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Not Really Living At All
Recorded by Bill Anderson
Written by Carl Watson and Del Trolinder

C                     F        C
What is my reason for goin' on livin' 
     G7                       C
When I'm not really livin' at all


I come home in the evenin' there's

No laughter there to fill the air
              C7      F
A cold lonely room to meet me
               C
Nobody here to greet me
                   G7
Where has our love gone
    C
And then my thoughts begin to stray

Back to a happy yesterday
              C7     F
When love was here beside me
                      C
Your love was here to guide me
G7             C
Where did I go wrong

                      F        C
What is my reason for goin' on livin'
     G7                       C
When I'm not really livin' at all


I reach down for the paper

And I see a toy our little boy
                      G7
Left lying there everyday
  C
I guess I never took the time

To fix a hurt or make a rhyme
             C7    F
Or carry him on my shoulder
                             C
Will he forgive me when he's older
   G7                  C
Or will he remember my name

C                     F        C
What is my reason for goin' on livin' 
     G7                       C
When I'm not really livin' at all


I found a puppy down the street

With big sad eyes and muddy feet
               C7      F
There's nobody here to claim him
                      C
No one around here to name him
                  G7
Or take him for a walk
  C
I keep him here for company

And he looks up so sad at me
             C7      F
Each time he sees me cryin'
                    C
He knows inside I'm dyin'
   G7            C
If only he could talk

                      F        C
What is my reason for goin' on livin' 
     G7                       C
When I'm not really livin' at all
                      F        C
What is my reason for goin' on livin' 
     G7                       C
When I'm not really livin' at all

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