I Let It Slip Away Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
I Let It Slip Away
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Jan Crutchfield
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Once I had it then
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I let it slip
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away
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And if
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you look at
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me you'll be
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looking at a
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fool
With a
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heartache that
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just grows every
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day
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For I was too blind
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to see her love was
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mine
Once I
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had it but
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I let it slip
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away
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And if you talk to
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me you'll
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be talking to a
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fool
With a
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lifetime of
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tears yet to
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pay
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Cause now her love stands
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out of reach of these
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hands
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had it but
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I let it
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slip
a
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way
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I tell my heart
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oh you're better off
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And you didn't need her any
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way
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That's a good try
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but it's still just a
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lie
Cause
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I need her more every
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day and that's why
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I live my
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life with the
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wisdom of a
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fool
From a
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lesson that
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I've learned the hard
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way
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At such a cost
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oh I played but I
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lost
Yes I
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had it but
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I let it slip
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away
Yes I had it but
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I let it
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slip
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away
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Let It Slip Away?
- The song I Let It Slip Away 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.
