Guessing Game
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Capo 3rd fret (or Capo 2nd fret for Purple Tape)
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(4x instrumental as intro)
I could be trembling when I talk you
I could be making up all sorts of things that are not true
I could tell a half truth, but I cannot tell a lie
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I could tell a story that ten feet high
(5/8 time)
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My stomach flutters & I feel sometimes ashamed, I’m a castle with the broken shutters & this is not a guessing game [repeat]
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(2x instrumental)
Oh, I could make a plea so that you & I could be we
I could say oh its a must that you & I should be us
All the answers I would guess & you would be so so impressed
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but I would never get a yes cause I have the guts to
(5/8 time)
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guess
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My stomach flutters & I feel sometimes ashamed, I’m a castle with broken shutters & this is not a guessing game [repeat]
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(4x instrumental)
I could be listening but this is not a guessing game
I guess all the answers, but this is not the same
I could be trembling, oh I could be afraid
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I could be wallowing wallowing when y'all think I’ve got it made
(5/8 time)
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Adapted from transcription of Téa Smith (tealou@iinet.net.au)
by Jocelyn Pierpont (jociep@hotmail.com)
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