Intro: e||-4--4-6-4--3--3-3---3--3-5-3--3--3-3---|| B||-6--6-x-6--5--5-5---4--4-4-4--3--3-3---|| G||-6--6-6-6--5--5-5---3--3-3-3--4--4-4---|| D||-6--6-6-6--5--5-5---5--5-5-5--5--5-5---|| A||-4--4-4-4--3--3-3-------------5--5-5---|| E||---------------------------------------|| Oh, a TV went off like three day old milk * They shut this town down better than most And it always was less of an idea and more of a boast Oh, you're burning in the bloom of life * 'Til you're powder in the grave Or you're pounding on the counter begging for more 'Til you evaporate You'd forgive her anything If you look like you, my pretty miss I wonder where you are tonight * When this place becomes pitiless Repeat intro Oh, I couldn't sleep, but I can't complain (Oh, she offered it all but she forgot to say when) * Oh, this won't hurt a bit, oh, this won't hurt again When the roof comes down and the walls move in Oh, I didn't know it could feel like that * When your face turned away and the day turned black And the rain fell like a curtain Oh, it's my turn to begin * To forgive her anything You'd forgive her anything If you knew what I have known You'd forgive her anything (It's forgiven and forgotten) So where did all my pride go? Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh You'd forgive her anything If you knew what I have known I've been given and forgotten More than you will ever know Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

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