A Lesson In Love
Gordon Lightfoot
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Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 Cmaj7 G [Verse 1]Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 "Nothing is for certain."Cmaj7 G That's what the showman saidCmaj7 Bm Bm7 First you must open the curtainCmaj7 G And stand 'em on their headsCmaj7 Bm Bm7 There can be no inhibitionsCmaj7 G No prima donna waysCmaj7 Bm Bm7 If you want to pass the auditionCmaj7 G And times is tough these days [Verse 2]Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 Remember when Mr. BarnumCmaj7 G Presented Jenny LindCmaj7 Bm Bm7 They named a candy after herCmaj7 G A circus after himCmaj7 Bm Bm7 End of my storyAm7 G The rest is historyCmaj7 Bm Bm7 She in all of her gloryContinues after the adCmaj7 G He lived quietlyCmaj7 Bm Bm7 He needed her, she needed himCmaj7 G As sure as the skies aboveCmaj7 Bm Bm7 In a way it was for themCmaj7 G A lesson in loveCmaj7 G B7 A lesson in love [Interlude]Em A7 Cmaj7 B7 [Verse 3]Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 You look like the moonglowCmaj7 G That follows me homeCmaj7 Bm Bm7 Always makes me turn aroundCmaj7 G Won't leave me aloneCmaj7 Bm Bm7 First to come are the midgetsCmaj7 G A monkey and a kidCmaj7 Followed by those two one-armedBm Bm7 jugglersCmaj7 G The ego and the idCmaj7 Bm Bm7 Songs of the seasonAm7 G Apples of the sunCmaj7 Bm Bm7 There is no rhyme or reasonCmaj7 G Just a time for each and every one [Verse 4]Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 Hang on Mr. BarnumCmaj7 G Hang on Jenny LindCmaj7 Bm We will meet you in streets ofBm7 goldCmaj7 G Where eternity beginsCmaj7 Bm Bm7 We will let it all hang outCmaj7 G Go hand in gloveCmaj7 Bm Bm7 Life was meant to live and learnCmaj7 G A lesson in loveCmaj7 G A lesson in love [Coda]Cmaj7 Bm Bm7 Cmaj7 GCmaj7 Bm Bm7 Am7 G
