Letter to Shirley Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C]Oh[D]
[C]Shi[F]rley, I lov[C]e you.
[G]You must believe I [C]do.
Cause
[F]Shirley, I [C]need to [Am]have and
[F]hold [G]the both of [C]you.
Well, I'm writing this from
the hotel [F]downtown.
I'm sure you remember the [C]place.
You see, I came back into town to
see our new baby [G]today,
and you slammed the door in [C]my face.
Now,
Shirley, I know that you've got [F]every right
to despise every breath [C]that I take,
but I'm praying there's still
enough love in your [D]heart
to forgive me that one big [G]mistake.
Because surely, [Em]surely [F]I lov[C]e you,
[G]you must believe I [C]do,
be[F]cause surely I [C]need to [Am]have
and [F]hold [G]the both of [C]you.
You know I have to admit that
when I first heard the news
[F]that my first thought was I had to run.
[C]You see,
Shirley, I was too far along
[G]on my way to success
to be chained to a wife [C]an d a son.
So I kept [F]my name,
and you had the blame.
[C]And you bore it with head held high.
[D]But I guess now,
all the while that you were wearing the [G]smile,
you wanted to break down and [Em]cry.[F]
[C]Shirley, I love you.
[G]You must believe I [C]do
[F]Cause surely I nee[C]d to hav[Am]e and hol[F]d
[G]The both of [C]you
I just jumped on that train an
[Am]d it took me away
[F]And
I, well I thought I'd left trouble behind
[C]But I found out in a while
With [G]each passing mile,
what I really had left was [C]my mind
So I'm back [Am]here to stay,
wheth[F]er you'll have me or not
It's all up to you,
Shirley, in [C]your heart
All the heartaches you've had,
[D]everything that's gone bad
I'll have to live with [G]if we stay apart
[Em]Cause [F]surely I [C]love you,
[G]you must believe I [C]do
Cause [F]surely I [C]need to [Am]have and
[F]hold [G]the both of [C]you
[F]Oh,
Shirley, I [C]need to [Am]have and
[F]hold [G]the both of [C]you