Mary Black - Straight as a die

She roots out her best ^Fearrings with a ^Gcomb ^C The ones that go with her ^Frowdy red ^Ghair ^C Weaves her way between the ^Fplastic and the ^Gbones ^C Leaves all her empty evenings ^Fhanging in the air ^{G C}

And he don't mind that she's a ^Fshort-tempered ^Ggirl ^C He don't mind that she may ^Fsoon say good^Gbye ^C He don't mind 'cause she's got ^Fsomething he ^Gloves She's as ^Cstraight as a die ^{F G C F G C}

She sees the men out ^Fchanging the ^Gstate ^C Knows they stoop, though her ^Feyes are half-^Gdrowned ^C Hear the steeple say, it's a ^Fquarter past ^Geight ^C Moves on in a hurry, well, she's a ^Flong way from ^Gtown ^C

And he don't mind that she's a ^Fshort-tempered ^Ggirl ^C He don't mind that she may ^Fsoon make him ^Gcry ^C He don't mind 'cause she's got ^Fsomething he ^Gloves She's as ^Cstraight as a die ^{F G C}Straight as a die ^{F G}

We won't get away from this ^Gevil No matter how hard ^Fwe try The ^Emtruth is there to ^Fcatch us The ^Emtruth is gonna save our ^Flives ^{G C}

He's in a thrill of an^Fticipation^{G C} So glad he bought something small to ^Fgive her for a ^Ggift ^C He feels kind of silly in case she ^Fthinks he's having her ^Gon ^C All he meant was, she's got a ^Ffriend she can ^Gkiss ^C

And he don't mind that she's a ^Fshort-tempered ^Ggirl ^C He don't mind that she may ^Fsoon have to ^Gfly ^C He don't mind 'cause she's got ^Fsomething he ^Gloves She's as ^Cstraight as a die ^{F G C}Straight as a die ^{F G} She's as ^Cstraight as a die ^{F G C}Straight as a die