John Prine – A Good Time (Ukulele)

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Time was once just a clock to me

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And life was just a book a biography

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Success was something you just had to be

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And I would spend myself unknowingly

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And you know that I could have me a million more friends

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And all Id have to lose is my point of view

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But I had no idea what a good time would cost

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Till last night when I sat and talked with you.

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An apple will spoil if its been abused

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A candle disappears when its been used

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A rainbow may follow up a hurricane 

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And I cant leave forever on a train

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And you know that Id survive if I never spoke again

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And all Id have to lose is my vanity

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But I had no idea what a good time would cost

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Till last night when you sat and talked with me.

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You can smile for the lack of something else to do

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And no one will laugh and point at you

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If your tears didnt always make me feel so bad

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Would you still cry every time that you felt sad? 

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I thought Id heard and seen enough to get along

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Till you said something neither of us knew

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And I had no idea what a good time would cost

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Till last night when I sat and talked with you.