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Introduction: F C Em Am G D/F#
F C Em
You probably pictured it differently
Am G D/F#
Than rusty VWs all your life
F C Em
At one point almost married a butcher
Am G D/F#
So solid, so grounded, a craftsman, you thought
F Em
Now solving crosswords in bed
F Em F G
Leave the light on, there&rsquo s no one that minds
F C Em
&rsquo 08 you stopped wearing make-up
Am G D/F#
You&rsquo re sick just thinking about Bangladesh
F C Em
Your green batik dress doesn&rsquo t fit you no more
Am G D/F#
That&rsquo s a shame cause batik&rsquo s coming back
F Em
Now faint-hearted dance moves in the bathroom
F Em F G
You and a mirror, the two of you
F C Em
One year you dated a professor
Am G D/F#
On the third date he told you he liked peeing games
F C Em
You always wanted to paint or to emigrate
Am G D/F#
But the hassle and the errands just fucked it all up
F Em
Grandma&rsquo s still sending you money
F Em F G
For one decent dinner, no +1
F C Em
Petrarca wrote 300 sonnets
Am G D/F#
All for a woman that didn&rsquo t exist
F C Em
On the way home you cried in the taxi
Am G D/F#
Love is an awful enemy, my dear
F Em
This year you are 33
F Em F G
But when you cry you still look 16