A Ring Where A Ring Used To Be Chords by Billy Joe Royal

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[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] Lately she's found the strength to go out [C] and have some fun. _ _ _
[G] It hasn't been long since love went wrong [C] and they broke up.
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[Bm] There's no diamond on [C] her finger, _ [Em] just a lingering _ [F] memory.
_ And [Am] a ring where [C] a ring _ [G] used to be.
_ _ _ _ There's [C] a ring where a ring used [G] to be.
_ _ _ She's [Em] still chained to [Am] the man who [D] set her free.
_ [G] The circle that [C] will join them [G] are all [C] eternity.
_ It's [G] just a _ ring where [D] a ring used [C] to be. _ _
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You think you know her well enough [C] to take her home. _ _ _ _
[G] She likes you too, but you'd better learn [C] you've got to go slow. _ _ _
[Bm] You can hold her, but [C] you can't touch her.
[Em] The closer that [F] you seem, [A] _
[Am] there's a ring where [D] a ring _ [G] used to be. _ _ _ _
[C] There's a ring where a ring used [G] to _ be.
_ _ She's [Em] still chained to [Am] the man who [D] set her free.
[G] The circle that [C] will join them [G] are all [C] eternity.
_ It's [G] just a ring _ [D] where a ring _ [Em] used to _ _ [C] be.
_ _ [G] Just a ring _ [D] where a ring _ [C] used to be. _ _
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