[Intro ]
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  "I lost her in 1978," 
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  He tells me then looks away. 
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  It's simple, he loved her so. 
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A tenderness, you can't let go. 
              B                           G                          E 
He said, "Son, you don't forget your first true love, 
She won't forget you too, no." 

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  I only like the sad songs. 
(From the rock bands no one knows.) 
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 No one gets me like the sad songs. 
(When I'm lost and all alone.) 
                A                    E 
I put the needle on the record, 
            D                                   Dm 
And if only for one second, it's enough. 

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  Her father, he arranged the marriage 
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  And he gave away 
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  His daughter's heart, for goodness sake. 
D 
   What a shame, what a big mistake. 
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  A daughter's heart's not a good one to break. 
                B                      G 
So I said "Love, it has no age. 
Just wait, 
             E 
You'll find someone who will call you baby." 

A           E                 D 
  I only like the sad songs. 
(From the rock bands no one knows.) 
A                        E                 D 
 No one gets me like the sad songs. 
(When I'm lost and all alone.) 
                A                    E 
I put the needle on the record, 
            D                                   Dm 
And if only for one second, it's enough. 

                               E 
You only like the sad songs. 
               D                                A 
Here's a sad song for you, my love. 

A            E               D (4x) 

B            G                E 


A           E                 D 
  I only like the sad songs. 
(From the rock bands no one knows.) 
A                        E                 D 
 No one gets me like the sad songs. 
(When I'm lost and all alone.) 
                A                    E 
I put the needle on the record, 
            D                                   Dm 
And if only for one second, it's enough. 

                               A 
You only like the sad songs. 
Dm                               A 
      You only like the sad songs. 
Dm                                    A 
      You say you like the sad songs. 
              E~                               Dm~ 
Here's a sad song for you, my love. 
                 A~ 
For you, my love.