[Intro]
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[Verse]
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My best friend had a little situation at the end of our senior year
D Bm E
And like a shot, she and Mitchell got married that summer
A F#m
Carolann getting bigger every minute Thinking, "What am I doing here?"
D A
While Mitchell's out every night being a heavy-metal drummer
[Chorus]
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They got a little cute house on a little cute street With a crucifix on the door
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Mitchell got a job at the record store in the mall
F#m E D A
Just the typical facts of a typical life in a town on the Eastern Shore
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I thought about what I wanted It wasn't like that at all
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Made Carolann a cute baby sweater Thinking "I can do better than that"
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[Verse]
A F#m
In a year or so, I moved to the city Thinking "What have I got to lose?"
D Bm E
Got a room, got a cat, and got twenty pounds thinner
A F#m
Met a guy in a class I was taking with some very well placed tattoos
D A
He wouldn't leave me alone 'less I went with him to dinner
[Chorus]
F#m E D A
And I guess he was cute And I guess he was sweet And I guess he was good in bed
C#m D B E
I gave up my life for a better part of a year
F#m E D A
And so I'm starting to think that this maybe might work And the second it entered my head
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He needed to take some time off Focus on his "career"
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He blew me off with a heartfelt letter I thought "I can do better than that"
[Bridge]
D B
You don't have to get a haircut You don't have to change your shoes
D E A
You don't have to like Duran Duran Just love me
D B
You don't have to put the seat down You don't have to watch the news
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You dont' have to learn to tango You don't have to eat prosciutto
F#m B
You don't have to change a thing Just stay with me
D Bm
I want you and you and nothing but you Miles and piles of you
G C D
Finally I'll have something worthwhile To think about each morning
G E
You and you and nothing but you No substitution will do
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Nothing but fresh, undiluted and pure Top of the line
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and totally mine!
[Verse]
A F#m
I don't need any lifetime commitments I don't need to get hitched tonight
D Bm E
I don't want to throw up your walls and defenses
A F#m
I don't mean to put on any pressure But I know what a thing is right
D A
And I spend every day re-configuring my senses
[Chorus]
F#m E D A
When we get to my house, take a look at that town Take a look at how far I've gone
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I will never go back never look back anymore
F#m E D A
And it feels like my life led right to your side And will keep me there from now on
C#m D C#m D
Think about what you wanted Think about what could be
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Think about how I love you Say you'll move in with me
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Think of what's great about me and you Think of the bullsh*t we've both been through
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Think of what's past because we can do better! We can do better!
[Outro]
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We can do better than that!
E A
We can do better than that!