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Verse 1:

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MERRY ENGA ND LIVES JUST SOUTH OF NOTTINGHILL,

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IN DAILY DDAM S OF SHAKESPEAD  LIKE SOME PISCES WILL.

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THOUGH SHE'S NEVER BEEN BEYOND THE ADB ROKE GATE,

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THE WORLD HAS SPUN AROUND THED  MANY TIMES OF A TE.

Chorus:

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CAN CAROLINE DMEMBE R, HE THAT DID BEFRIEND HER,

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AND SCARCELY TOUCHED THE BEAUTY, OF A SADNESS  ON HER SOUL.

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SO SUBTLE WED  HER CHANGES, NO ONE EVEN NOTICED,

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THAT MANY YEARS OF CRYING  AND SHE BAD LY  LET IT SHOW.

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THAT'S THE PRICE YOU HAVE TO PAY  TO GROW SO OLD.

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Verse 2:

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ENGA ND'S TURNING GDE N FROM ALL THOSE YEARS OF RAIN,

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LIKE MOSS ALONG THE FENCES C WN OL' MEMORY A NE.

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POETRY IN MOTION WHILE SHE STANDS THED  STILL,

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SOME MAIDEN IN A CASTLE UP ON NOTTING-HILL.

Interlude: |D    |Bm   |D    |G    |D    |Bm   |D    |G    |D  A  |D  G  |A  D  |G  A  |

Outro:

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I DDAM  OF ENGA ND AND HER AUBURN HAIR, AND I E SS CARO - LINE.

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