Chorus:
          A (x02220@1)                                         A7Now (x02020@1)I'm lying here with Linda on my mi-ind
     D (xx0232@1)                                                         AAnd (x02220@1)next to me, my soon to be, the one I left behind
                                                  A7And (x02020@1)lord it's killing me to see her cry-in'
                 D (xx0232@1)                  E7She (020130@1)know's I'm lying here beside her
                        Awith (x02220@1)Linda on my mind

Verse I:

A (x02220@1)                                                                             A7Yes (x02020@1)I know that I once loved her and I placed no one above her
        D (xx0232@1)                                     AAnd (x02220@1)I never thought I'd ever set her free
     D (xx0232@1)                                  ABut (x02220@1)it just wasn't in my plan, the way Linda squeezed my hand
     B7 (x21202@1)                            E7The (020130@1)first time that I held her close as she danced with me

Verse II: 
                  AShe (x02220@1)said I've loved you for a long time,
                                A7But (x02020@1)you're married to a friend of mine
    D (xx0232@1)                             AAnd (x02220@1)I try hard to never let it show,
         D (xx0232@1)                                       A (x02220@1)    A7 (x02020@1) DBut (xx0232@1)my love for you is stronger, I can't hide it any longer
     A (x02220@1)                   E7 (020130@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)so I thought I'd better let you know

(Chorus)