Ballad In 4/4 Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]I was[A] in lov[Em]e with a married gir[G]l
For [D]seven years out [A]of [D]eight
We [A]carried [Em]on in s[G]ecrecy
In [D]shadows I [A]would [Em]wait
I [G]learned to love

[Verse 2]
[D]with her oth[A]er lif[Em]e
I [G]wouldn't let it [D]break us [A]down
'Cause [Em]she said what s[G]he
[D]did behind my back
[Em]Was unimport[G]ant when I was a[D]roun[A]d.[D]
One [A]night when the

[Verse 3]
[Em]leaves had [G]turned to gold
I [D]sold my love for [A]change[D]
I [A]met a [Em]younger [G]single girl
And the [D]balance got rearranged
[A]

[Verse 4]
[Em]Maybe it helped [G]me to [D]feel
less vul[A]nerable[Em]
Maybe [G]it was just [D]a seven [A]year itch
[Em]And I got [G]a job [D]with more
[A]money but [Em]I
Lost the [G]very thing that [D]made me [A]rich

[Verse 5]
[A]
[D]Months went [A]by [Em]without in[G]cident
'Though I was [D]living a life of [A]lies
[D]Calcu[A]lated [Em]to protect the in[G]nocent
But when [D]I saw her she would [A]cry

[Verse 6]
[Em]She begged me [G]to tell her
[D]it was all [A]over now
[Em]She cried for [G]me to se[D]t her free[A]
[Em]But I [G]had to h[D]old on to [A]everything
[Em]Couldn't bear to [G]let
her for[D]get about [A]me[D]

[Verse 7]
Oh [A]well the [Em]rain was fall[G]ing down
And [D]so she went [A]away
And [D]I was b[A]uoyed up b[Em]y
the praise of sy[G]cophants
And the false [D]security of the
take home [A]pay

[Verse 8]
[Em]Maybe she wrote [G]just to see
[D]if I loved [A]her still
[Em]Maybe she wrot[G]e just to sa[D]y goodbye[A]
[Em]But I neve[G]r [D]saw the words [Em]she wrote
Only [G]the tears that were [D]in [A]my eyes

[Verse 9]
[D]
One [A]day when the [Em]leaves are green again
[G]May[D]be she'll let [A]me [D]in
We'll [A]sit and [Em]talk about [G]everything
Just [D]like we were old [A]friends

[Verse 10]
[Em]But I coul[G]dn't ever [D]get [A]used to it
[Em]No I would[G]n't let it break[D] us down[A]
'Cause [Em]I know wh[G]at I
[D]did behind her back
[Em]Was unim[G]portant when
she [D]was [A]around[Em]
Unim[G]portant when she

[Verse 11]
[D]
was [A]around[Em]
Unim[G]portant [D]when [A]she[Em] was[G] aro[D]un[A]d.

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