Let it be you    (intro)

 

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1. If I could find a love to treasure with this heart and with these hands,

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    I could build a strong foundation in a world of shifting sands.

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    If I could show just what I'm made up you'd be surprised what I can do,

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    but I need someone to help me,       let it be you.

 

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2. 'Cause I aim to find somebody who really understands

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    the things that make a difference between a woman and a man.

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    Yeah, I bet all my best intentions will never see me through,

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    if I don't find what I'm missin',        let it be you

 

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Let it be yo...u who wakes me in the morning,

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let it be you who lays down with me each night.

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Side by si...de we can dream together,

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let it come true, let it be you.                           +  G - C - G - D - C - G

 

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3. There are lessons in this life I can't learn all by myself,

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    there's beauty I can only see through the eyes of someone else.

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    There's a place I've always heard of only love can take me to,

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    but I need someone beside me,       let it be you.

 

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+ CHORUS    + Let it come true, let it be you.

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Ricky Skaggs)