Lyrics

For the life of me (key of Z)

Intro – Dmaj7-E x 4

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All the love letters she never wrote, I’d sing to him at night
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And I will be alright, I just wonder why he’s in her arms and not mine
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For the life of me, I don’t know why he’s not here.
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For the life of me, everything else is so clear.
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Here’s a heart, take a look, it’s getting younger with age.
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Hold this heart like an open book, his name on every page.
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For the life of me, I don’t know why he’s not here.
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For the life of me, everything else is so clear.
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If you love him, let him know. If you love him, let him know. If you love him let him know
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As I stand here lost, my signals, crossed, I wonder do I dare, to baby hold you, love you, show you how I care.
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For the life of me, I don’t know why he’s not here.
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For the life of me, everything else is so clear.
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All he love letters she never wrote, the lost weekends she never showed. The long nights that we slept alone.
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It could have been, um-umm-um-umm.
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It could have been, um-umm-um-umm.
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It should have been um-umm-um-umm.
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If you love him, let him know. If you love him, let him know. If you love him let him go to
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