INTRO
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Verse
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My friends are so de- pressed I feel the
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ques- tion of your lone li ness. Con - fide 'cause
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I'll be on your side. You know I will
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You know I will
VERSE 2
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Ex -girl-friend called me up, a - lone and
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des-p'rate on the pri- son phone. They want to
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give her se - ven years for be-ing sad.
CHORUS
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I love all of you
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hurt by the cold.
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So hard and lone - ly, too,
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when you don't know your-self
VERSE 3
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My friends are so dis-tressed. They're stand - ing
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on the brink of emp - ti - ness. No words I
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know of can ex - press this emp-ti-ness
CHORUS
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I love all of you
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hurt by the cold.
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So hard and lone - ly, too,
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when you don't know your-self
GUITAR SOLO
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BRIDGE
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I - mag - ine me
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taught by trag - ed - y. Re -
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lease is peace.
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VERSE 4
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I heard a lit- tle girl, and what she
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said was some-thing beau-ti- ful. To give your
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love no mat- ter what, is what she said
CHORUS
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I love all of you
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hurt by the cold.
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So hard and lone - ly, too,
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when you don't know your-self
OUTRO
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