BALLAD THE PEACOCKS Jimmy Rowles

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some - how i could ne - ver peel a - way the la - yer of dis - guise i'm

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beau- ty's on - ly an il - lu - sion here your truth is an in - tru - sion

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a mi - rage is all it's e - ver been

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find a qu - iet place in - side where you can lis - ten to the things your heart is say - ing
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