Gordon Lightfoot – A Lesson In Love (Guitar)

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From the album East of Midnight [Intro] Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 Cmaj7 G [Verse 1]
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"Nothing is for certain."

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That's what the showman said

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First you must open the curtain

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And stand 'em on their heads

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There can be no inhibitions

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No prima donna ways

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If you want to pass the audition

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And times is tough these days
[Verse 2]
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Remember when Mr. Barnum

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Presented Jenny Lind

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They named a candy after her

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A circus after him

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End of my story

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The rest is history

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She in all of her glory

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He lived quietly

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He needed her, she needed him

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As sure as the skies above

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In a way it was for them

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A lesson in love

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A lesson in love
[Interlude] Em A7 Cmaj7 B7 [Verse 3]
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You look like the moonglow

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That follows me home

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Always makes me turn around

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Won't leave me alone

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First to come are the midgets

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A monkey and a kid

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Followed by those two one-armed jugglers

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The ego and the id

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Songs of the season

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Apples of the sun

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There is no rhyme or reason

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Just a time for each and every one
[Verse 4]
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Hang on Mr. Barnum

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Hang on Jenny Lind

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We will meet you in streets of gold

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Where eternity begins

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We will let it all hang out

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Go hand in glove

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Life was meant to live and learn

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A lesson in love

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A lesson in love
[Coda] Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 Am7 G