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Artist: Ricky Nelson
Canonical path: /ricky-nelson/when-the-chips-are-down
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When The Chips Are Down
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When The Chips Are Down
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Whatcha gonna do when the chips are down
Where you gonna go iff all your dreams come tumblin' down
I'd like to know 'cause I still love you so
Will you come runnin' to me when the chips are down.
Hey hey hey, whatcha gonna do
Hey hey hey, I'm still here waitin' for you
I'd like to know 'cause I still love you so
Will you come runnin' to me when the chips are down.
Hey hey hey, whatcha gonna do
Hey hey hey, I'm still here waitin' for you
I'd like to know 'cause I still love you so
Will you come runnin' to me when the chips are down
When the chips are down.
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Ricky Nelson performs "When The Chips Are Down", and this lyric page sits inside the Ricky Nelson catalog on LyroVerse.
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