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“Every Word” 
(intro)
D       A              G
First Verse
DYou know every word is made up of letters
AMade up of lettersG, Made up of letters
DPut them together and that makes it better
AThat makes it bettGer,  that makes it better
Chorus
DI've been loving you foAsus4r so lAong,  so ClongG  
DI've been loving you foAsus4r so lonAg,  Cso long G  
Second Verse
DBefore you appeared life was a puzzle
Alife was a puzzlGe life was a puzzle
DI am the stone and you are the chisel
Ayou are the chGisel, you are the chisel 
Chorus
DI've been loving you  Asus4so longA,   Cso loGng
DI've been loving you  Asus4so longA,   Cso lonGg
Bridge
CTruth is a place much Glike a meadow
Csun peaking out chasing Gthe shadows
Cfill in the blanks and GI'm ever grateful 
Athen came Emthe wind and suddenAly floated away 
DSee this change I barely remember
Abarely remember, Gbarely remember
Dinto the spring and spring into summer
Aspring into summer, Gspring into summer
DI've been loving you  Asus4so lonAg, sCo lonGg
DI've been loving you  Asus4so lonAg,     Cso Glong 
DI've been loving you  Asus4so lonAg,     Cso Glong
DI've been loving you  Asus4so lonAg,     Cso Glong

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Every Word

by Gary Louris

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Asus4

“Every Word”

(intro)

D A G

First Verse

You know every word is made up of letters

A G

Made up of letters, Made up of letters

Put them together and that makes it better

A G

That makes it better, that makes it better

Chorus

D Asus4 A C G

I've been loving you for so long, so long

D Asus4 A C G

I've been loving you for so long, so long

Second Verse

Before you appeared life was a puzzle

A G

life was a puzzle life was a puzzle

I am the stone and you are the chisel

A G

you are the chisel, you are the chisel

Chorus

D Asus4 A C G

I've been loving you so long, so long

D Asus4 A C G

I've been loving you so long, so long

Bridge

C G

Truth is a place much like a meadow

C G

sun peaking out chasing the shadows

C G

fill in the blanks and I'm ever grateful

A Em A

then came the wind and suddenly floated away

See this change I barely remember

A G

barely remember, barely remember

into the spring and spring into summer

A G

spring into summer, spring into summer

D Asus4 A C G

I've been loving you so long, so long

D Asus4 A C G

I've been loving you so long, so long

D Asus4 A C G

I've been loving you so long, so long

D Asus4 A C G

I've been loving you so long, so long

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