Someday
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"SOMEDAY" -- PERFORMED BY ALAN JACKSON
Written by Alan Jackson and Jim McBride.
Copyright 1991, WB Music Corp./EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP).
Transcribed Nov.16, 1997 by Darragh Egan
from the CD, "The Greatest Hits Collection" - 1995, Arista Records/BMG.
This song also appears on the LP, "Don't Rock The Jukebox".
I'm a little uncertain about some of the chords. If you spot any errors,
send the corrections to darragh@switchtech.net
|NC G |F NC
She looked me in the eye and said, "It's over."
|F - G |C
I can't take this heartache anymore."
|C - G |F
She said, "Don't tell me lies and try to please me.
|F |G
I've heard it all so many times before."
|C - G |F
And I took her by the arm and said, "Don't leave me!
|F - G |C
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do.
|C - G |F
Just give me time, I'll be the man you've needed."
|F - G |C
She said, "I wish that I could take that for the truth."
|F |C |C
And I said, "Someday, I'll get my life straight."
|G |G |C C
And she said, "It's too late; what's done is done."
|F |F
And I told her, "Someday!"
|Am7 |Am7
She said, "I can't wait;
|G |F - G |C C
Cause sometimes someday just never comes."
|G/B (or Bm) |F
She said, "All I've ever wanted was to love you,
|F - G |C
And somewhere deep inside me I still do.
|G/B (Bm) |F
But now I think it's time I stop believing,
|F |G
Cause I'm never gonna see a change in you.
And I said, "Someday, I'll get my life straight."
And she said, "It's too late; what's done is done."
And I told her, "Someday!"
She said, "I can't wait;
Cause sometimes someday just never comes.
|G |F - G |C - G |C {stop}
Oh, sometimes someday just never comes."
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