—Smokey Greene
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Oh, the best friend I ever had just run off with my wife
Left me all alone to face the changes in my life
The best friend I ever had stole my wife somehow
Well, I never liked him much before, but lord I love him now.
Yeah he is the one who gets to feel her warm and tender touch
If she loves him like she did me he won't feel it much
In time he'll come to realize the nature of his luck
Yeah, he'll love her like a possum on the highway loves a truck
Chorus
For him to run away with her he must love her a lot
I wish him all the best and now he's stuck with what he's got
He didn't have to sneak her off I would have helped her pack
Yeah, he'll still be my best friend 'long as he don't bring her back
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Verse & Chorus:
| I | I | IV | I |
| IV | I | II | V |
| I | I | IV | I |
| IV | I | V | I |