Why didn’t I think of that
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1. He sends her roses and lines he composes,
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F G
things
a lady loves.
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Well, he's there to hold her
when she needs a shoulder
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F G
if
life gets too rough.
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C
Oh, now that she's left I keep
kicking myself
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G C
whenever
I start thinking back.
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G C Am
He says he needs her, tells
her he loves her,
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why
didn't I think of that ?
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2. When she gets down, well, he's always around her,
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F G
he
makes her smile again.
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F
G
He mends her heartaches,
remembers her birthday,
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and
tries to be a friend.
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Now that she's gone I know
what I did wrong,
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G C
it's
all so simple in fact.
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C Am
Well, he says he wants her,
can't live without her,
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G C
why
didn't I think of that?
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Ooh, I've been watching every move that he makes.
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Ooh, I've been thinking, it could have been different somehow,
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if I'd known what I know now.
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3. He sings her love songs and tells her his love's strong,
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things
she needs to know.
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F G
He tries to please her, he calls for no reason,
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just
to say hello.
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C
He says he loves her and he'll
never leave her,
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C
and I
never will get her back.
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C
F
I did my best, thought of
everything else,
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why
didn't I think of that ?
+ CHORUS
(orig. moves up half a note
to capo 3rd here)
+ repeat verse 1
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+ He says he loves her
and he'll never leave her,
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why
didn't I think of that ?
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Doug Stone)