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Important Words

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Recorded by Bob Dylan April 1987, planned for release on Down in the Groove. It wouldn’t have made it any worse – on the contrary.

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                                  Im - por -  tant    words . . .
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Important words that mean a lot
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They say      I love you.

Important words That's all I've got
They say, say I love you.
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The days, the nights, the hours
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We spent makin' plans
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Have made both of us feel the same
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Since we first held hands.
Important words that say I love you
They say I do.

[Instr verse]
[instr. bridge, with "oo-wah, oo-wah, oo-wah" (etc.) and harp]
[Important words] that say I love you
They say I do.

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