Intro
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[Verse 1]
Cm F7
Your old lover's lying in the gutter
Cm F7
He used to be such an all night strutter
Am F
"Oh, my heart," I heard him mutter
Am Em
"Oh, my dear, it seems to flutter"
Em D
Aa-aa-aa-aa-aah!
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Aa-aa-aa-aa-aah!
[Verse 2]
Cm F7
It's so hard to say "No"
Cm F7
When the deck is stacked to only go slow
Am F
It's easy sweet to live it up
Am Em
An easy street when you've had enough
Em D
Aa-aa-aa-aa-aah!
D C Csus
Aa-aa-aa-aa-aah!
[Interlude]
F G
Darkened night, splashing light
C Am
Soft and white and so polite
F G
Let him in, beneath the rim
C Am
Beneath the skin, your next of kin
F G
Cleansing fire, funeral pyre
C Am
Broken wire grown inside her
F G
Secret hush, swollen rush
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It's soft and plush. It's so plush
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
Cm F7
You know it's so passé
Cm F7
to sleep without you every day
Am F
So easy to do your stuff
Am Em
So easy to live it up
Em D
Aa-aa-aa-aa-aah!
D Am F Am F
Aa-aa-aa-aa. Aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa
[Outro]
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