[Intro]
C F G C F G C
[Verse]
F G C
She roots out her best earrings with a comb
F G C
The ones that go with her rowdy red hair
F G C
Weaves her way between the plastic and the bones
F G C
Leaves all her empty evenings hanging in the air
[Chorus]
F G C
And he don't mind that she's a short-tempered girl
F G C
He don't mind that she may soon say goodbye
F G
He don't mind 'cause she's got something he loves
C F G C F G C
She's as straight as a die
[Verse]
F G C
She sees the men out changing the state
F G C
Knows they stoop, though her eyes are half-drowned
F G C
Hear the steeple say, it's a quarter past eight
F G C
Moves on in a hurry, well, she's a long way from town
[Chorus]
F G C
And he don't mind that she's a short-tempered girl
F G C
He don't mind that she may soon make him cry
F G
He don't mind 'cause she's got something he loves
C F G
She's as straight as a die
C F G
Straight as a die
[Instrumental]
C F G C F G C
[Bridge]
G
We won't get away from this evil
F
No matter how hard we try
Em F
The truth is there to catch us
Em F G C
The truth is gonna save our lives
[Verse]
F G C
He's in a thrill of anticipation
F G C
So glad he bought something small to give her for a gift
F G C
He feels kind of silly in case she thinks he's having her on
F G C
All he meant was, she's got a friend she can kiss
[Chorus]
F G C
And he don't mind that she's a short-tempered girl
F G C
He don't mind that she may soon have to fly
F G
He don't mind 'cause she's got something he loves
C F G
She's as straight as a die
C F G
Straight as a die
C F G
She's as straight as a die
C
Straight as a die