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Most Unoriginal Sin

John Hiatt
ChordsKeyDbeginner
4.5(11)

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Verse 1

What there was left of us
Was all covered in dust and thick skin
A half-eaten apple
Or the whole Sistine Chapel
Painted on the head of a pin
A life long love's work
Gone up in a smirk
And you didn't even see her waltz in
Now this love is a ghost
For having played host
To the most unoriginal sin

Verse 2

At the wedding we smiled
While some devil played wild violin
Soon after the chapel
She offered me that apple
One bite and I was gone with the wind
And you needed no proof
'Cause the whole naked truth
Was wearing only an infidel's grin
And a proud schoolboy's boast
For having left his post
For the most unoriginal sin

Interlude

     
     

Verse 3

Now the jukebox is humming
All the venial shortcomings of men
But I found me this drink
That can finally sink
All this guilt I've been wallowing in
Buddy once you get started
Once true love's departed
You do it over and over again
So tonight I will toast
Just whoever comes close
To the most unoriginal sin
Yeah tonight I will toast
Just whoever comes close
To the most unoriginal sin

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