After The Fact Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
After The Fact
Recorded by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
Written by Stephen Bruton
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io says more
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rain
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due
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rain
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has a
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you
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I hear it's
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raining where you
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Well are you
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lonely
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or are you
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laugh
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are you sleeping in
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somebody's
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long
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looking
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back
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fact of
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losing
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love
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cause some
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rain to fall
Turn your
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sunny skies back to
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grey
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When the
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wind
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it's a
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brand new
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But when you
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lose
You know that
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losing hurts the same old
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way
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long
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It never does
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looking
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back
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fact of
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losing
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love
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losing
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FAQ
Who sang the the song After The Fact?
- The song After The Fact was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
