Intro:
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First Verse:
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They say the first love is the worst kind
It never last and it never dies
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I swore I wouldn't let her go
But I lied
(Play the riff again during "lied")
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Second Verse:
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That kinda pain will change a man quick
That kinda hurt's downright divine
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I swore I wouldn't fall in love again
But I lied
(Play the riff again during "lied")
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Third Verse:
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She was younger than the others
She made me feel alive
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I swore I'd never let her go
But I lied
(Play the riff again during "lied")
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Chorus:
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It's the coming of the glory
Of the sayin' of goodbye
(Play the riff again at "bye")
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It's the last word on the last page
Of the story of my life
(Play the riff again at "life")
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If you listen closely you can hear the echoes
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Bouncin' of the stars
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From the coming of the glory
To the breaking of my heart
(Play the riff again at "heart")
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Fourth Verse:
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Since then I've done things I ain't proud of
Been the other man in the alibi
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I swore I'd never go that far
But I lied
(Play the riff again during "lied")
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Fifth Verse:
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I saw comfort in another
While my lover waited through the night
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I swore I wouldn't let her down
But I lied
(Play the riff again during "lied")
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Chorus:
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It's the coming of the glory
Of the sayin' of goodbye
(Play the riff again at "bye")
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It's the last word on the last page
Of the story of my life
(Play the riff again at "life")
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Am
If you listen closely you can hear her tears
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Fallin' to the floor
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From the coming of the glory
Of the slammin' of the door
(Play the riff again at "door")
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Break:
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Sixth Verse:
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Tonight I saw you in the barroom
A midnight angel in the lights
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I swore I wouldn't fall in love here
But I lied
(Play the riff again during "lied")
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Seventh Verse:
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All at once it was so easy
Forgiveness comes to all in time
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I swore I'd never know its grace
But I lied
(Play the riff again during "lied")
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Chorus:
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It's the coming of the glory
Of the sayin' of hello
(Play the riff again at "hello")
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It's the first word on the first page
Anybody ever wrote
(Play the riff again at "wrote")
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Am
If you listen closely you can hear me tryin to
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Ask you for your name
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It's the coming of the glory
Of the fire and the flame
(Play the riff again at "flame")
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End on this chord:
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