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Intro: |D |E |G |D |./. |E |G |D |./. |
Verse 1:
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MERRY ENGA ND LIVES JUST SOUTH OF NOTTINGHILL,
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IN DAILY DDAM S OF SHAKESPEAD LIKE SOME PISCES WILL.
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THOUGH SHE'S NEVER BEEN BEYOND THE ADB ROKE GATE,
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THE WORLD HAS SPUN AROUND THED MANY TIMES OF A TE.
Chorus:
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CAN CAROLINE DMEMBE R, HE THAT DID BEFRIEND HER,
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AND SCARCELY TOUCHED THE BEAUTY, OF A SADNESS ON HER SOUL.
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SO SUBTLE WED HER CHANGES, NO ONE EVEN NOTICED,
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THAT MANY YEARS OF CRYING AND SHE BAD LY LET IT SHOW.
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THAT'S THE PRICE YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GROW SO OLD.
Interlude: |D |E |G |D |./. |E |G |D |
Verse 2:
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ENGA ND'S TURNING GDE N FROM ALL THOSE YEARS OF RAIN,
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LIKE MOSS ALONG THE FENCES C WN OL' MEMORY A NE.
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POETRY IN MOTION WHILE SHE STANDS THED STILL,
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SOME MAIDEN IN A CASTLE UP ON NOTTING-HILL.
Interlude: |D |Bm |D |G |D |Bm |D |G |D A |D G |A D |G A |
Outro:
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I DDAM OF ENGA ND AND HER AUBURN HAIR, AND I E SS CARO - LINE.
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