Pride Goes Before A Fall Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
Pride Goes Before A Fall
Recorded by Jim Reeves
Written by Leon Payne
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Might as well admit it
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you don't really
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love
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You've been acting
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funny for so
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long
It hurts to think that you think you're
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But it
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hurts more to admit that I've been
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wrong
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Need a bottle and a
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table I can
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find
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Maybe they will help
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speed up time's crazy
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crawl
Might as well go around and join the
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winos
Ain't it funny how
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pride goes before a
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fall
Yes
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pride goes before a fall I've got a
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feeling
That I'm
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gonna sink much lower than them
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all
When
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we first met I went
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way above the
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city
Ain't it
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funny how
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pride goes before a
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fall
Pour the wine dim the
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lights and play the
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jukebox
Dance with
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every Sue and
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Betty that's
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around
Take her out and try your luck that's what's
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expected
What's the
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difference it can't bring your honor
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down
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You are now a full fledged
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member of the
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rat
race
For
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get everything that's
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decent have a
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ball
What's the difference if you die in this or
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that
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Ain't it funny how
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pride goes before a
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fall
(What's the
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difference if you die in this or
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that
pla
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ce)
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Ain't it funny how
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pride goes before a
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fall
FAQ
Who sang the the song Pride Goes Before A Fall?
- The song Pride Goes Before A Fall 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.
