What Will I Tell My Darling Song Lyrics and Chords
What Will I Tell My Darling Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
What Will I Tell My Darling
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Jerry Crutchfield and Faron Young
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(What)
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what will I tell my
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darling
(When)
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oh when she comes back
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home
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How will I
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say that I'm
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ry
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For the things that I know I've done
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wrong
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(For she)
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yes she's gonna walk in and
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kiss
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(Yes I know)
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oh I know that's what she's gonna
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do
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Then she'll look at
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me so
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tender
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say whose
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darling are
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you
Well let's
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see I'm gonna tell her that I've
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missed
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oh yes I'm so glad that you're my
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own
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oh is it
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best to
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tell the
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rest
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what what will
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I tell my
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darling
Repeat #2 (Oh she)...
(What will
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I tell my
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darling)
FAQ
Who sang the the song What Will I Tell My Darling?
- The song What Will I Tell My Darling was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
