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Well her eyes were as wild as the Cornish storm
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But her heart like a cliff's all battered and worn
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Well we met in the Spring when she fits like a glove
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And I'd bring her the roses like a Noah's dove
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But the madness of youth is the cardinal sin
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I left her in the garden as the Autumn set in
 
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She said "Oh I'll be lonesome when you're gone"
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"I'll be lonesome"
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"I'll be lonesome when you're gone, when you're gone"

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Well I travelled across the ocean onto Wicklow Street
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There was more there to smoke than there was there to eat
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And the alleyways turned into hell and fire
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All of their eyes burned in one cold desire
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And the view from our eyes began to feel so tight
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I woke up in the morning with the neon lights
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And from the horns of the taxis to the crashing of the sea
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The words that she said kept on holding me

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She said "Oh I'll be lonesome when you're gone"
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"I'll be lonesome"
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"I'll be lonesome when you're gone, when you're gone"

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Well her eyes were as wild as the Cornish storm
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But now her heart like the cliff's all battered and worn
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Now I'm heading back home to where the ships come in
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And I'm counting the stars now for all of my sin
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And I'm hopin' and I'm prayin' as I'm walking down the street
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That she's waiting in the garden with the roses at her feet

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Singing "Oh I'll be lonesome when you're gone"
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"I'll be lonesome"
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"I'll be lonesome when you're gone"

          Em         D                    Em
"Oh I'll be lonesome when you're gone"
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"I'll be lonesome"
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"I'll be lonesome when you're gone, when you're gone"

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