Room with a view (1989) (video) (midi)

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1. Well, he used to be a tailor, sewed those suits so fine,

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and he never heard of failure, and he never tasted wine.

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And he used to be a leader when he had someone to lead,

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and he used to be a father when he had some mouths to feed,

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when he had some mouths to feed.

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And they say it never rains in LA county,

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but it gets cold enough to wish you had a few.

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And he laughs tonight and says,

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"I finally found me a room with a vie.......w. How about you?"

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2. He was living in a castle that he built with his own hands,

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out of newspaper and cardboard, he was living off the land.

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He was living off the land, he was living off the land.

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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Tony Carey)