Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
G+G D MajorD
G+G D MajorD
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA seagull cry a child laughs an old man orders a drink
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It's been ten years since he got here and it hurts to think
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That years ago at this beachside bar a woman held his hand
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And he lost his chance for true romance on South Padre Island
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Well the woman's name was Mary Ann and Gary loved her so
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He said be my wife for the rest of your life and she said no
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Well old Gary he was from Indiana all his life a travellin' man
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He had a dog and a boat and he would float and fish around that old island
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He's stuck at Wanna Wanna the beachfront bar sippin' on a coke and rum
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The tide rolls in his dreams die out waitin' on a love that won't come
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True love never will come
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Years ago in California Gary loved a girl named Sue
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She and three more wives told him lies when they said I do
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And this last one took the money and the things Gary cared about
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She took the dog and the boat now he can't float cause she walked out
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He's stuck at Wanna Wanna the beachfront bar sippin' on a coke and rum
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
The tide rolls in his dreams die out waitin' on a love that won't come
G+G D MajorD G+G
True love never will come
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G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
Gary looks out at the Gulf and he squints his eyes
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Thinkin' again of what might have been without them hard goodbyes
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But Gary's got lots of stories about people and places he's been
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'Yeah I've had a few of them good times too' he said with a grin
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Now He's stuck at Wanna Wanna the beachfront bar sippin' on a coke and rum
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Yeah he's stuck at Wanna Wanna the beachfront bar stuck at Wanna Wanna the beachfront
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He's stuck at Wanna Wanna the beachfront bar sippin' on a coke and rum
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
The tide rolls in his dreams die out waitin' on a love that won't come
G+G D MajorD G+G
True love never will come
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G+G D MajorD
Outro:
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
And Gary's still down there on Padre a little sad but he's alright
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If you head this way on some Sunday he'll drink with you all night
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He's stuck at Wanna Wanna the beachfront bar sippin' on a coke and rum
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
The tide rolls in his dreams die out waitin' on a love that won't come
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
He's stuck at Wanna Wanna the beachfront bar sippin' on a coke and rum
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
The tide rolls in his dreams die out waitin' on a love that won't come
G+G D MajorD G+G
True love never will come
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He's waitin' on a love that won't come
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True love, True Love never will come
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G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G