Blessing in Disguise Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Blessing in Disguise
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
(intro verse Written by Arlie A. Carter and William Warren)
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You wouldn't read my
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letter if I
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wrote
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You
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asked me not to call you on the
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phone
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But there's
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somethin' I
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wanted to
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tell
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So I
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wrote it in the words of this
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song
Well I guess you know
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you took me by sur
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prise
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When you
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told me that you'd
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broken all the
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rules
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And the future felt as
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empty as your
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eyes
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When I
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realized how far I was from
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you
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But they t
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ell me that the truth will set you f
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ree
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From the sad con
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fusion of your
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lies
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And it
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led me to a side of you that
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I'd refused to
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see
So I
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guess it's been a
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blessing in dis
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guise
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So there's nothing left to
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keep us holding
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on now
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To the
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mystery we
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used to be
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before
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What we ever shared to
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gether there is
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gone now
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And what
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might have been don't matter any
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more
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Blessing in Disguise?
- The song Blessing in Disguise 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).