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A previously unreleased song written by Dan for his wife Jean.  Another one
gone too soon.....
Sometimes a Song – by Dan Fogelberg
Capo 1
Intro:    D    G    A    Bm    G    D    Asus    A    D    G    A    Bm    G    A  D  
DListen to Gme and AI will Bmtry to 
Gsing you a Dsong that Asusmakes you sAee
DHow much I Glong to Abe besidBme you 
And Ghow much you Amean to Dme
DSometimes a sGong’s the oAnly wBmay to 
GShow you my heDart will Asusnever stAray
DSo if I caGn’t find wAords to Bmtell you, 
I’ll sGing what I Acannot sDay
GLet me sinAg you a field full of wavDing flowers, 
GI’ll sing of the Asun on the sDea
GThis is the Away that you mBmake me feel 
Every tCime you smile at Ame, will you Conly smile for Gme?A  
DAt times it might sGeem I tAake for gBmranted 
GAll of the liDttle thAsusings you Ado
DKnow in youGr heart AI’m so eBmnchanted 
And stGill so in lAove with Dyou
Bridge:
GMmmAmmmDm..G...A...D...G  A  Bm  C  A  C  G  A  
DSometimes a sGong’s the oAnly wBmay to 
GShow you my heDart will Asusnever stAray
GLet me sinAg you a field full of wavDing flowers, 
GI’ll sing of the Asun on the sDea
GThis is the Away that you mBmake me feel 
Every tCime you smile at Ame, will you Conly smile for Gme?A  
DListen to Gme and AI will Bmtry to 
GSing you a Dsong that Asusmakes you sAee
DHow much I Glong to Abe besidBme you 
And Ghow much you Amean to Dme
Yes and Ghow much you mAean to Dme
Close:     G      A  D  

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Sometimes A Song

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Asus

A previously unreleased song written by Dan for his wife Jean. Another one

gone too soon.....

Sometimes a Song – by Dan Fogelberg

Capo 1

D G A Bm G D Asus A D G A Bm G A D

Intro:

D G A Bm

Listen to me and I will try to

G D Asus A

sing you a song that makes you see

D G A Bm

How much I long to be beside you

G A D

And how much you mean to me

D G A Bm

Sometimes a song’s the only way to

G D Asus A

Show you my heart will never stray

D G A Bm

So if I can’t find words to tell you,

G A D

I’ll sing what I cannot say

G A D

Let me sing you a field full of waving flowers,

G A D

I’ll sing of the sun on the sea

G A Bm

This is the way that you make me feel

C A C G A

Every time you smile at me, will you only smile for me?

D G A Bm

At times it might seem I take for granted

G D Asus A

All of the little things you do

D G A Bm

Know in your heart I’m so enchanted

G A D

And still so in love with you

Bridge:

G A D G A D G A Bm C A C G A

Mmmmmmm...........

D G A Bm

Sometimes a song’s the only way to

G D Asus A

Show you my heart will never stray

G A D

Let me sing you a field full of waving flowers,

G A D

I’ll sing of the sun on the sea

G A Bm

This is the way that you make me feel

C A C G A

Every time you smile at me, will you only smile for me?

D G A Bm

Listen to me and I will try to

G D Asus A

Sing you a song that makes you see

D G A Bm

How much I long to be beside you

G A D

And how much you mean to me

G A D

Yes and how much you mean to me

G A D

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