If It Weren't For Me Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
If It Weren't For Me
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Roger Brown and David Stephenson
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If it weren't for
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me and all the things I
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did
I wouldn't be here
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now trying to for
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get
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I threw your love
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away we both know that it's
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true
If it weren't for
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me I'd be holding
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you
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me
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you wouldn't be with someone
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else
I still feel your
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touch instead I'm
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feeling
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Sorry
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for
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A grown man ain't supposed to
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cry
Oh but what else can
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do
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me I'd be holding
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you
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This big old empty
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house
This cold and lonely
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bed
Lord I got what I
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deserve
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said
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me
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you wouldn't be with someone
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else
I still feel your
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touch instead I'm
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feeling
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for
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A grown man ain't supposed to
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cry
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do
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me I'd be holding
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you
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me I'd be holding
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you
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FAQ
Who sang the the song If It Weren't For Me?
- The song If It Weren't For Me was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
