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I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You

Tom Waits
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 Well, I hope  that I don't fall  in love with you
 'Cause falling  in love  just makes me blue,
 Well the music  plays and you  display
 your heart  for me to see,
 I had  a beer and now  I hear
 you calling  out for me
 And I hope  that I don't fall  in love with you.
 Well, the room  is crowded, there's people  everywhere
 And I wonder,  should I offer  you a chair?
 Well, if you  sit down with this  old clown,
 I ll take  that frown and break  it,
 Before  the evening's gone  away,
 I think  that we could make  it,
 And I hope  that I don't fall  in love with you.
 I can see  that you are lonesome  just like me,
 and it being  late, you'd like  some company,
 Well I've  had two, I look  at you,
 and you  look back at me,
 The guy  you're with has up  and split,
 the chair  next to you is free,
 And I hope  that you don't fall  in love with me.
 And I hope  that I don't fall  in love with you.
 Now the night  does funny things  inside a man
 These old tomcat  feelings you  don't understand
 I turn  around and look  at you, you light  a cigarette
 I wish  I had the guts  to bum one, but  we've never met
 And I hope  that I don't fall  in love with you.
 Now it's closing  time, the music's  fading out
 Last call  for drinks I'll have  another stout
 I turn  around and look  at you, you're nowhere  to be found
 I search  the place for your  lost face, I guess  I'll have another round
 and I think  that I just fell  in love with you

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Readable chord sheet for I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You by Tom Waits

[C] [F] [G] 2x

Well, I [C]hope that I don't [F]fall in love with [G]you
'Cause [C]falling in [F]love just makes me [G]blue,
Well the [F]music plays and [C]you display
your [F]heart for me to [C]see,
I [F]had a beer and [C]now I hear
you [F]calling out for [G]me
And I [C]hope that I don't [F]fall in love with [C]you.

Well, the [C]room is crowded, there's [F]people every[G]where
And I [C]wonder, should I [F]offer you a [G]chair?
Well, if [F]you sit down with [C]this old clown,
I ll [F]take that frown and [C]break it,
Be[F]fore the evening's [C]gone away,
I [F]think that we could [G]make it,
And I [C]hope that I don't [F]fall in love with [C]you.

I can [C]see that you are [F]lonesome just like [G]me,
and it [C]being late, you'd [F]like some compa[G]ny,
Well [F]I've had two, I [C]look at you,
and [F]you look back at [C]me,
The [F]guy you're with has [C]up and split,
the [F]chair next to you is [G]free,
And I [C]hope that you don't [F]fall in love with [C]me.

[C] [F] [G]  [C] [F] [G]  [F] [C] [F] [C]  [F] [C] [F] [G]

And I [C]hope that I don't [F]fall in love with [C]you.

Now the [C]night does funny [F]things inside a [G]man
These old [C]tomcat feelings [F]you don't under[G]stand
I [F]turn around and [C]look at you, you [F]light a ciga[C]rette
I [F]wish I had the [C]guts to bum one, [F]but we've never [G]met
And I [C]hope that I don't [F]fall in love with [C]you.

Now it's [C]closing time, the [F]music's fading [G]out
Last [C]call for drinks I'll [F]have another [G]stout
I [F]turn around and [C]look at you, you're [F]nowhere to be [C]found
I [F]search the place for [C]your lost face, I [F]guess I'll have another [G]round
and I [C]think that I just [F]fell in love with [C]you

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