Intro: G 

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As the lights were turned off 
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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 
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I sit here and wonder 
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How this great country show had begun 

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

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Could it be he was thinking 
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One saturday night 
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Of something that we all could share 
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So he started the Opry 
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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 
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Here on the stage 
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Did he know men would cry in the wings 
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And each saturday night 
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Over 70 years 
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Folks have lined up for blocks just to see 
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How the great one has planned 
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The best show in the land 
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On this stage of the Grand Ol' Op- -ry