Love Takes A Long Time To Die Song Lyrics and Chords
Love Takes A Long Time To Die Song Lyrics and Chords by Ronnie Milsap
Love Takes A Long Time To Die
Recorded by Ronnie Milsap
Written by Geoff Morgan
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it's not the
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end when you
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And it's not
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finally done when
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you just walk
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away from someone
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Cause love takes a
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long time it
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takes such a
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long time to
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die
There'll be times when you're
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alone you'll
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softly speak her
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name
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Each one's just
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about left you one
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time
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Daydreaming through the
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you'll
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see pictures from the
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past
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Cause love takes a
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long time it
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takes such a
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long time to
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die
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It's so hard to shut the door
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when memories won't stay behind
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They'll come around to remind you there's
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love still locked inside
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It's not
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over when you
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stop
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it's not the
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end when you
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And it's not
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you just walk
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away from someone
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Cause love takes a
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long time it
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takes such a
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long time to
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die
FAQ
Who sang the the song Love Takes A Long Time To Die?
- The song Love Takes A Long Time To Die was sang by Ronnie Milsap.
Who is Ronnie Milsap?
- Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits include "It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Any Day Now", and "Stranger in My House". He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, third to George Strait and Conway Twitty. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
