Always Be Me

 (E)  (E)  (E)  (E)

   E
If lonesome was money, I'd be set 
for life
D      E                         
I'd be swimming in riches instead
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 of tears I've cr ied
    A
The blues would be worth a whole lot
 of green
E
You'd never hear one complaint from 
me
   B                   A   B     
If lonesome was money, I'd be set
     E
 for life

   E
If lonesome was a woman, I'd never 
be alone
D E                              
I'd always have someone there to 
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love me and to hold
A
Leave misery's clutches, find love's
 embrace
E
This frown you see, a smile would 
replace
   B                     A   B   
If lonesome was a woman, I'd 
       E
never be a lone

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A                      E
How I'd like to change lonesome
        A                   B
To mean something happy and free
A         B          E           C#m
But, that won't ever happen, you see
A             B         C#m
Lonesome will always be me
A             B         E
Lonesome will always be me

   E
If lonesome was a liquor, I could 
run a still
D E                              
Bottle up my tears and let the 
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folks drink their fill
A
It'd be happy hour all the time 
seven days a week
    E
And laughter's all you'd ever hear 
from me
   B                      A B    
If lonesome was a liquor, I could
       E
 run a still

A                      E
How I'd like to change lonesome
        A                   B
To mean something happy and free
A         B          E           C#m
But, that won't ever happen, you see
A             B         C#m
Lonesome will always be me
A             B         E
Lonesome will always be me

A                      E
How I'd like to change lonesome
        A                   B
To mean something happy and free
A         B          E           C#m
But, that won't ever happen, you see
A             B         C#m
Lonesome will always be me
A             B         E
Lonesome will always be me