Verse 1
[C]I've sung this song , but I'll s[F]ing it ag[G7]ain
[C]Of the people I've met and the p[F]laces I've [G7]seen
[C]Of some of the [C7]troubles that [F]bothered my [F#dim7]mind
And a [C]lot of good people that [G7]I've left behind, saying:
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[C]So long, it's been good to know you
[G7]So long, it's been good to know you
[C]So [C7]long, it's [F]been good to [F#dim7]know you
What a [C]long t[Am]ime since [G7]I've been home
And I've got to be drifting alon[C]g
Verse 2
[C]The sweethearts they sat in the [F]dark and they [G7]sparked
They [C]hugged and they kissed in that [F]dusty old d[G7]ark
They [C]sighed and they [C7]cried and they [F]hugged and they [F#dim7]kissed
But i[C]nstead of marriage they [G7]talked like this:
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Verse 3
[C]I went to your family and [F]asked them for [G7]you
[C]They all said "Take her, oh [F]take her, please [G7]do!
She [C]can't cook or [C7]sew and she w[F]on't scrub your [F#dim7]floor"
So I [C]put on my hat and t[G7]ip-toed out the door, saying:
Chorus
Verse 4
[C]I walked down the street to the [F]grocery [G7]store
It was c[C]rowded with people both [F]rich and both [G7]poor
[C]I asked the [C7]man how his [F]butter was [F#dim7]sold
He said "[C]One pound of butter for [G7]two pounds of gold" so I said:
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Verse 5
My [C]telephone rang and it [F]jumped off the [G7]wall
[C]That was the preacher a [F]making a c[G7]all
[C]He said "We're w[C7]aiting to [F]tie the [F#dim7]knot
[C]You're getting married, bel[G7]ieve it or not"
Chorus
Verse 6
The [C]church it was jammed, the [F]church it was [G7]packed
The [C]pews were so crowded from [F]front to the [G7]back
A [C]thousand friends [C7]waited to [F]kiss my new [F#dim7]bride
But [C]I was so anxious, I r[G7]ushed her outside, told them:
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[C]I've sung this song , but I'll s[F]ing it ag[G7]ain
[C]Of the people I've met and the p[F]laces I've [G7]seen
[C]Of some of the [C7]troubles that [F]bothered my [F#dim7]mind
And a [C]lot of good people that [G7]I've left behind, saying:
Chorus
[C]So long, it's been good to know you
[G7]So long, it's been good to know you
[C]So [C7]long, it's [F]been good to [F#dim7]know you
What a [C]long t[Am]ime since [G7]I've been home
And I've got to be drifting alon[C]g
Verse 2
[C]The sweethearts they sat in the [F]dark and they [G7]sparked
They [C]hugged and they kissed in that [F]dusty old d[G7]ark
They [C]sighed and they [C7]cried and they [F]hugged and they [F#dim7]kissed
But i[C]nstead of marriage they [G7]talked like this:
Chorus
Verse 3
[C]I went to your family and [F]asked them for [G7]you
[C]They all said "Take her, oh [F]take her, please [G7]do!
She [C]can't cook or [C7]sew and she w[F]on't scrub your [F#dim7]floor"
So I [C]put on my hat and t[G7]ip-toed out the door, saying:
Chorus
Verse 4
[C]I walked down the street to the [F]grocery [G7]store
It was c[C]rowded with people both [F]rich and both [G7]poor
[C]I asked the [C7]man how his [F]butter was [F#dim7]sold
He said "[C]One pound of butter for [G7]two pounds of gold" so I said:
Chorus
Verse 5
My [C]telephone rang and it [F]jumped off the [G7]wall
[C]That was the preacher a [F]making a c[G7]all
[C]He said "We're w[C7]aiting to [F]tie the [F#dim7]knot
[C]You're getting married, bel[G7]ieve it or not"
Chorus
Verse 6
The [C]church it was jammed, the [F]church it was [G7]packed
The [C]pews were so crowded from [F]front to the [G7]back
A [C]thousand friends [C7]waited to [F]kiss my new [F#dim7]bride
But [C]I was so anxious, I r[G7]ushed her outside, told them:
Chorus
