Why Do I Love You So Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Tillotson
Why Do I Love You So
Recorded by Johnny Tillotson
Written by Clifford Rhodes
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My darling I have often
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thought of
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things we used to
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And now I sit and
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wonder why you're
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gone and left me
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You said you'd never
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leave me you
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said you'd never
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Oh my
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darling why
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do I love you
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so
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why do I
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love you
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so
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Is it because you
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stroked my hair when
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you were by my
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Or is it because of the
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tears you cried
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when your little puppy
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You said you'd
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never leave me
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you said you'd never
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Why Do I Love You So?
- The song Why Do I Love You So was sang by Johnny Tillotson.
Who is Johnny Tillotson?
- Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States) is an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary Billboard charts, including "Poetry in Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" and "Without You".
