I Let The World Pass Me By Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
I Let The World Pass Me By
Recorded by Jim Reeves
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I let the world pass me by when I let you
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go
I was a
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fool so how could I
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know
That when blue shadows fall each night I
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pray
For someone I've
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loved always and lost in a
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day
I let the world pass me by the day I lost
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you
My dreams are the
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same but they'll never come
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true
Where ever you go I'd like you to
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know
The world pass me
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by when I let you
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I let the world pass me by I was to blind to
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see
The one thing that
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mattered was being stolen from
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me
Now if I live forever I know that
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Will always re
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member when the world passed me
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by
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Let The World Pass Me By?
- The song I Let The World Pass Me By was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
