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| My big day, it was the biggest day of my l | ife |
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| It was the summit of | my long career |
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| But | I felt so down, and I d | rank too much beer |
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| And my | manager said that I s | hould not appear |
| I walked out onto the stage and started to speak |
| The first night I've missed for a couple of years |
| I explained to the crowed and they started to jeer |
| And just when I wanted no one to be there |
| CHORUS #1: |
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| A | ll of my fr | iends were t | her | e |
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| N | ot just my friends, but their best friends too |
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| All of my f | riends were t | here to s | tand and st | are |
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| S | ay wha | t they may, all of their friends need not stare |
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| T | hose who laughed were not friends anyway |
| G# | G#7 | C#7 | F# | B | |
| All of my f | riends were th | ere to st | and and st | are |
| Days went by, I walked around dressed in a disguise |
| I wore a mustache and I parted my hair |
| And gave the impression that I did not care |
| But oh, the embarrassment, oh, the dispair |
| Came the day, helped with a few last glasses of gin |
| I nervously mounted the stage once again |
| Got through my performance and no one complained |
| Thank God I can go back to normal again |
| CHORUS #2: |
| I went to that old cafe |
| Where I had been in much happier days |
| And all of my friends were there, and no one cared |
| Say what they may, all of my friends were there |
| Not just my friends, but their best friends too |
| All of my friends were there, now I don't care |