Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
The Lovin' Spoonful
Written by John Sebastian; released as a single with "Didn't Want To Have To
Do It" as the B-side, and on the album "Do You Believe in Magic"
Intro:
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Did you
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e - ver have to make up your mind,
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pick up a one, and leave the other be- hind? It's
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not of- ten ea - sy, and not of- ten kind, did you
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e - ver have to make up your mind? Did you
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e - ver have to finally de- cide,
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say yes to one, and let the other one cry? There's
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so ma- ny chan - ges, and tears you must hide, did you
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e - ver have to finally de- cide? Sometimes there's
Bridge:
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one with big blue eyes, cute as a bun - ny, with
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hair down to here, and plenty of mo - ney, And
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just when you think she's one in the world, your
that
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heart gets stolen by some mousy little girl. And when you
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know better make up your mind,
you'd
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pick up a one, and leave the other be- hind, It's
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not of- ten ea - sy, and not of- ten kind, did you
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e - ver have to make up your mind?
Verse (solo):
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Sometimes you
Bridge:
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really dig a girl the moment you kissed her, and
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then you get distracted by her older sis - ter. When
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in walks her fa - ther, and takes in line, and says:
you
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"Better go home, son, and make up your mind!" Did you
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e - ver have to finally de- cide, and
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say yes to one, and let the other one cry? There's
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so ma- ny chan - ges, and tears you must hide, did you
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e - ver have to finally de- cide?
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