Old Bridges:Billy Joe Royal.
#11 on BB Hot Country on ATLANTIC
Records in 1987.
INTRO: A
#1.
A E A
Here we go round a-gain, masqueradin' as long
lost friends.
A
Cause a memory never dies, it kinda fades into
D
a lie, and, what da ya know?
CHORUS:
E A
Still waters run deep, old bridges burn slow.
E
Still waters run deep, now, baby, old bridges
A
burn slow.
#2.
A
Let's chalk it all up to our youth.
That's one way to hide from the truth.
A
I never asked you for a thing and if I had, you
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would have told me no.
CHORUS:
E A
Still waters run deep, old bridges burn slow.
E
Still waters run deep, now, baby, old bridges
A
burn slow.
BRIDGE:
D
And how many years did I chase after you..all my
G
mind would allow.
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And now, I can't break off the past, and even if
E A
I knew how, ahhh, I wouldn't tell it to you, baby.
INTERLUDE: A Gbm A D E A
#3.
A
So, why don't we call it a day, I got nothin' else
left to say.
Cause a dream we both dreamt was just a last ditch
D
attempt to stop the flow.
CHORUS:
E A
Still waters run deep, old bridges burn slow.
E
Still waters run deep, now, baby, old bridges
A
burn slow.
OUTRO:
E A
Mmmmmmm-mmm-don't ya know they burn slow?
E
In a way, I know and I know, don't ya know they
A
burn slow?
E A
Still waters run deep, old bridges burn slow.
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Ahhhhh, how they burn..(Fade.)
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