Title: Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Artist: Mercer Ellington
Genre: Jazz
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T:Things Ain't What They Used To Be
T:Things Aint What They Used To Be
C:Mercer Ellington
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: Got so wear- y of be- in' noth-|* in', _|felt so drear- y just do- in' noth-|* in', _|
w: No use be- in' a doubt- in' Thom-|* as, _|no ig- nor- in' that ros- y prom-|* ise, _|
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w: did- 'nt care ev- er get- tin' noth-|* in', felt so low.|_ Now my eyes on the far ho ri-|* zon can|
w: now I know there's a hap- py sto-|* ry yet to come.|_ It's the dawn of the day of glor-|* y: mil-|
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w: see a glow _ an-|noun- cin' Things ain't what they used to be.|_|* Look at that|
w: len- ni- um. _ I|tell you things ain't what they used to be.|_||
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w: ar- my _|fight- in' to be free. It does- n't|bar me! _|Shows me how to go with my|head up; _|eyes ain't look- in' low. Don't feel|
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w: fed up, _|that's how come I see a|vic- tor- y; _ be-|lieve me things ain't what they used to be.|_|
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