Almost Blue - Chrom

by Elvis Costello

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Al-most blue-- al-most do-ing things we- use to do-
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There’s a girl here and she’s- al--most you-- al-most-
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All- the- things that your eyes once pro-mised-  
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I see in hers too- now your eyes are red-- from cry--ing,
 
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Al-most blue-- flirt-ing with this dis-as-ter be-came me-- 
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It named me as the fool who on-ly aimed to be 
 
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Al-most blue-- it’s al-most touch-ing it will al-most do-
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There is part of me that’s al--ways true-- al-ways-
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Not all good things- come to an end now- it is- on-ly-
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A chos-en few- I have seen such an- un-hap-py cou-ple-- 
 
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 Al-most me-    Al-most you--    Al----most blue-----