Key: G
Introduction:
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If there's one thing I can't stand
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it's this bar and this cover band
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trying to fake their way through 'Castles Made of Sand.'
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That's one thing I can't stand.
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If there's one thing I can't take
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it's the sound that a woman makes
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about five seconds after her heart begins to break.
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That's one thing I can't take.
BRIDGE
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She should be home by now but she ain't.
Bm C9
I should've gone by now but I cain't.
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One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.
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One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.
VERSE
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Them eyes was big as stars
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when I saw you behind the bar.
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I guess that's the way to keep on smilin' where you are.
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But girl them eyes was big as stars.
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It sounds funny when you say my name.
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It's like you're chewing on a foreign thing
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and you won't get to sleep 'till dawn if it don't rain.
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It sounds so funny when you say my name.
BRIDGE
Bm C9
You oughta come home tonight but you won't.
Bm C9
I wish we knew how to fight but we don't.
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One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine.
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One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine.
VERSE
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Darlin' I'm not one to judge
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but if I was then I'd say you don't look so good.
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Got no answers of my own
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but with you gone, this place looks bigger than it should.
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If there's two things that I hate
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it's having to cook and trying to date.
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Busting ass all day to play 'hurry up and wait.'
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That's a few things that I hate.
BRIDGE
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If I call when I ain't drunk
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This old boat'll still be sunk
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'cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.
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One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.
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One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.
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One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.