Key: A
Introduction: A F#m
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Don't, honey don't, go away, no no
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Don't you hear, don't you hear,
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What I say, what I say
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Give me time, give me time
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I'm gonna make your love as strong as mine
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But I know Rome wasn't built in a day Now,
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You know that I love you dear with all my heart
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I know that you didn't love me from the start
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But I planted a little seed in your heart I know
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And it just needs time to grow, baby
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Don't, honey don't, go away, no no
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Don't you hear, don't you hear,
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What I say, what I say
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Give me time, give me time
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I'm gonna make your love as strong as mine
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But I know Rome wasn't built in a day (Listen to me honey now)
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How would Romeo feel if his Juliet
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Had turned down his advances and played hard to get
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He would never let this bother him, this I know
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Because where there's light there's hope, baby
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Don't go away, no no
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Don't you hear now, don't you hear now,
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What I say, what I say
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Give me time, give me time
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I'm gonna make your love as strong as mine
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But I know Rome wasn't built in a day
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Don't you hear me telling you that
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Rome wasn't built in a day
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Don't you realize that
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Rome wasn't built in a day