I Take The Fifth Song Lyrics and Chords by Tony Booth
I Take The Fifth
Recorded by Tony Booth
Written by Dave Lindsey, Leo Taylor, Lee Bach
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leaving's made
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quite a change in
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me
And it's quite a change from
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what I used to
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be
I used to talk a
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bout you all the
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time
But now talking is the
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last thing on my
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mind
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When it comes to
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you I take the
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fifth
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Your name don't
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ever cross my
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lips
Lately
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I refuse to
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talk sometimes
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I can hardly
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walk
But when asking about
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you I take the
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fifth
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My
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friends must think they're
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talking to the
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wall
Cause I don't have a
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thing to say at
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all
They question me but
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they don't under
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stand
I'm holding all the
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answers in my
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hand
Repeat #2
And I
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exercise my
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rights in this
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bar every
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night
When they ask me about
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you I take the
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fifth
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Take The Fifth?
- The song I Take The Fifth was sang by Tony Booth.
Who is Tony Booth?
- Anthony George Booth (9 October 1931 - 25 September 2017) was an English actor, best known for his role as Mike Rawlins in the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part. He was the father-in-law of former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the widower of Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix, marrying her a few days before her death in 1986.
