If I May Be So Bold

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[Verse 1]
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It's no eternal mystery
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You don't need a hard-earned clue
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Why some men do their damndest when half-a-damn would do
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There's a lifetime in the distance
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And it's filled with love and gold
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And I'll find it yet if I may be so bold
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Yeah, some men do the congaroo
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And some men do the wheel
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Some'll do most anything to hide the way they feel
    E
And some like givin' orders
    A               B
And some like to be told
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But I'll make my way if I may be so bold

[Chorus 1]
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Bold enough to make a difference
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Bold enough to say I care

Bold enough to keep on trying
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Even when the will's not there
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There's a whole world out there waitin'
        A
Full of stories to be told
         E
And I'll heed the call and tell 'em all
     B         E
If I may be so bold

[Verse 2]
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The boys were emptying their glasses
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As the true believers will
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For what I guess these days passes for a good time or a thrill
            E
And they're tryin' hard to convince you
      A                    E
But I don't believe you're sold
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So I'll step right up if I may be so bold

[Chorus 2]
     A
Bold enough to make a difference
     E
Bold enough to say I care

Bold enough to keep on trying
                         B
Even when the will's not there
          E
There's a whole world out there waitin'
        A
Full of stories to be told
         E
And I'll heed the call and I'll live 'em all
     B         E
If I may be so bold

[Verse 3]
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I have stumbled 'round these country towns
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And I've swallowed up the sea
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I've wrestled with the question of just who I aim to be
     E
Been dealt hands I had to laugh at
         A
And some hands I'd like to fold
         E                B           E
But I'll play 'em all, if I may be so bold

[Chorus 3]
     A
Bold enough to not surrender
     E
Bold enough to give a damn

Bold enough to keep on movin'
                         B
Or to stay right where I am
          E
There's a whole world out there waitin'
        A             E
Full of stories to be told
         E
And I'll heed the call and I'll tell 'em all
   B           E
If I may be so bold
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Yeah I'll tell 'em all, if I may be so bold