Be(D)fore I met you, (G)every(A)thing was (D)der(A7)a(D)ry,
I (G)passed my time from (A)day to lifeless
(A7)day.
And (D)then you came and (G)filled my (A)life with (D)su(A7)n(D)shine
And (G)now you tell me (A)that you (A7)goin’
a(D)way.
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But you (G)know I’m broken (Em)hearted (A)that (D)you’re
(A7)lea(D)vin’
I’m (G)sorry, too, that (A)I must stay be(A7)hind,
But no (G)matter where you (Em)go, you’ll
(A)know I am (D)gri-(A7)ie(D)vin’
And you’ll (G)know that you are (A)always (A7)on my (D)mind.
I (D)wish you wouldn’t (G)take the (A)sunshine (D)wi(A7)th (D)you,
I (G)know it’s goin’ to (A)follow
you a(A7)way.
Is there (D)nothing I can (G)do to (A)stop you (D)go-(A7)o-(D)in’?
I (G)wish that you would (A)change
your (A7)mind and (D)stay.
Chorus starting with ‚For’
Well there’s (D)no use in pre(G)tending (A)I won’t (D)mi-(A7)-iss (D)you
The (G)lonely days are (A)coming
from now (A7)on
I’ll re(D)member all the (G)joys we (A)shared to(D)ge-(A7)e(D)ther
And I (G)hope you won’t
for(A)get me (A7)when you’re (D)gone.
Chorus starting with ‚For’
