In Spite Of Spite

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[Verse]
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You gave me the world when I was 12 
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years old,
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I learned to carry that load
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And all I asked in return, Lord,
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Was not a long and winding road
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I took some teasin' when I was 
young,
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You know them kids, they threw 
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sticks and stones.
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I had to learn to bite my tongue,
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Cause you said they could never 
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know.

[Chorus]
   A                 Bm        G
- Sometimes I wanna smoke and play,
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You know I wanna stay out all night
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Well I get tempted and I get tired 
of
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Bein' and doin' everything right
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Well, life's not about the way you
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 live,
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It's what you know to be right
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So just keep on cryin' and 
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learnin' and tryin'
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To love one another in spite of 
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spite,
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To love one another in spite of 
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spite. -

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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We should've told them the truth by 
now, Lord,
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They won't believe my ways
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I'm just a man, I have my ups and 
downs,
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You know I have my share of bad days
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But I ain't friends with Billy 
Graham
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And you can't find me on the 
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telephone
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You probably don't recognize me, 
people,
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I ain't on them damn TV shows.
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[Chorus]
   A                 Bm        G
- Sometimes I wanna smoke and play,
            D          G       A
You know I wanna stay out all night
     D                 A      Bm
Well I get tempted and I get tired 
of
 G         D      A         D
Bein' and doin' everything right
       Bm                   G     
Well, life's not about the way you
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 live,
               G          A
It's what you know to be right
         D                   A    
So just keep on cryin' and 
       Bm
learnin' and tryin'
    G        D          A    
To love one another in spite of 
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spite,
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To love one another, to love one 
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another,
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Oh to love one another in spite 
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of spite.