn't be leavin' if only I'd change

G G9 G

Say I'm actin' just like a kid

C C6

Well maybe I'm doin' what I'm doin'

Bb Bb6 Bb F F9 F F9

Cause I done what I did when I was a kid, maybe.

F F9 F F9 F F9 F F9 D D9

Maybe, maybe I'm foolin' myself more than anyone can

G G9 G

Maybe you have found another man

G9 C C6

Well how can you enjoy his touch

Bb Bb6 Bb F F9 F F9

Knowin' that I love you so much, baby

G# Gm Gm7

Baby, oh ba-a-by

I could learn to love your mother and your mother's sister

And if she'd visit other relatives I swear I'd miss her

G G7

And every day before I'd go to work I'd stop and kiss her

C C7

Maybe, maybe.

G G9 G

Baby if you wanna hurt me

C C6 C Bb Bb6 Bb F F9

Laugh at me but don’t desert me, baby

G G9 G

Baby if you don't believe

C C6 C Bb Bb6 Bb F F9

Laugh at me but please don't leave me

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