The Likes Of You Song Lyrics and Chords by George Jones
The Likes Of You
Recorded by George Jones
Written by Randall Hylton
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The last time we parted I was broken
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hearted
While the teardrops
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started it's mighty
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close
And I set an'
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pondered oh the dreams I
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squandered
And then I finally
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wondered why
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should it be
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so
A lot of fish in the
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ocean a lot of stars in the
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blue
And I've got a
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notion that I can live without
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you
I'm gonna stop my
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cryin' when you start good
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byin'
I'm gonna quit
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relyin'
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on the likes of
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you
You can go your way now you don't have to
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stay
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Yes you can go and
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play now it won't make me
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blue
You'll never
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change dear you'll stay the
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same
dear
But your little
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game dear is
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my wrong gone
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years
There's other fish in the
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ocean a lot of stars in the
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blue
And I've got a
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notion a lot of pretty girls
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too
I'm goin' to quit my
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cryin' when you start good
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byin'
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relyin'
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on the likes of
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you
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I'm goin' to quit my
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cryin' when you start good
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byin'
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relyin'
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on the likes of
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Likes Of You?
- The song The Likes Of You was sang by George Jones.
Who is George Jones?
- George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 - April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum".Born in Texas, Jones first heard country music when he was seven, and was given a guitar at the age of nine. He married his first wife, Dorothy Bonvillion, in 1950, and was divorced in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was discharged in 1953. He married Shirley Ann Corley in 1954. In 1959, Jones recorded "White Lightning", written by J. P. Richardson, which launched his career as a singer. His second marriage ended in divorce in 1968 he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later. Years of alcoholism compromised his health and led to his missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones". After his divorce from Wynette in 1975, Jones married his fourth wife, Nancy Sepulvado, in 1983 and became sober for good in 1999. Jones died in 2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory failure.
George Jones has been called "The Rolls Royce Of Country Music" and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013.
Johnny Cash once said, "When people ask me who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George Jones?'"
