Tom: G
Introdução: G
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As the lights were turned off
C
And the curtain was closed
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And all of the songs had been sung
G G7
At the Grand Ol' Opry
C
I sit here and wonder
G D G
How this great country show had begun
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Did the great one above us
C
Gather some tears
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And some heartaches he took from lifes pain
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And mix it to- -gether
C
With laughter and joy
G D G
And sprinkle it over the stage
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Could it be he was thinking
C
One saturday night
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Of something that we all could share
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So he started the Opry
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For you and for me
G D G
And he put this great show on the air
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Did he know there'd be happyness
D
Here on the stage
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Did he know men would cry in the wings
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And each saturday night
D
Over 70 years
A B
Folks have lined up for blocks just to see
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How the great one has planned
D
The best show in the land
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On this stage of the Grand Ol' Op- -ry