I Won't Come In While He's There Song Lyrics and Chords
I Won't Come In While He's There Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
I Won't Come In While He's There
recorded by Jim Reeves
written by Gene Davis
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Thought I'd stop by
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awhile and
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see
you
Just once more before I leave
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town
But his car's parked there in your
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driveway
And I see the curtain's pulled
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down
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I won't bother to
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ring your
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doorbell
I'm not sure just how much I can
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bear
I might do something I'd be sorry for
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later
So I won't come
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in while he's
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there
Does he know my
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whole world is in
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there with him
That he's
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king while he sits there in my
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chair
I'd like to tell you just how much I
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still love you
But I
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won't come
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in while he's
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there
No I
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won't come
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in while he's
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there
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Won't Come In While He's There?
- The song I Won't Come In While He's There 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.
