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A Bbo Bm7 E E7 A Bbo Bm7 E [Verse 1] Eo E7 By and by, A Co I'm breathing a lover's sigh. Bm7 Bbo Well, I'm sitting on my watch
So I can Bm7be on E7time A7/g D/f# I'm singing love's praises Dm/f E With sugar-coated rhyme.
[Verse 2] Eo E7 By and by, A Co On you I'm casting my eye.
I'm paintin' thE7e town, Swingin' my partner around Bm7 Bbo Well, I know who I can depend on, I Bm7know who to E7trust A7/g D/f# I'm watchin' the roads, Dm/f E I'm studying the dust I'm paintin' the tE7own Making my last go Around.G#7
[Chorus]
Well, I'mC#7 scuffling, and I'mG#7 shuffling And I'mC#7 walking on bA7riarsG#7 C# I'm not even acG#7quainted G#/b# E7/b E7 with my own desires
[Verse 3]
E7I'm roamin' slow, I'm doing all I know. I'm telling myself I've found true happiness, That I've still got a dream that hasn't been repossessed. I'm roamin' slow Going where the wild roses grow.
[Chorus] Well, the future for me Is already a thing of the past You were my first love And you will be my last. Papa gone mad, [Verse 4] Mama, she's feeling sad. Well, I'm gonna baptize you in fire So you can sin no more I'm gonna establish my rule Through civil war, Gonn' make you see Just how loyal and true a man can be!