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Intro
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just listen for the correct rhythm
Verse:
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 intro x 2
The first time that I met her I was throwing up in the ladies room stall
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 Amin
She asked me if I needed anything; I said, "I think I spilled my drink"
Gadd9
And that's how it started (or so I'd like to believe)...
intro x 2
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 intro x 2
She took me to her mother's house outside of town where the stars hang down
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 Amin
She said she'd never seen someone so lost, I said I'd never felt so found
Gadd9 D
and then I kissed her on the cheek... and so she kissed me on the mouth
intro x 2
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 intro x 2
The spring was poppin' daises up 'round rusted trunks and busted lawn chairs
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 Amin
We moved into a studio in Council Bluffs to save a couple bucks
Gadd9
Where the mice came out at night, neighbors were screaming all the time
intro x 2
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 intro x 2
We'd make love in the afternoons to Chelsea Girls and Bachelor No. 2
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 Amin
I'd play for her some songs I wrote, she'd joke and say I'm shooting through the roof
Gadd9
I'd say, "They're all for you, dear, I'll write the album of the year."
intro x 2
Chorus
Dmin Gadd9
And I know she loved me then, I swear to God she did
c B Amin Gadd9
It was the way she'd bite my lower lip and push her hips against my hips
F Gadd9
and dig her nails so deep into my skin.
intro x 4
Breakdown:
Intro x 2
The first time that I met her I was convinced I had finally found the one
A min
She was convinced I was under the influence of all those drunken romantics
Gadd9
I was reading Fante at the the time - I had bukowski on the mind
Intro x 2
Verse:
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 intro x 2
She got a job at Jacob's serving cocktails to the local drunks
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 Amin
Against her will. I fit the the bill: I perched down at the end of the bar
Gadd9 intro x 2
She Said, "Space is not just a place for stars- I gave you an inch, you want a house with a yard
Chorus
Dmin Gadd9
And I know she loved me once, but those days are done
c B Amin Gadd9
She used to call me everyday from a pay phone on her break for lunch
F Gadd9
just to say she can't wait to come home
Bridge:
c G7 Amin F
C G7 intro x 4
Verse:
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 intro x 2
The last time that I saw her she was picking through which records were hers
Dmin Gadd9 c G7 Amin
Her clothes were packed in boxes, with some pots and pans and books and a toaster
Gadd9
Just then a mouse scurried across the floor
Outro:
C
we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
G7
we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
Amin
we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
F
we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
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