Standard (EADGBE)

 (Hey, hey, hey, hey-ay, hey, hey, hey, hey-ay)

Nights didn t seem so long no more,

ain t one man like it was before

Just when I thought I was really okay,

I saw Linda yesterday.

 My heart went up, down,

 like a merry go round and round,

 like a forest fire, down, down,

 oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...

Looked like I d found peace of mind,

looked like I was gonna make it this time

Just when I thought I was really okay,

I saw Linda yesterday.

 Oh, she smiled that same old smile,

my heart was running wild

My love for her increases,

as I go all to pieces

Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie-do,

dum-diddly, dum-diddly, dum-dum...

 So, straight to a lonely guy,

sit around and watch me cry.

People ask what s wrong, I say,

  I saw Linda yesterday.

 My heart went up, down,

 like a merry go round and round,

 like a forest fire, down, down,

 Oh, oh, oh, dum-didly, dum-didly,

dum-dum-dum dum.

Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie-do,

dum-diddly, dum-diddly, dum-dum...

Hey, hey, dum de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dum de dodie-dodie . . .

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