Key: G
Introduction:
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My girl came home to me just the other day, acting OK
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I was reading alone in my favourite room, the TV was on
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May I be excused for not telling the truth
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'Cos she's gone, she said / she's better off on her own
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She turned her head / much better off on her own
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My girl knocked on the door / to the place I usually refer to as home
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I died, shoelace untied / she looked in my eyes, small and surprised
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And God closed every gaze / the moon fell into the lake
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Boy, she's gone, a drift / She's better off on her own
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She closed, then she left / much better off on her own
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Sitting naked by the windowsill / watching cars upon the hill
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Solo: ( Better off on her own )... ( Better off on her own)
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Now she's gone, she said / she's better off on her own
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She turned her head / much better off on her own
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She's gone, she sighed / she's better off on her own
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The tears I cried / much better off on her own
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My girl came home to me just the other day.