G

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As the lights were turned off
        C
And the curtain was closed
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And all of the songs had been sung
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At the Grand Ol' Opry
  C
I sit here and wonder
         G             D        G
How this great country show had begun

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Did the great one above us
C
Gather some tears
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And some heartaches he took from lifes pain
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And mix it to- -gether
     C
With laughter and joy
    G           D        G
And sprinkle it over the stage

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Could it be he was thinking
    C
One saturday night
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Of something that we all could share
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So he started the Opry
    C
For you and for me
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And he put this great show on the air

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Did he know there'd be happyness
D
Here on the stage
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Did he know men would cry in the wings
         A        A7
And each saturday night
     D
Over 70 years
           A            B
Folks have lined up for blocks just to see
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How the great one has planned
    D
The best show in the land
        A            E             A
On this stage of the Grand Ol' Op- -ry