It Starts With L

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Verse 1 There ain't no place to 
dance in town
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        like the VFW when the sun 
goes down
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        All the good looking ladies
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 come from miles around to meet
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        Fred saw Betty Lou Baker for
 the fourteenth time
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        he said "I'm gonna tell her 
how I feel tonight"
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        But he didn't know what hit
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 him when he couldn't even move or 
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speak

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Chorus  Well it starts with "L" and 
it ends with "E"
        There's a couple short 
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letters stuck in between
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        And it ain't too long but 
it always seems to get him all 
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choked up
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        Yeah it starts with "L" and 
it ends with "E"
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        One tough syllable and he's
       Bm
 home free
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        It's only four letters go, 
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get her ain't nothin' better than 
love

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Verse 2 Now Betty Lou's that girl 
with the long blonde hair
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        Sittin' by herself in the 
cane-back chair
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        Anybody lookin' would 
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think nobody cared but then
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        Fred is frettin' over yonder
 sittin' in the corner
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        worrying wondering if he's 
ever gonna
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        Get the nerve, to use that
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 word again

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Chorus  Well it starts with "L" and 
it ends with "E"
        There's a couple short 
 G
letters stuck in between
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        And it ain't too long but 
it always seems to get him all 
      A
choked up
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        Yeah it starts with "L" and 
it ends with "E"
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        One tough syllable and he's
       Bm
 home free
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        It's only four letters go, 
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get her ain't nothin' better than 
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love

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Verse 3 Well Fred finally got around
 and found Betty Lou,
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        said "would ya wanna take a 
chance on a dance or two"
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        He didn't have a clue, what
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 Betty Lou would do in his mind
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        And then Betty Lou stood up 
and shook her head
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        for the longest moment that 
room went dead
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        Until she said "Fred, 
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Honey it's about time"

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Chorus  Well it starts with "L" and 
it ends with "E"
        There's a couple short 
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letters stuck in between
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        And it ain't too long but 
it always seems to get him all 
      B
choked up
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        Yeah it starts with "L" and 
it ends with "E"
                     A             
        One tough syllable and he's
       C#m
 home free
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        It's only four letters go, 
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get her ain't nothin' better than 
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love
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        It's only four letters go, 
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get her ain't nothin' better than 
love

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