I'll Be True To You Song Lyrics and Chords by The Oak Ridge Boys
I'll Be True To You
Recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys
Written by Alan Rhody
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met upon a
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parted on a
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cloudy
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They were
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so in love and
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out of school
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But he was
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going so
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far far away
She said
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I'll be
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true to
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you
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Even
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though you don't
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want me to
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I'll be
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blue for
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you
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Even
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though you've asked me
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not
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year's drifted
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by them as we
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all know they can
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He found other
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women but she
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refused other men
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But as fate
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would have it
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they met again
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She was on a
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down-hill slide and
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he was just sliding in
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looked into her
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eyes that night he
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never
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The only real love
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in his life
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was passing by
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When he
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turned and left her
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there his words goodbye
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He heard her calling
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out to him and
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as he walked she cried
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I've been
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true to
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you
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Seems like
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speaking to me is the
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least that you could do
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I've been
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blue for
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you
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Even
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though you've asked me
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not
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She'd been
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drinking way too hard one night
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been drinking way too
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long
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Alone and pale in a
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cheap hotel she
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died there in the dawn
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Kneeling by her
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grave oh so
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late and oh so wrong
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He longed to hold her
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close again
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crying on and on
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I'll
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be true to
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you
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After
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all that I have
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put you through
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And I'll
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be blue for
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you
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Though
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you never even asked
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me
to
FAQ
Who sang the the song I'll Be True To You?
- The song I'll Be True To You was sang by The Oak Ridge Boys.
Who is The Oak Ridge Boys?
- The Oak Ridge Boys is an American country and gospel vocal quartet. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was changed to the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1960s, and they remained a gospel group until the mid-1970s, when they changed their image and concentrated on country music.The lineup which produced their most well-known country and crossover hits (such as "Elvira" (1981), "Bobbie Sue" (1982), and "American Made" (1983) consists of Duane Allen (lead), Joe Bonsall (tenor), William Lee Golden (baritone), and Richard Sterban (bass). Golden and Allen joined the group in the mid-1960s, and Sterban and Bonsall joined in the early 1970s. Aside from an eight-year gap (1987-95) when Golden left the group and was replaced, this lineup has been together since 1973 and continues to tour and record.
