Intro: 
 
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C                      Am Em                    C 
Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see 
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a statue of a fool made of stone 
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the image of a man who let love slip through his hands 
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and then let him stand there all alo o o ne 
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and there on his face, a gold tear should be placed 
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to honor the million tears he's cried 
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and the hurt in his eyes should show 
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so everyone would know 
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that concealed, is a broken heart insi i i de 
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So build me a statue, and oh h h build it high 
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so that all can see 
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then inscribe, the worlds greatest fool 
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and name it after me e e e e, After Me