I'll Pay The Price Song Lyrics and Chords by Cowboy Copas
I'll Pay The Price
Recorded by Cowboy Copas
Written by Redd Stewart and Lloyd Copas
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Tonight I'm thinking of
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yesterday
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But yesterday's treasures are
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gone
I gambled with fate and
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found out too late
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That I had waited too
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long
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Oh how I long for your
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love
dear
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Darling I know I was
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wrong
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I'll pay the price the
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rest of my life
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For I have waited too
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long
Love to me was just a
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game to play
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I laughed when I found you were
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gone
While you were away I
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found out one day
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That I had waited too
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long
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There's no need to say that
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I don't feel blue
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There's no need to say I don't
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cry
There's no need to say that
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I don't love you
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I will darling until I
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die
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I'll Pay The Price?
- The song I'll Pay The Price was sang by Cowboy Copas.
Who is Cowboy Copas?
- Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 - March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Copas was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.