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I just can't help believin'
When she smiles up soft and gentle
With a trace of misty morning
And a promise of tomorrow in her eyes


I just can't help believin'
When she's lying close beside me
And my heart beats with the rhythm of her sighs
This time the girl is gonna stay
This time the girl is gonna stay
For more than just a day


* Oh I just can't help believin'
When she slips her hand in my hand
And it feels so small and helpless
And my fingers fold around it like a glove


I just can't help believin'
When she's whisperin' her magic
And her tears are shining honey sweet with love
This time the girl is gonna stay
This time the girl is gonna stay
For more than just a day


For more than just a day


** (Oh I just can't help believin')
(Oh I just can't help believin')
(Oh I just can't help believin')
(Oh I just can't help believin')


For more than just a day


* Repeat


I just can't help believin'
When she smiles and whispers her magic
And her tears are shining honey sweet with love
This time the girl is gonna stay
This time the girl is gonna stay
For more than just a day


** Repeat

Standard tuning.

    Intro:   F   Fsus4    F   Fsus4

      F
    I just can't help believin',
             Fmaj7
    When she smiles up soft and gentle,
           Bb6
    With a trace of misty morning,
          C                          F
    And a promise of tomorrow in her eyes.

      F
    I just can't help believin',
               Fmaj7
    When she's lying close beside me,
           Cm/F                               Bb         Bbm
    And my heart beats with the rhythm of her sighs,

  F               Bb            F      Bb
    This time the girl is gonna stay,
  F               Dm7           C
    This time the girl is gonna stay,
    [nc]                 F
    For more that just a day.

         F
    Oh I just can't help believin',
             Fmaj
    When she slips her hand in my hand,
           Bb6
    And it feels so small and helpless,
          C                             F
    As my fingers fold around it like a glove.
      F
    I just can't help believing,
               Fmaj
    When she's whispering her magic,
            Cm/F                               Bb
    And her tears are shining honey sweet with love,

  F               Bb               F      Bb
    This time the girl is going to stay,
  F               Dm               C
    This time the girl is going to stay,
    [nc]                 F
    for more than just a day

    (REPEAT LAST VERSE)

    Oh i just can't help believin',

      Fsus4    Fmaj7     Bb6     Cm/F
    e --1--    --0--    --3--    -----
    B --1--    --1--    --3--    --4--
    G --3--    --2--    --0--    --5--
    D --3--    --3--    --3--    --3--
    A --3--    -----    --1--    -----
    E --1--    -----    -----    -----

I just can't help believin'

I [E]just can't help believin' when she [Emaj7]smiles up soft and gentle,
with a [A6/E]trace of misty morning and a [A6/B]promise of tomorrow in her [E]eyes.
And I [E]just can't help believin' when she's [Emaj7]lying close beside me,
and my [Bm/E]heart beats with the rhythm of her [A/E]sighs.[Am/E]

[E]This time the [A/E]girl is gonna [E]stay,[A/E]
[E]This time the [Amaj9/E]girl is gonna [Amaj9/B]stay
[NC]For more than just a [E]day.[Amaj9/B]

I [E]just can't help believin' when she [Emaj7]slips her hand in my hand,
and it [A6/E]feels so small and helpless that my [A6/B]fingers fold around it like a [E]glove.
And I [E]just can't help believin' when she's [Emaj7]whisperin' her magic,
and her [Bm/E]tears are shinin' honey sweet with [A/E]love.[Am/E]

[E]This time the [A/E]girl is gonna [E]stay,[A/E]
[E]This time the [Amaj9/E]girl is gonna [Amaj9/B]stay
[NC]For more than just a [E]day.[Amaj9/B]
For more than just a [E]day.

(Orig. = Capo 1)