
Songbook - April & May 2018 |
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Maybellene Chuck Berry (with Fratto, Freed, 1955) |
Ahead By A Century The Tragically Hip (1996) |
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson (Fred Rose, 1975) |
Brand New Key Melanie Safka (1971) |
Down On the Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969) |
Dream Baby Roy Orbison (Cindy Walker, 1962) |
Have You Ever Seen The Rain CCR (John Fogerty, 1970) |
House Of Gold 21 Pilots (Tyler Josheph, 2013) |
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da The Beatles (McCartney, 1968) |
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Burt Bacharach & Hal David (1969) |
Thunder (No Bridge) Imagine Dragons (2017) |
Maybellene
Chuck Berry (with Fratto, Freed, 1955)



4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [A] | [A]
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
As | [A] I was motivatin' | over the hill
I | [A] saw Maybellene in a | coup de ville
A | [A] Cadillac a-rollin' on the | open road,
| [A] Nothin' will outrun my | V8 Ford
The | [A] Cadillac doin' 'bout | ninety-five,
She's | [A] bumper to bumber rollin' | side by side
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
The | [A] Cadillac pulled up ahead | of the Ford,
The | [A] Ford got hot and wouldn't | do no more
It | [A] then got cloudy and it | started to rain,
I | [A] tooted my horn for a | passin' lead
The | [A] rain water blowin' all | under my hood,
I | [A] knew that was doin' my | motor good
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
Instrumental
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
| [E7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
The | [A] motor cooled down, | the heat went down
And | [A] that's when I heard that | highway sound
The | [A] Cadillac a-sittin' like a | ton of lead
A | [A] hundred and ten a half a | mile ahead
The | [A] Cadillac lookin' like it's | sittin' still
And | [A] I caught Maybellene at the | top of the hill
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
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Ahead By A Century
The Tragically Hip (1996)




Strum
| D - X u - u d u |
Riff:
[D]
D u u u u d u
A|-0-----0---0---0-|---0-0-0---------|
E|-2-----0-------2-|---2-2-2-0h2-0h2-| h=hammer-on
C|-2-----2-------2-|---2-2-2---------|
G|-2-----2-------2-|---2-2-2---------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Simple Riff:
[D]
A|-----------0-----|-----------------|
E|-2-----0-------2-|---------0-2-0-2-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro Riff - Play 4x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] ... First thing we'd | climb a tree |
| [D] ... and maybe | then we'd talk |
| [D] ... or sit si- | lently |
| [D] ... and listen | to our thoughts |
| [C] ... Illusions of | someday |
| [D] ... casting a | golden light |
| [C] ... no dress re- | hearsal |
| [D] ... this is | our life |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Pre-Chorus
| [D] And that's where the | hornet stung me |
| [C] ... and | I had a feverish |
| [D] dream... | with revenge and |
| [C] doubt ... to- | night we smoke them |
| [D] ou-ou-ou-out | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | ... |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] ... Stare in the | morning shroud |
| [D] ... and then the | day began |
| [D] ... I til- | ted your cloud
| [D] ... you til- | ted my hand |
| [C] ... Rain falls in | real time |
| [D] ... and rain fell | through the night |
| [C] ... no dress re- | hearsal |
| [D] ... this is | our life |
Riff - Play 2x
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Pre-Chorus
| [D] But that's when the | hornet stung me |
| [C] ... and | I had a serious |
| [D] dream... | with revenge and |
| [C] doubt ... to- | night we smoke them |
| [D] ou-ou-ou-out | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | [G] |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [A] ... You are a- | head by a century |
| [G↓] [G↑] [G↓] | ... and disappointment is |
Riff 4x
| [D] gettin' me down | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D↓]
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Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Willie Nelson (Fred Rose, 1975)



Key of: C
Carter Picking: | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
or Strum: | d - D u d - D u |
Verse
| [C] In the | twilight glow I | see her | [C] |
| [G7] Blue eyes | cryin' in the | [C] rain | [C] |
| [C] When we | kissed good-bye and | parted | [C] |
I | [G7] knew we'd | never meet | [C] again | [C] |
Chorus
| [F] Love is | like a dying | ember | [F] |
| [C] Only | memories | [G7] remain | [G7] |
| [C] through the | ages I'll re- | member | [C] |
| [G7] Blue eyes | crying in the | [C]rain | [C] |
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C]
| [G7] | [G7] | [C] | [C]
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C]
| [G7] | [G7] | [C] | [C]
Chorus
| [F] Someday | when we meet up | yonder | [F] |
| [C] We'll stroll | hand in handa- | [G7]gain | [G7] |
| [C] In the | land that knows no | parting | [C] |
| [G7] Blue eyes | crying in the | [C] rain. | [C] |
| [G7] Blue eyes | crying in the | [C] rain.
#Capo on 4th fret to play with Willie Nelson's version in key of E.
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Brand New Key
Melanie Safka (1971)



4/4 | d - D - d - D |
1 2 3 4
| [C] I rode my | bicycle past your | window last night | [C] ... |
| [G7] I roller | skated to your | door at daylight | [G7] ... |
| [C] It almost | seems like | you're avoiding | me ... |
| [F] I'm okay a- | lone but you got | [G7] something I need... | well.. |
Chorus
| [C] I got a brand new | pair of roller skates | you got a brand new | key... |
| [C] I think that we should | get together and | try them out you see | [C] ... |
| [F] I been looking a- | round a while... | you got something for | me ... |
| [C] I got a brand new | pair of roller skates | you got a brand new | key ... |
| [C] I ride my | bike I roller | skate don't drive no | car ... |
| [G7] Don't go too | fast but I | go pretty far | [G7] ... |
| [C] For somebody who | don't drive I been | all around the | world ... |
| [F] Some people | say I done all | [G7] right for a | girl ... |
Chorus
| [C] I got a brand new | pair of roller skates | you got a brand new | key... |
| [C] I think that we should | get together and | try them out you see | [C] ... |
| [F] I been looking a- | round a while... | you got something for | me ... |
| [C] I got a brand new | pair of roller skates | you got a brand new | key ... |
| [C] I asked your | mother... if | you were at | home ... |
| [G7] She said | yes, but you | weren't alone | [G7] ... |
| [C] Sometimes I | think that | you're avoiding | me ... |
| [F] I'm okay a- | lone but you've got | [G7] something I need | well... |
| [C] I got a brand new | pair of roller skates | you got a brand new | key ... |
| [C] I think that we should | get together and | try them out you see | [C] ... |
| [F] Lalalalala | lalalalalala | lalalalalala | la ... |
| [C] I got a brand new | pair of roller skates | you got a brand new | key ... |
| [C] I got a brand new | pair of roller skates | you got a brand new | key ... |
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Down On The Corner
Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969)



Main Strumming Rhythm
4/4 | D u d u D - - - | D u - u D - - - |
1 3 1 & & 3
Easy Version
4/4 | D - - - D - - - |
1 3
Intro - Verse Progression
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] Early in the | evenin' | [G] just about supper | [C] time |
| [C] Over by the | courthouse they're | [G] starting to un- | [C] wind. |
| [F] Four kids on the | corner | [C] trying to bring you | up. |
| [C] Willy picks a | tune out and he | [G] blows it on the | [C] harp. |
Chorus
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] Poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet.
| [C] Rooster hits the | washboard and | [G] people just got to | [C] smile |
| [C] Blinky, thumps the | gut bass and | [G] solos for a- | [C] while. |
| [F] Poorboy twangs the | rhythm out | [C] on his kalama- | zoo. |
| [C] Willy goes in- | to a dance and | [G] doubles on ka- | [C] zoo. |
Chorus
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] Poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet.
Instrumental - Verse Progression
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
Chorus
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] Poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet.
Instrumental - Verse Progression
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] You don't need a | penny | [G] just to hang a- | [C] round
But | [C] if you've got a | nickel, won't you | [G] lay your money | [C] down? |
| [F] Over on the | corner | [C] there's a happy | noise. |
| [C] People come from | all around to | [G] watch the magic | [C] boy. |
Chorus
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] Poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet.
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet. [C↓]
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Dream Baby
Roy Orbison


4/4 | d - D u d u D u |
1 2 3 4
| [F] | [F] |
Chorus
| [C7] Sweet | dream | baby | [C7]
| [C7] Sweet | dream | baby | [C7]
| [F] Sweet | dream | baby | [F]
| [C7] How | long must I | [F] dream? | [F]
| [C7] Dream baby | got me dreamin' sweet dreams
| [C7] the whole day | through
| [C7] Dream baby | got me dreamin' sweet dreams
| [C7] night time, | too
| [F] I love you | and I'm dreaming of you
| [F] but that won't | do
| [C7] Dream baby | make me stop my dreamin',
| [C7] you can make my dreams come | [F] true | [F]
Chorus
| [C7] Sweet | dream | baby | [C7]
| [C7] Sweet | dream | baby | [C7]
| [F] Sweet | dream | baby | [F]
| [C7] How | long must I | [F] dream? | [F]
| [C7] Dream baby | got me dreamin' sweet dreams
| [C7] the whole day | through
| [C7] Dream baby | got me dreamin' sweet dreams
| [C7] night time, | too
| [F] I love you | and I'm dreaming of you
| [F] but that won't | do
| [C7] Dream baby | make me stop my dreamin',
| [C7] you can make my dreams come | [F] true | [F]
Chorus
| [C7] Sweet | dream | baby | [C7]
| [C7] Sweet | dream | baby | [C7]
| [F] Sweet | dream | baby | [F]
| [C7] How | long must I | [F↓] dream?
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Have You Ever Seen The Rain
CCR (John Fogerty, 1970)




Wimpy Strong
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
| [C] ...Someone told me | long ago |
| [C] ...There's a calm be- | fore the storm
I | [G7] know... | it's been coming | [C] for some time | [C] ... |
| [C] ...When it's over | so they say |
| [C] ...It'll rain on a | sunny day
I | [G7] know... | shining down like | [C] water | [C] ... |
Chorus
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...Coming | [G7] down on a sunny | [C] day | [C] ... |
| [C] ...Yesterday and | days before |
| [C] ...Sun is cold and | rain is hard
I | [G7] know... it's | been that way for | [C] all my time | [C] ... |
| [C] ...Till forever | on it goes |
| [C] ...Through the circle | fast and slow
I | [G7] know... and | it can't stop I | [C] wonder | [C] ... |
Chorus
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...Coming | [G7] down on a sunny | [C] day | [C] ... |
Chorus
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...Coming | [G7] down on a sunny | [C] day | [C] ... |
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House Of Gold
21 Pilots (Tyler Josheph, 2013)







Fast Wimpy Strong
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
Chorus
She | [C] asked me, | "Son, when | [F] I grow | old,
Will | [Am] you buy | me a | [G] house of | gold?
And | [C] when your | father | [F] turns to | stone,
Will | [C] you take | [G] care of | [C] me?" | ...
Chorus
She | [C] asked me, | "Son, when | [F] I grow | old,
Will | [Am] you buy | me a | [G] house of | gold?
And | [C] when your | father | [F] turns to | stone,
Will | [C] you take | [G] care of | [C] me?" | ... |
Bridge
| [F] I | will | [A7] make | you |
| [Dm] Queen | of | [Bbm7] every- | thing you |
| [F] see ... I'll | put you on the | [C] map... I'll cure you of
dis- | [F] ease | [F] | [C] | [C]
Verse
Let's | [C] say we | up and | [F] left this | town
And | [Am] turned our | future | [G] upside | down
We'll | [C] make pre- | tend that | [F] you and | me
Lived | [C] ever | [G] after, | [C] happi- | ly
Chorus
She | [C] asked me, | "Son, when | [F] I grow | old,
Will | [Am] you buy | me a | [G] house of | gold?
And | [C] when your | father | [F] turns to | stone,
Will | [C] you take | [G] care of | [C] me?" | ... |
Bridge
| [F] I | will | [A7] make | you |
| [Dm] Queen | of | [Bbm7] every- | thing you |
| [F] see ... I'll | put you on the | [C] map... I'll cure you of
dis- | [F] ease | [F] | [C] | [C]
Verse
And | [C] since we | know that | [F] dreams are | dead
And | [Am] life turns | plans up- | [G] on their | head |
| [C] I will | plan to | [F] be a | bum
So | [C] I just | [G] might be- | [C] come some- | one
Chorus
She | [C] asked me, | "Son, when | [F] I grow | old,
Will | [Am] you buy | me a | [G] house of | gold?
And | [C] when your | father | [F] turns to | stone,
Will | [C] you take | [G] care of | [C] me?" | ... |
Bridge
| [F↓] I | will | [A7↓] make | you |
| [Dm↓] Queen | of | [Bbm7↓] every- | thing you |
| [F↓] see ... I'll | put you on the | [C↓] map... I'll cure you of
dis- | [F↓] ease
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Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
The Beatles (McCartney, 1968)




4/4 | D u X u D u X u |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
| [C] Desmond has a barrow in the | [G7] marketplace |
| [G7] Molly is the singer in a | [C] band |
| [C] Desmond says to Molly, girl, I | [F] like your face
And Molly | [C] says this as she [G7] takes him by the | [C] hand.
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on. |
| [C] Desmond takes a trolley to the | [G7] jeweler's store |
| [G7] Buys a twenty carat golden | [C] ring |
| [C] Takes it back to Molly waiting | [F] at the door
And as he | [C] gives it to her [G7] she begins to | [C] sing.
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on. |
Bridge
| [F] In a couple of years they have | built a home, sweet | [C] home | [C]... |
| [F] With a couple of kids running | in the yard
Of | [C] Desmond and Molly | [G7] Jones (ha,ha,ha,ha,ha) |
| [C] Happy ever after in the | [G7] market place |
| [G7] Desmond lets the children lend a | [C] hand |
| [C] Molly stays at home and does her | [F] pretty face
And in the | [C] evening she's a | [G7] singer with the | [C] band. |
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
And if you | [Am↓] want some fun, sing | [F↓] Ob-la- [G7↓] di-bla- [C↓] da
#Original in key of A. This chart is in key of C.
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Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Burt Bacharach & Hal David (1969)








4/4 | D u X - D u X - |
1 & 2 3 & 4
Intro
| [C] [G7] | [F] [G7] |
| [C] Raindrops keep falling on my | [Cmaj7] head
and | [C7] just like the guy whose feet are | [F] too big for his
| [Em7] bed, [A7] nothing seems to | [Em7] fit, [A7] those |
| [Dm] raindrops are fallin' on my | head they keep fallin' | [G7↓]
So I just | [C] did me some talkin' to the | [Cmaj7] sun
and | [C7] I said I didn't like the | [F] way he got things |
| [Em7] done, [A7] sleepin' on the | [Em7] job, [A7] those |
| [Dm] raindrops are fallin' on my | head they keep fallin' | [G7↓]
BRIDGE:
But there's one | [C] thing I | [Cmaj7] know
The | [F] blues they send to | [G7] meet me won't de- | [Em7] feat me
It | [Em7] won't be long till | [A7] happiness steps | [Dm] up to greet me |
| [Dm↓↓] [G7↑] | [Dm↓↓] [G7↑] |
| [C] Raindrops keep fallin' on my | [Cmaj7] head
But | [C7] that doesn't mean my eyes will | [F] soon be turnin'
| [Em7] red, [A7] cryin's not for | [Em7] me, [A7] 'cause |
| [Dm] I'm never gonna stop the | rain by complainin' |
| [G7] Because I'm | [C] free [Cmaj7] | [Dm] nothing's [G7] worryin' | [C] me
BRIDGE:
But there's one | [C] thing I | [Cmaj7] know
The | [F] blues they send to | [G7] meet me won't de- | [Em7] feat me
It | [Em7] won't be long till | [A7] happiness steps | [Dm] up to greet me |
| [Dm↓↓] [G7↑] | [Dm↓↓] [G7↑] |
| [C] Raindrops keep fallin' on my | [Cmaj7] head
But | [C7] that doesn't mean my eyes will | [F] soon be turnin'
| [Em7] red, [A7] cryin's not for | [Em7] me, [A7] 'cause |
| [Dm] I'm never gonna stop the | rain by complainin' |
| [G7] Because I'm | [C] free [Cmaj7] | [Dm] nothing's [G7] worryin' | [C↓] me
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Thunder (No Bridge)
Imagine Dragons (2017)



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Verse
| [C] Just a young gun with a quick fuse, | I was uptight, wanna let loose
| [F] I was dreaming of bigger things and | wanna leave my own life behind
| [C] Not a yes sir, not a follower, | fit the box, fit the mold
Have a seat in the | [F] foyer, take a number, | I was lightning before the thunder (thunder)
Pre-Chorus
| [C] Thunder, thunder, | thunder, thun-thun-thunder, thunder
| [Am] Thunder, thunder, thun-
| [F] Thunder, thun-thun-thunder, thunder
Chorus
| [C] Thunder, feel the thunder, | lightning and the thunder
| [Am] Thunder, feel the thunder
| [F] Lightning and the thunder, thunder
| [C] Thunder, | thunder
Verse
| [C] Kids were laughing in my classes, | while I was scheming for the masses
| [F] Who do you think you are? | Dreaming 'bout being a big star
| [C] You say you're basic, you say you're easy, | you're always riding in the back seat
| [F] Now I'm smiling from the stage while, | you were clapping in the nose bleeds
Pre-Chorus
| [C] Thunder, thunder, | thunder, thun-thun-thunder, thunder
| [Am] Thunder, thunder, thun-
| [F] Thunder, thun-thun-thunder, thunder
Chorus
| [C] Thunder, feel the thunder, | lightning and the thunder
| [Am] Thunder, feel the thunder
| [F] Lightning and the thunder, thunder
Chorus
| [C] Thunder, feel the thunder, | lightning and the thunder, thunder
| [Am] Thunder, feel the thunder
| [F] Lightning and the thunder, thunder
| [C] Thunder, feel the thunder, | lightning and the thunder, thunder
| [Am] Thunder, feel the thunder (feel the)
| [F] Lightning and the thunder, thunder
Outro
| [C] | [C] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] | [C] | [Am] | [F] | [C↓]
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 5/05/18 JJ
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