Fruit Bats - Singing joy to the world

^GLonely every ti^Amme a canteen of lights came up On the ^CIndian C^Gasin^Gsuso Quee

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n ^G Cus he’d loved her from the time she’d been the wa^Amitress at ^Cthe Mexican place w^Dhere he’d left his keys

She’d^Am been the^Gre smile’n at the lost and found C /B Am Bm (Bm Bbm Am) Then he took her to see three dog night they were playin’ at the fairgrounds Holdin’ hand^Ams singin “Joy to^G t^Gsushe Wo^Grld”

She was ^Gway ^Dtoo ^Cyoung But he ^Gdid ^Dnot ^Emcare

^A He was alright wi^Cth cashin’ in A C C(fade) A few fine moments before his broken heart kicked in

^Gdied a little bit each time the ^Amnight came in An^Cd the stars fell ^Gover Mic^Gsushigan ^G Cus he’d loved her at the ball when he saw her ^Amdancing to ^C“I Could Never Ta^Dke the Place of Your Man”

Then he’d come ^Amover to^G his usual spot C Em Bm (Bm Bbm Am) Soon they were makin’ out at three AM in the empty parking lot The^Amy lay togeth^Ger^Gsus under^G the burnt out stars

She ^Gnever ^Dloved ^Chim back It wasn?^G??t^D eve^Emn close

^A But he was ^Cfine with just pretend ^A that it was never^C gonna end ^A and it was ^Cworth it just to know ^A A little warm^Cth before the snow