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And Then You Smiled

          G                             C
Something happened in the moment just before you whispered "Yes".
       D                                    G
All my hopes and dreams were shaking at the edge of emptiness.
      C                              D
I was certain you'd be tender as you turned my love away,
             C                G
But then you smiled, then you smiled. 

I could feel my heart beat louder and my fingers turned to ice.
I had dared to say "I love you", now I'd have to pay the price.
Who was I? What could I offer? Was I mad to even try?
But then you smiled, then you smiled.

         G                              C
Then, if such a thing is possible, your beauty seemed to grow,
    D                                G
And I don't remember breathing for a hundred years or so;
                                         C
And though you had not spoken still, you had not turned to go,
             D                G  
And then you smiled, then you smiled.

I was certain to survive it; I was sure I'd love you still.
Even though I had not won you, I'd had time to speak my fill.
Then you took my hand and held it and you whispered, "Yes, I will",
And then you smiled, then you smiled.

Then, if such a thing is possible, your beauty seemed to grow,
And I don't remember breathing for a hundred years or so;
And though you had not spoken still, you did not turn to go,
And then you smiled, then you smiled.

Something happened in the moment just before you whispered "Yes".
All my hopes and dreams were shaking at the edge of emptiness.
I was certain you'd be tender as you turned my love away,
But then you smiled, then you smiled.
Then you smiled, then you smiled.
Then you smiled, then you smiled.

(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 1975)

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