Write this down
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1. I never saw the end in sight, fools are kind
of blind,
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thought
everything was going alright, but I was running out of time.
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'Cause you had one foot out
the door, I swear I didn't see,
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but
if you're really going away here's some final words from me :
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Baby, write this down, take a little note,
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to remind you in case you didn't
know,
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tell yourself I love you and I
don't want you to go, write this down !
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Take my words and read 'em everyday,
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keep 'em
close by, don't you let 'em fade away,
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so you'll remember what I forgot
to say, write this down !
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A
2. I'll sign it at the bottom of the page, I'll swear under oath,
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'cause every single word is true and I think you need to know.
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So use it as a bookmark, stick
it on your 'frigerator door,
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hang
it in a picture frame up above the mantle,
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where
you'll see it for sure :
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+ You can find a chisel, I can find a stone,
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folks
will be reading these words, long after we're gone !
G
Baby, write this down, take a little note,
A
to remind you in case you didn't
know,
C
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tell yourself I love you and I
don't want you to go, write this down !
G
Take my words and read 'em everyday,
A
keep 'em
close by, don't you let 'em fade away,
C
D G
so you'll remember what I forgot
to say, write this down !
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+ Oh, I love you and I
don't want you to go - - -
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baby,
write this down !
(orig. = capo 1st; midi = no capo) (George
Strait)