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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"
SOLadd9
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
SOLadd9 RE
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
SOLadd9
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
SOLadd9
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
FA SOLadd9
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
SOLadd9
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
SOLadd9 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
FA SOLadd9
just to say she can't wait to come home
Bridge:
c G7 Amin F
DO SOL7 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
SOLadd9
Just then a mouse scurried across the floor
Outro:
DO
we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
SOL7
we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
Amin
we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
FA
we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
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