It Ain't That Way Song Lyrics and Chords by George Hamilton IV
It Ain't That Way
Recorded by George Hamilton IV
Written by Dale Siegenthaler
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I'd like to think the world's a better place
And put a smile on everybody's
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face
They'd
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see the world without a shade of
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gray
But It ain't that
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I wish every living soul could have a home
And not one person had to live
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alone
Wish
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every house was built on Moon Light
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Bay
But it ain't that
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Wish
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every child could
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know within his
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That mom and dad and
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love will never
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part
And
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live with friends in
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peace till judgement
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day
But it ain't that
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way no it ain't that
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I wish every haunted soul could truly find
A resting place with joy and peace of
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mind
I'd
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like for every dog to have his
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day
But it ain't that
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I'd like to sing the world a happy song
And listen to my neighbors sing
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along
We'd
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sing until there's no more cloudy
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days
But it ain't that
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Repeat #3
Maybe if we all join hands and pray
It'll be that
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way it'll be that
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FAQ
Who sang the the song It Ain't That Way?
- The song It Ain't That Way was sang by George Hamilton IV.
Who is George Hamilton IV?
- George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 - September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, switching to country music in the early 1960s.
