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Life Has its Little Ups And Downs

^GI don?t know how to tell her ^CThat I didn?t get that raise in pay to^Gday Cause I ^Fknow how much she wanted the ^Cdress In Bakers window and it ^Gbreaks my heart ^CTo tell her have to ^Gwait ^CAnd cancel ^Gall her plans she ^Cmade to cele^Gbrate But I just ^Fknow that she can take it With a ^Csmile and not a ^Gfrown

Cause knows that life has its little ups and downs Like ponies on a merry-go-round

^G7And no ^Fone grabs the brass ring every ^Ctime But she don?t ^Gmind she wears a ^Dgold ring On her ^Cfinger and it?s ^Gmine

Those new house plans we?ve had so long

^CI guess will gather dust another ^Gyear And the ^Fdaffodils are blooming That she ^Cplanted way last fall Upon the ^Ghill and ^Cover by the ^Ggate ^CGod knows I ^Ghate to say a^Cgain well have to ^Gwait But I just ^Fknow that she can take it With a ^Csmile and not a ^Gfrown

Cause knows that life has its little ups and downs Like ponies on a merry-go-round

^G7And no ^Fone grabs the brass ring every ^Ctime But she don?t ^Gmind she wears a ^Dgold ring On her ^Cfinger and it?s ^Gmine She wears a g^Dold ring On her ^Cfinger and it?s m^Gine