You Wear It Well
1972
Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton
ADEmF#mG5 chords used in this song
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| D | G |
| DI had | Gnothing to do on this hot afternoon |
| A | D |
| But to | Asettle down and write you a | Dline |
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| I've been | Gmeaning to phone you but from Minnesota |
| A | D |
| AHell it's been a very long | Dtime |
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| EmA little old | F#mfashioned but | Gthat's all | Aright |
| D | G |
| DWell I sup | Gpose you're thinking I bet he's sinking |
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| Or he | Awouldn't get in touch with | Dme |
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| Oh, | GI ain't begging or losing my head |
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| I | Asure do want you to | Dknow that |
| Em | F#m | G | A |
| EmThere ain't a | F#mlady in the | Gland so | Afine |
| D | G |
| DRemember them | Gbasement parties, your brother's karate |
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| The | Aall day rock and roll | Dshows |
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| Them | Ghomesick blues and radical views |
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| AHaven't left a mark on | Dyou |
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| A | Emlittle out of | F#mtime but | GI don't | Amind |
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| But I | Dain't for | Ggetting that you were once | Dmine |
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| But I | Gblew it without even | Dtryin' |
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| Now I'm | Geatin' my heart out |
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| ATryin' to get a letter | Dthrough |
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| Em | F#m | G | A |
| EmSince you've been | F#mgone it's hard to | Gcarry | Aon |
| D | G |
| I'm gonna | Dwrite about the | Gbirthday gown that I bought in town |
| A | D |
| When you | Asat down and cried on the | Dstairs |
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| You knew it did not | Gcost the earth, but for what it's worth |
| A | D |
| You | Amade me feel a million | Daire and |
| Em | F#m | G | A |
| EmMadame O | F#mnassis got | Gnothing on | Ayou |
| D | G |
| DAnyway, my | Gcoffee's cold and I'm getting told |
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| That I | Agotta get back to | Dwork |
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| So when the | Gsun goes low and you're home all alone |
| A | D |
| AThink of me and try not to | Dlaugh and |
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| EmI don't ob | F#mject if you | Gcall col | Alect |
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| Cause I | Dain't for | Ggetting that you were once | Dmine |
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| But I | Gblew it without even | Dtryin' |
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| Now I'm | Geatin' my heart out |
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| ATryin' to get back to | Dyou |
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