Run-Around

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Oh, once upon a midnight dearie
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I woke with something in my head
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I couldn't escape the memory
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Of a phone call and of what you  said
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Like a game show contestant with a parting gift
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I could not believe my eyes
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When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend
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Who needs to humor me and tell me  lies
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Yeah, humor me and tell me  lies
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And I'll lie too and say I don't mind
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And as we seek, so shall we find
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And when you're feeling open,
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I'll still be here
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But not without a certain degree of fear
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Of what will be  with you and me
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I still can see things hopefully
But you

[Chorus]
G C Am
D             G            C Am
Why you wanna give me a runaround?
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Is it a surefire way to speed things up
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When all it does is slow me down?

[Verse 2]
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 And shake me and my confidence
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'Bout a great many things
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 But I've been there, I can see it cower
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Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings
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Of a bad play where the heroes are right
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And nobody thinks or expects too much
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And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights
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Singing, "Hey babe, let's keep in touch
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 Hey baby, let's keep in  touch"
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But I want more than a touch,
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I want you to reach me
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And show me all the things no one else can see
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So what you feel becomes mine as well
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And soon if we're lucky,
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we'd be unable to tell
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What's yours and mine,
C Am            D
  the fishing's fine
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And it doesn't have to rhyme,
C         Am            D
 so don't you feed me a line

[Chorus]
       G C Am
But you
D             G            C Am
Why you wanna give me a runaround?
   D        G    C      Am           D
Is it a surefire way to speed things up
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When all it does is slow me down?

[Harmonica Solo]
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[Bridge]
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Ha la la, bombardier,
C     Am           D
 this is the pilot speaking
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And I got some news for you
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It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop
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And there ain't a whole lot that you can do

[Verse 3]
D
 Oh sure,
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the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder
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 Perhaps I've grown a little cynical
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But I know no matter what the waitress brings
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I shall drink in and always be full
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Yeah, I will drink in and always be full
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Oh, I like coffee and I like tea
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Like to be able to enter a final plea
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I still got this dream that you just can't shake
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I love you to the point you can no longer take
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Well, all right, okay, so be that way
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I hope and pray that there's something left to say

[Chorus]
    G  C Am
But you
D             G            C Am
Why you wanna give me a runaround?
   D        G    C      Am           D
Is it a surefire way to speed things up
     G             C       Am     D
When all it does is slow me  down?
    G  C Am
Oh, you
D             G            C Am
Why you wanna give me a runaround?
   D        G    C      Am           D
Is it a surefire way to speed things up
     G             C Am D   G    C Am D
When all it does is slow me down?

[Outro]
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[Fade Out]
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