Practical Amanda
Lonely Avenue
Ben Folds & Nick Hornby
F# C#
Who'd look at that dump and see a home?
D#m B
Why not move in somewhere easy?
F# C#
Urinals where bedrooms ought to be
D#m B
Who could be bothered, really?
F# C#
You're really good at all that stuff
D#m B
The nuts and bolts of living
F# C#
Curtains, blinds and kitchen tables
C# B/D#
I've got no time for dates and plans
B C#
No I'm too busy dreaming
C# B/D#
You're the one with the attention span
B C#sus4 C#
You're not the free wheeler
F# B
Practical, practical
C#
Amanda
D#m
Saved one life
B C#
And made two others
F# C# F#
Practical Amanda
F# C#
Who'd look in here and see someone
D#m B
That might be worth redeeming
F# C#
Head and heart and soul fucked up
D#m B
Who could be bothered, really?
C# B/D#
I've got no time for dates and plans
B C#
No I'm too busy dreaming
C# B/D#
You're the one with the attention span
B C#sus4 C#
Practical Amanda
F# B
Practical, practical
C#
Amanda
D#m
Saved one life
B C#
And made two others
F# C# F#
Practical Amanda
F# C# D#m B
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