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Fourth floor room, each girl I've brought back home to bloom all fold on close inspection
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Each one leaves a banner hanging from the eaves
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Marking the eve of election,  ex-girl collection
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Whyyyyy into why not, into what else you got? It's just how men mark tiiiiiime   
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[Verse 2]
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Ann slams in, another lightning round be-gins (this could get interesting)                                            
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Where's Ann been? She pours herself a don't-ask gin
           Bm             Bm    D 
no ice and light on the bitters,  I'm done with quitters
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Whyyyyy? Charles, I found out, wipe that smile off your mouth, I think it's tell-me tiiiiiime

[Verse 3]                              
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Britt hit hard, she found my box of Beth's best cards hand cut and signed with 'X's
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Called at work, "Happy anniversary, jerk" 
           Bm              Bm          D 
And I just laughed at the timing (with you on line two still crying)
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"Whyyyyy play sex on the cuff? Does Beth like it rough?
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And learn your dirty liiiiiines? And keep her hair cropped? (the other shoe dropped)
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Is this how men mark tiiiiiime in couples?", she cursed (this sounds too rehearsed)

[Bridge]
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As Ann, hand on hip, accusing me to the rafters
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The words turn and spit and scorch right through to the plaster
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I'm called ten kinds of a bastard,  curses come faster

[Verse 4]                  
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Ann stands down, I think she thinks there's still some ground to run manoeuvres on
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But Ann's so smart, you couldn't even guess Beth's part
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She said "Beth must find you daring!"  I'm way past caring!
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Whyyyyy? Into, why not? Into, Charles gone to pot in hotter water
Am Bm C                     G                       E                         
Liiiiiine up to lift up a toast to the ones I hurt most
                        Am Bm C                         G                    E                 
And how the well's gone liiiiiime with Charles on the plow, roger, over and out

[Outro]
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Slower how men mark tiiiiiime
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Fiiiiiine
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Whyyyyy? What else you got?
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