Mr. T Experience - Yesterday rules
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NOTE: This Is Not My Own Work!! These are the tabs as found on the Mr. T Experience
"Yesterday Rules"... I just thought I'd Upload them for those who don't own the cd...
Track Listing:
1:She's Not A Flower
2:Fucked Up On Life
3:Oh, Just Have Some Faith In Me
4:Big, Strange, Beautiful Hammer
5:Sorry For Freaking Out On The Phone Last Night
6:The Boyfriend Box
7:London
8:Elizabeth Or Fight!
9:Everybody Knows You're Crying
10:Jill
11:Shining
12:Institutionalized Misogyny
13:Take All The Time You Need
SHE'S NOT A FLOWER
Intro: D Dsus2 A E (4x)
AShe's Dnot a EflowFer
Ashe isn't growing in your Dgarden today
Ayou couldn't cultivate her Eanyway
Ayou're Dnot a Eking bFee
Ayou like honey and you're Dpacking a sting
Abut there really isn't Esuch a thing
Dyou're in flight, and she smells all right
but she's not a Aflower E
As intro x4
AShe's Dnot an Eo Fcean
Athat you're an island in the Dmiddle of
Aand there isn't any Eprison of love
Ayou're Dnot a EfreeFbird
hey Ayou, up on that Dmountain peak
Acan't you hear what's coming Eout of your beak'
Dyou can say you'll fly away
but Dyou're not a Afreebird E
As intro x4
ALove's Dnot a EpoisFon
Ayou better find a better Dreason why
Ayou feel like you Ewant to die
a bAroke Dheart won't Ekill Fyou
Ayou might suffer till the Dend of your days
Abut that was gonna happen Eanyways
and Deven if the love you mourn
is Aequal to the love you scorn
and Efortune mocks the E7love you gave
and Dsomeone lays her Dmaj7on your grave
Dshe's not a Aflower E
Outro = intro x2
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FUCKED UP ON LIFE
This song is in B flat, but most of the guitar was played with a capo on the third fret,
though playing in G. The true chords are indicated below, with the fingered chords in brackets.
Bb [G]
I don't have many friends
just some pretty loose and dead ends
Cm [Am] F7 [D7] Bb [G]
even one can be a bit much for me
Bb [G]
and they call me but I never end up calling them back
they lose patience as I lose track
Cm [Am] F7 [D7]
I don't care anymore
Bb [G]
if I ever did before
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] F [D]
but I'm not really paying attention
Cm [Am] Cm7/Bb [Am7/G] F [D]
people say what reflects well on them
Cm [Am] Cm7/Bb [Am7/G] F [D]
and everyone's lying like rugs
Cm [Am] Cm7/Bb [Am7/G] F [D]
and everyone thinks I'm on drugs
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B]
but I'm just
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm7 [Am7] Bb [G]
fucked up on life
cause it doesn't add up
Bb [G]
and I never know what should be done
I know I'm far from the only one
Cm [Am] F7 [D7]
I stay out of the fray
Bb [G]
I figure I do less damage that way
I'm outstanding in my field
Bb [G]
and all I ever want to do is just get plowed
I always feel outnumbered in a crowd
Cm [Am] F7 [D7]
and if the truth be known
Bb [G]
I feel outnumbered when I'm all alone
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] F [D]
if you're wondering why there's no affect
Cm [Am] Cm7/Bb [Am7/G] F [D]
when I speak, when you look in my eyes
Cm [Am] Cm7/Bb bass [Am7/G] F [D]
I couldn't begin to explain
Cm [Am] Cm7/Bb bass [Am7/G] F [D]
I'm almost perfectly sane
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B]
but I'm just
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm7 [Am7] Bb [G]
fucked up on life
Eb [C] Bb [G] Eb [C] Bb [G]
I'm just fucked up,
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm7 [Am7] Bb [G] Ab [F]
fucked up on life
Eb [C]
oo oo oo
Bb [G] F [D] Ab add9 [F add9] Eb [C] F [D]
ah na na na na
Bb [G]
dum dum day
I never know what I should do or say
Cm [Am] F7 [D7]
when words fail me
Bb [G] F[D]
I react reciprocally
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B]
I'm just
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm7 [Am7] Bb [G]
fucked up on life
Eb [C] Bb [G] Eb [C] Bb [G]
I'm just fucked up,
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm7 [Am7] Bb [G]
fucked up on life
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OH, JUST HAVE SOME FAITH IN ME
Intro: D D7 C Cmaj7 (2x plus 2x w/D bass)
You didn't Dmake my crucifixion
I know you had a lot on your Aplate
but from Dwhat I read and what Geveryone said
AI handled it just great
I'm even Dkind of disappointed
cause I really couldn't feel it at Gall
well I'll come Bbdown to you Dwhen I get aF#7round to you
Gall you gotta Ado is Dcrawl
Doh, just have some Cfaith in Gme
C7smart things come in G7stupid packagDes C G
Dwhen all you hear is the crying
you read a lot into each other's Asobs
we're going Dthrough a spell
but we're Gaging well
Aeven if we don't have jobs
and weD can't even leave the apartment
cause we live on such a scary Gstreet
Gbut I don't Bbmind
I'll Drisk my F#7life just to Gtry to get you Asomething to Deat
Doh, just have some Cfaith in Gme
pure C7love gets sent inG7 mixed messaDges C G
DohD7sus2, just have some Cfaith Gin me
C7smart things come in G7stupid packaDges
so come oAn
D Am7 C G w/D bass (x4)
bop bop bop...
Doh, just have some Cfaith Gin me
I'll C7guide you through theG7 obscure passagDes
Doh,D7sus2 just have some Cfaith Gin me
C7 G7 D (3x)
smart things come in stupid packages
Intro as outro x2
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BIG, STRANGE, BEAUTIFUL HAMMER
This song is in B flat, but most of the guitar was played with a capo on the third fret,
though playing in G. The true chords are indicated below, with the fingered chords in brackets.
Intro: Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am] x2
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am] Cm7 [Am7] F [D] F9/Eb [D9/C]
Bb/D [G/B] F [D] F7 [D7]
Bb [G] Cm [Am]
Discretion is a must, rising from the dust,
Eb [C] Bb [G]
on your feet but just a bit unsteady
Bb [G] Cm [Am]
you want to close your eyes, be taken by surprise
Eb [C] F [D]
but not before you're absolutely ready
Eb [C] Bb [G]
so lay low, as time permits
Eb [C] Bb [G]
and you'll know it when it hits:
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am]
it's gonna sound like a big
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am]
it's coming down like a big
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am] Cm7 [Am7]
it's gonna pound like a big, strange, beauti ful
F [D] F9/Eb[D9/C] Bb/D [G/B] F[D]
hammer
Bb [G] Cm [Am]
You're feeling like a saint, powerful but faint
Eb [C] Bb [G]
like you want to call for an attendant
Bb [G] Cm [Am]
heavy in your hand, courage on demand
Eb [C] F [D]
you feel safe, and strangely independent
Eb [C] Bb [G]
once baptized in pain and light
Eb [C] Bb [G]
you'd be advised to hold on tight
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am]
when you collide with a big
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am]
you coincide with a big
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am] Cm7 [Am7]
filled inside with a big, strange, beauti ful
F [D] F9/Eb [D9/C] Bb/D [G/B] F[D] F7[D7]
hammer
Eb [C]
it's coming down on you
Bb [G]
it's gonna drive you home
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am] Cm7 [Am7] F [D] F9/Eb [D9/C]
Bb/D [G/B] F [D]
Bb [G] Ab [F] Eb7 [C7] Bb [G]
hammer, hammer,
Bb [G] Ab [F] Eb7 [C7] Bb [G]
big hammer, strange hammer
Bb [G] Cm [Am]
Discretion is a waste, now you've had a taste
Eb [C] Bb [G]
you see yourself as well-maintained and polished
Bb [G] Cm [Am]
existence is a test, we try to do our best
Eb [C] F [D]
but we're on a quest to be demolished
Eb [C] Bb [G]
it's your right, so don't be shy
Eb [C] Bb [G]
day and night you're smitten by
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am]
the might of a big
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B] Cm [Am]
the blinding light of a big
Eb [C] Eb/D [C/B]
in the night of the big, strange,
Cm [Am] Cm7 [Am7] F [D] F7 [D7]
beauti ful hammer
Bb [G] Ab [F] Eb7 [C7] Bb [G]
hammer, hammer,
Bb [G] Ab [F] Eb7 [C7] Bb [G]
big hammer, strange hammer
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SORRY FOR FREAKING OUT ON THE PHONE LAST NIGHT
Intro: D A G flat5 G D
I'm sDorry for freaking out Gon the phone last Dnight
I don't know how it happened but I'm Gbasically all Dright
even Athough you never really Dknow
beGfore you start to wonder like I'm Dpretty sure you do
how a Aman can be so fragile and so Deasy to see D7through
while reGmaining so inDflexible
I've Bmnoticed tAhat one, Gtoo
D A G flat5 G D
but let's keep the freaking out to a min imum
D A G flat5 G D
I'm Dsorry for freaking out when Gyou freak out on Dme
things don't always come out how you Gwanted them to Dbe anyAhow
including Dnow
are Gwe just being normal'
it's so Ddifficult to tell
and Alove can be so simple and imDpossible as D7hell
I've deGvised a little Dsystem you can BmimpleAment as Gwell:
D A G flat5 G D
let's keep the freaking out to a min imum
D A G flat5 G D
I'm sorry A7now
I'm always E7sorry
you're always Gsorry in reDturn
and I'm with A7you
I always E7mean well, too
you can Gmean well and never Alearn A9
but I'm still Dsorry for freaking out Gin the car toDday
I can't always see straight when I Gdon't know what to Dsay A7 D
there's Gstill so many questions that the Dchances could be slim
that we'll Alay them all to rest before our Dlights begin to D7dim
when you Glet love move a Dmountain you enBmdanger Alife and Glimb
D A G flat5 G D
but let's keep the freaking out to a min imum
D A G flat5 G D
but let's keep the freaking out to a min imum
Doo oo Aoo oo oo oo Gmoo oo D
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THE BOYFRIEND BOX
How many A7times can you read that letter,
and what do you need it for'
Can't you see that the salutation
has no meaning anymore'
And you D7can't resurrect the body,
and the closing's out of date
and if you E7stumble upon an answer
it will G6always be too D7late--
you better Atake that Cletter, Dput it in the Fboyfriend Abox. D C A
Are you A7still staring at that picture
of someone who doesn't care'
just like you're looking through a window
at a world that isn't there'
If you're D7trying to reconstruct it,
it will only fall apart
'cause E7there's really nothing in it
but your G6late, great, D7heart--
you better Atake that Cpicture, Dput it in the Fboyfriend Abox. D C A
Aooh Gla Dla, Dooh Gla Ala, Aooh Gla Dla D C A
There's Asomething C7dark and D7dead A A7buried C7in your D7head, A
and G7underD7neath your Abed.
AYou're still C7tempted D7to A belA7ieve the C7world is D7true. A
You G7even D7almost A7do. E7#9
Your little A7world is a little empty,
but the memories never stop
organizing themselves in layers,
the most recent at the top.
If you D7need to go any deeper
you can dig them out again,
just in E7case you need to be reminded
of G6what a fool you've D7been--
you're gonna Atake those Cmemories, Dput them in the Fboyfriend Abox, D C A
Aooh Gla Dla, Dooh Gla Ala, Aooh Gla Dla
ATake those Cletters, Dput them in the Fboyfriend Abox C D
the Fboyfriend Abox, C D the Fboyfriend Dbox D C A
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LONDON
This song is in A flat, but most of the guitar was played with a capo on the first fret,
though playing in G. The true chords are indicated below, with the fingered chords in brackets.
Ab [G] Dbmaj7 [Cmaj7]
You have to hate the world
Bbm7 [Am7] Eb [D]
it's required by your clothes
Ab [G] Dbmaj7 [Cmaj7]
consistency is everything
Bbm7 [Am7] Eb [D]
as everybody knows
Fm [Em]
it's so cold, baby
Db/F [C/F]
you're losing your hold, baby
Fm [Em]
and you're gonna fold, baby
Eb [D] Db add9 [C add9] Ab [G] Eb [D]
before too long
Ab [G] Eb [D] Db [C] Ab [G]
but don't tell me your secret lies in London
Ab [G] Eb [D] Db [C] Dbmaj7 [Cmaj7]
I already know
Ab [G] Eb [D] Bbm [Am] Db [C]
I can see your secret lies in London
Ab [G] Eb [D] Dbadd9 [Cadd9] Ab [G] Eb [D]
everywhere I go
Ab [G] Dbmaj7 [Cmaj7]
There is a sun somewhere
Bbm7 [Am7] Eb [D]
extremely far away
Ab [G] Dbmaj7 [Cmaj7]
your tired eyes, reflecting the sky,
Bbm7 [Am7] Eb [D]
a drizzly steel grey
Fm [Em]
there's no light in there
Db/F [C/F]
and there's no sight in there
Fm [Em]
I get right in there, and it's all
Eb [D] Dbadd9 [Cadd9] Ab [G] Eb [D]
dark
Ab [G] Eb [D] Db [C] Ab [G]
but don't deny your secret lies in London
Ab [G] Eb [D] Db [C] Dbmaj7 [Cmaj7]
it's not worth your while
Ab [G] Eb [D] Bbm [Am] Db [C]
you can lie back and think of England
Ab [G] Eb [D] Db9 [C9] Ab [G] Eb [D] etc.
and miss it by a mile ya na na na na
Ab [G] Eb [D] Db [C] Ab [G]
you can't conceal your secret lies in London
Ab [G] Eb [D] Db [C] Dbmaj7 [Cmaj7]
obvi ous ly not
Ab [G] Eb [D] Bbm [Am] Db [C]
I can feel your secret lies in London
Ab[G] Eb[D] Db9 [C9] Ab [G] Eb [D] etc.
deeper than you thought ya na na na na
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ELIZABETH OR FIGHT!
Em C B7
E liz A beth,
don't Glook Cto Dme
you can Embe yourself or Dfind some other Emway Dto Cbe
but Emtime Cwon't B7wait
and even Gif Cit Ddoes
Emit's unlikely Dto go back to Emhow Dit Cwas
so Gmy advice is to Dnot think D7twice:
ElizaCm9beth F9or Gfight
Emstick Cto your B7guns
it won't be Glong CbeDfore
surEmrendering won't Dbe an option Ema Cny Dmaj7more
so iGn the end I DrecommD7end:
Cm9 F9 G (x2)
Elizabeth or fight
Am D G D7 flat 9 Em Em7/D bass
peace whenever justice will allow
Am7peace forDever
ECm6lizabeth for Gnow
Emif Cthat B7means eGterCnalDly
Emfighting for EDlizabeth and EmLi Dber Cmaj7ty
or Gthe reverse
you could Ddo much D7worse:
Cm9 F9 G (x3)
Elizabeth or fight.
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EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU'RE CRYING
Intro: A D A E D A
AEverybody says you Dshouldn't cry
everyEbody's Astanding by
and everybody's gonna Droll their eyes
if you Eever dAo
Aeverybody says it's Dnot too late
and you can Estill parAticipate
you take everyDbody's bait
and everybody Elaughs at Ayou
F#mthey'll leave you Dcrying all aAlone
F#mthey'll say they Dwouldn't have if Athey had only Eknown
but Ayou see the reality behind their indulgent Dstares--
Aeverybody knows you're Ecrying
Dno one ever really Acares E
Intro part: A D A E D A
Aeverybody thinks you're a Dlittle slow
everyEone wants Ayou to know
they went through the same thing Dlong ago
and it wasn't that Ehard to Ado
Aeverybody says they Dsympathize
you stand Eby while Athey describe
someone you don't even Drecognize
that's supposed to Elook like Ayou
F#mbut they Dnever can exAplain
F#mhow to Dlive with such specAtacular Epain
and Awhen you're at your weakest
they advise you to be Dstrong
Aeverybody says they've Ebeen there
Deverybody must be Awrong E
Aooh ooh ooh Dooh Aeverybody knows you're Ecrying D A
they send their Dadd9love
and love is loud
they feel it's F#mgreatly to their B7credit
and they're Eproud
of their comF#mpassion,
and it's Dtrue
but it doesn't have a Alot to do with Eyou
and you Acan't escape the conclusion
though you don't like what it Dwas:
Aeverybody says they Elove you,
Dno one ever really Adoes. E
Aooh ooh ooh Dooh Aeverybody knows you're Ecrying
Aeverybody knows you're Dcrying
Aeverybody knows you're Ecrying D A
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JILL
I was Emhere when the Ccall came Gthrough, Jill
and I Emscreened it like I Calways Gdo, Jill
and they Chung up on the machine
just like Gyou, Jill C G
well, that Emsounds like Cone of your Gstunts, Jill
and I'm Emonly gonna Csay this Gonce, Jill
you Chaven't left a message for me
in a couple of Gmonths, Jill C G
I'm not Dblaming you, Jill
this is Amhard to do, CJill
but I still don't know why I always feel like crying, cryGing, cryDing
I'm still Emhaving some trouble Ctying up your loose Gends, Jill
and I Emstill see life through the Csame distorted Glens, Jill
and I Cthink I may have said some things about you
in front of some of your Gfriends, Jill C G
well, I'm Emsorry if I Churt your Gfeelings, Jill
but Emthese are not normally Cpeople with whom I have Gdealings, Jill
I Cstill spend most of my time in silence alone
staring at Gceilings, Jill C G
but you Dknow all that, Jill
what I'm Amgetting at, CJill
is I can't stop not knowing
why I never don't feel like crying, cryGing, cryDing C G
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SHINING
DShe, shining like a star, like a sun, like a moon
and all that other Astuff you know
DI wanted everything, she gave me everything
but everything is never eAnough
Gwhat I mean is, Dshe, my kind of Afluff.
ALike a star or a Dsun or a moon
like the surface of a Gstill lagoon
like a stainless Dsteel spoon she's shiniAng
Dreach out to turn her on
she fills the room and hijinks enAsue
Din dark nights of the soul
I don't mind saying that I think I've had one or Atwo
Gtried to tell her, Dshe already Aknew
Alike an incanDdescent wish
like a silverplate Gchaffing dish
like a Siamese Dfighting fish she's Ashining
Alike a blinding Dbrilliant thing
like a turned on eGlectric ring
like a novel by DStephen King she's Ashining
Emooh Aah, Emooh Gooh Aooh ah
Emglowing in her Djar
just like a little piece of Astar
Guitar solo, as verse
Gooh Dooh ooh ooh Aah
Alike a blue eDlectric shock
like a radioGactive rock
like the hands of a Ddigital clock she's Ashining
Alike the Thames or the DRhine or the Nile
like a luminescent Gradio dial
like a brand new ceDramic tile she's Ashining
G Dooh she's Ashining, G Dooh she's sAhining
Emin this endless Dnight
she's my little misguiding Dlight
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INSTITUTIONALIZED MISOGYNY
This song is in C#, but some of the guitar was played as though in G with a capo on the
fret (if you can believe that) while some was played as though in C with the capo on the
fret. The true chords are below, with the fingered chords (in G) in brackets.
C# [G] F# [C] C# [G] F# [C]
I'm not complaining, I'm just figuring out
C# [G] G# [D] C# [G]
how everything left us behind
C# [G] F# [C] C# [G]
I got my problems, I'm aware of them
F# [C] C# [G] G# [D] C# [G]
I'll take care of them, never you mind
F#9 [C9] C#/F bass [G/B] D#m7 [Am7]
you're still repeating pre-recorded things
G#6 [D6] F#9 [C9]
they used to say in universities
C#/F bass [G/B] D#m7 [Am7] G# [D]
and books on left wing politics and law
F#9 [C9] C#/F bass [G/B]
about underlying structures
D#m7 [Am7] G#6 [D6]
that so far as they mean anything
F#9 [C9] C#/F bass [G/B]
still won't support the personal
D#m7 [Am7] C# [G]
connections that you draw
C# [G] F# [C] G# [D] C# [G]
In sti tutional ized
C# [G] C#/C bass [G/F# bass] Bbm [Em] G# [D]
mis o gy ny
C# [G] F7 [B7] F# [C] C#dim [Gdim]
that's all that stands between
C# [G] G# [D] F# [C] C# [G]
my baby and me
C# [G] F# [C] C# [G] F# [C] C# [G]
now science tells us I'm hard-wired to, I'm required to
G# [D] C# [G]
do it with you
C# [G] F# [C] C# [G]
'cause I'm a man, and you're a woman
F# [C] C# [G] G# [D] C# [G]
and that's what those kind of people do
F#9 [C9] C#/F bass [G/B]
I stole that line from Woody Allen
D#m7 [Am7] G#6 [D6]
isn't it amusing
F#9 [C9] C#/F bass [G/B]
I wish I could make you understand
D#m7 [Am7] G# [D]
what Woody Allen meant.
F#9 [C9] C#/F bass [G/B] D#m7 [Am7]
If there's no such thing as objective reality
G#6 [D6] F#9 [C9] C#/F bass [G/B]
why can't we quit our jobs and just imagine
D#m7 [Am7] C# [G]
we won't have to pay the rent'
C# [G] F# [C] G# [D] C# [G]
In sti tutional ized
C# [G] C#/C [G/F#] A#m [Em] G# [D]
mis o gy ny
C# [G] F7 [B7] F# [C] C#dim [Gdim]
that's why they're charging rent
C# [G] G# [D] F# [C] C# [G]
to my baby and me
G# [D]
Michelle, ma belle:
F# [C] C# [G]
ton beau, Michel Foucault
G# [D] F# [C] C# [G]
a Foucault dependent is always ready to go
A#m [Em] F# [C]
I think we're alone
G# [D] G#7 flat 9 [D7 flat 9]
I might have known
A#m [Em] G#9 [D9] F# [C]
she's got Chomsky on the phone
C# [G] F# [C] G# [D] C# [G]
In sti tutional ized
C# [G] C#/C bass [G/F# bass] Bbm [Em] G# [D]
mis o gy ny
C# [G] F7 [B7] F# [C] C#dim [Gdim]
that's all that stands between
C# [G] G# [D] F# [C] C# [G]
my baby and me
G# [D] F# [C] C# [G] G# [D] F# [C] C# [G]
my baby and me my baby and me
C# [G] F# [C] G# [D] C#6 [G6]
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TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED
Intro: F C G x4
CIf you Ghad Amwanted to Gsee me toFday G F
CI asGsume Amyou could have Gfound a Fway G F
but that's Dm7not Emhow toFday Gwent
God only Dm7knows Emwhat toFday Gmeant
CTake all the Gtime you need
DmI'm not going Ganywhere
Cwe're unsafe at Gany speed
F Ctake all the Gtime you need F C G
If I Chad the Gchance to Amsay how I Gfeel I Fwould G F
Ceven Gthough it Amwouldn't make Gme look Fgood G F
that's ammu Dm7ni Emtion Fyou lGost
while you were Dm7try Eming Fto exGhaust
Ceach possiGbility
Dmuntil you've exGhausted me
Cthe last of a Gdying breed
F Ctake all the Gtime you need F C G F C G F C G
Cand DI Awill Clove Dyou Astill
but you're hardly even F#m11needed now
as a lesson to us Eall F C G F C G
and I Dm7want Emyou Fback aGgain
but I don't Dm7know Emwhat FI'd do Gthen
CTake all the Gtime you need
DmI haven't preGpared my case
CI wouldn't know Ghow to plead
F so Ctake all the Gtime you need
F Ctake all the Gtime you need
F Ctake all the Gtime you need
F C G etc.
and I'll follow your lead
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