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Intro picking around A
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[A]Rise and shine [D]were the words he [A]said to me
[A]Every morning [D]long before my [A]sleep would flee
And [E]if I tarried [D]far too long [A]in my bed
[A]He’d come back
[D]saying get up you
[E]sleepyhead, rise and
[A]shine
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[G]I don’t remember [D]all that much of [A]being a kid
[G]Time just passes [D]by [A]memories hid
[A] But still I remember to this [E]day
To [D]wake me up the thing he used to [E]say
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[A]Rise and shine [D]were the words he [A]said to me
[A]Every morning [D]long before my [A]sleep would flee
And [E]if I tarried [D]far too long [A]in my bed
[A]He’d come back
[D]saying get up you
[E]sleepyhead, rise and
[A]shine
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[G]I’d fall back [D]on that old [A]familiar phrase
[G]When I’d have to [D]wake my kids [A]on school days
[A]Seemed if it was good enough for [E]me
It’d be [D]good enough for them…we’ll [E]see
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[A]Rise and shine [D]were the words he [A]said to me
[A]Every morning [D]long before my [A]sleep would flee
And [E]if I tarried [D]far too long [A]in my bed
[A]He’d come back
[D]saying get up you
[E]sleepyhead, rise and
[A]shine
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[G]Now I’m [D]old and [A]gray
On [G]mornings when [D]sleep won’t go a[A]way
[A]I’ll hear his voice in my [E]head
[D]Get your butt on out of [E]bed, you sleepy[E7]head
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[A]Rise and shine [D]were the words he [A]said to me
[A]Every morning [D]long before my [A]sleep would flee
And [E]if I tarried [D]far too long [A]in my bed
[A]He’d come back
[D]saying get up you
[E]sleepyhead, rise and
[D]shine
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