^Eb I dreamed I woke ^Cmup ^Fmand you were gon^Bbe ^Fm I reached o^Bbut, ^Ab but no one was ^Ebthere ^Eb/G I ^Ccalled your name ^Fm and nobody ^Bbanswered ^G And I wondere^Cd : "if I cr^Fmy, ^Bb would you care ?"

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^Eb Now ^Cmwho'd stand by me the ^Fmway you did ^{Bb Fm}When I was weak ^Bb it was you ^Ab that made me stron^Ebg ^Eb/G And you had a ^Cway of touching my ^Fmheart ^Bb Like the ^Gwords ^C in a beautiful ^Fmsong ^Bb

^Eb Oh we had ^Cmgood times and ^Fm7 we shared the bad^{Bb Fm} So I'll^Bb take whatever come^Abs ^{Eb Eb/G}Cause you were the ^C7best years of my life^{Fm Bb G}And we shared the cak^C7e ^Fm and we shared the ^Bbcrumbs

^{Eb Cm} Then just before the ^Fmhurt had built up in my ^Bbheart To a ^Fmmountain ^Bbthat I knew I could never clim^Abb ^Eb I wok^Eb/Ge up, I^C7 woke up to a beautiful ^Fmworld, ^Bband you were there ^G You were ^Cthere ^Fmall the time^Bb

^EbI love ^Cmyou A^Fm7meri^Bbca, ^FmI love ^Bbyou A^Abmeri^Ebca ^Eb/G And if I ^C7sail ^Fm a stormy ^Bbsea ^G Please be ^Cthere to ^Fmshelter ^Bbme ^EbI love ^Cmyou A^Fm7meri^Bbca, ^FmI love ^Bbyou A^Abmeri^Ebca ^Eb/G So just keep ^Choldin' me close ^Fm and I will care^Bb And ^Gwe'll show the world ^C that what we ^Fmshare ^Bb Is ^Ebstill the greatest^C7 love a^Fm7ffair ^{Bb Eb} A^Cmnd I love you^Fm7 Ameri^Bb7ca ^Fm I ^Bblove ^Ebyou