Intro
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[Verse 1]
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We met some time ago, when we were almost young
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It never crossed my mind to ask, where did you come from?
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I didn't have much money, so I stole you a rose
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You were dressed like an orphan, in Salvation Army clothes
[Pre-Chorus 1]
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I never thought I'd lose ya, no - I'd rather go blind
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I thought I saw the future, but the fortune teller lied
[Chorus 1]
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Your love was my salvation, it could always get me high
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What was once holy water, tastes like bitter wine
[Verse 2]
B A E C#m
I know I wasn't funny, but you laughed at all my jokes
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When I was choking on the words to say, you shoved your finger down my throat
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The first night I said I loved you, you told me to go to hell
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You were giving me head, on that creaky, old bed at the Ol'Duvol Hotel
[Pre-Chorus 2]
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Just like everything, even good love has to die
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Ain't no sympathy when it sayes goodbye
[Chorus 1]
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Your love was my salvation, it could always get me high
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What was once holy water, tastes like bitter wine
[Solo]
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[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#m E D#m E
Just like everything, even good love has to die
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Ain't no sympathy when it sayes goodbye
[Link]
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No one even cried, we're one of a kind, one of a kind
[Chorus 2]
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Love let me stranded at the station and the last train's gone by
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What was once holy water, tastes like bitter wine
[Chorus 3]
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Your love was my salvation, it could always get me high
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You take the bag of holy water, now all that's left is bitter wine
[Coda]
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