[Verse 1]
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Every time I go downtown I think I might find you around.
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I take your picture just in case, anybody's seen-
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A# girl who's had her better days, just like the last place that you stayed,
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Where I can see you tipping back the curtains, looking for me.
[Chorus]
D# A#
You say. "Baby do you have to go away
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Just before the deal gets real sweet,
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Just before my trouble finally pays off,
F
Can you cover for me?
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Can you cover for me?
[Verse 2]
A# D#
I see you coming down the hill.
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You smile at me like I'm a worn out thrill,
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As if I have some endless well of dignity.
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You cut yourself like a high school kid-
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I did it once, everybody did,
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Just to feel the emptying of everything.
[Chorus]
D# A#
Just to watch it all go away,
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Every time the deal gets real sweet,
D# A#
Every time our trouble finally paid off.
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We said, "Cover for me, cover for me."
[Verse 3]
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It's 2 years of depravity for every year of recovery,
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And you'll lose eventually, if that's what you need.
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Of all the friends that make me sad,
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You're the one I just can't have-
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All the numbers that you left me,
Cm F
They just ring and ring.
[Chorus]
D# A#
You say. "Baby do you have to go away
D# A#
Just before the deal gets real sweet,
D# A#
Just before my trouble finally pays off,
F
Can you cover for me?
Cm Dm D#
Like I covered for you?
[Outro]
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