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Capo 2nd fret.

4/4, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

e||-----3--------------------------|-1-----------0h1p0--------------|
B||----5------------5--------------|-3----------3--------3----------|
G||---4-------------3--------------|-2---------2-------------2------|
D||--5--------------5--------------|-3---------------------------3--|
A||-3---------------4--------------|--------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Why don't we stop fooling ourselves?

6/4, . , . , . , . , . , . 4/4, . , . , . , .

e|------0--------------------------------|---------------------0----------|
B|-----0---------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
G|----0----------2--0--------------------|-------------1------------------|
D|---2-----------3--2--------3--2--------|---------0----------------------|
A|--3------------------------3-----------|-----2--------------------------|
E|------------------------------3-----1--|-0---------------------------0--|

The game is over, over, over No

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e|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
B|-1-------1-------3-------3------|-0-------0-------1-------1------|
G|-2-------2-------1-------1------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|--------------------------------|-3-------2-------0--------------|
E|-1-------1----1--1-------1----1-|-------------------------3---0--|

good times, no bad times, There's

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e|------1-------------------------|----------------------2----------|
B|------1--0-------3-------1------|-(1---0h1p0-------1--------------|
G|-2----2--0-------0-------0------|-)2-----------2------------------|
D|-3-------2-------0-------2------|-(0---------------------------0--|
A|-3---------------2-------0------|-)0------------------------------|
E|-1-------0----------------------|-(2-----------------------2------|

no times at all, Just the New York Times,

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e|------0-------0-------0---------|--------------------------------|
B|-1-h3----3-------3--------------|---------1b------1--------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------2-------------2----------|
D|--------------------------------|-----0-------------------3------|
A|-3-------2-------1-------0------|-----------------------------3--|
E|--------------------------------|-1------------------------------|

Sittin' on the windowsill Near the

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e|------0--0------------0---------|------3-------------------------||
B|------1--1-------3-------3------|-5----5----------3----2-\1------||
G|---------0-------2------------2-|-4---------------2----0---------||
D|---------2----0--3-------3------|-5---------------3--------------||
A|--------------------------------|---------0----0-------0---------||
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------0-||

flowers.

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e||----------0------(3-------3------|-(1-------1---0h1p0--------------|
B||-(0-------0------)2-------2------|-)3-------3---3-------3----------|
G||-)0-------0------(3-------3------|-(2-------2---2-----------2------|
D||-(2-------2----2----------2------|-)3-------3-------------------3--|
A||-)3-------3----------------------|---------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

We might as well be apart

6/4, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

e|-(0------------------------------------|------------------0--------------|
B|-)0------------------------------------|--------------3-------3----------|
G|-(0------------------------------------|----------1---------------1------|
D|-)2------------3--2--------------------|------0--------------------------|
A|-(3------------------3-----3--------3--|-p2------------------------------|
E|------------------------3-----3--0-----|------------------------------0--|

It hardly matters: we sleep separately

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e|---------1---------------1------|-0------------------------------|
B|-1-------1-------3-------3------|-0-------0-------1-------1------|
G|-2-------2-------1-------1------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|------------------------------3-|---------2-------0--------------|
E|-1-------1----1----------1------|-------------------------3------|

And drop a smile passing in the hall But there's

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e|------1-------------------------|----------------------2----------|
B|------1--0-------3-------1------|-(1---0h1p0-------1--------------|
G|-2----2--0-------0-------0------|-)2-----------2------------------|
D|-3-------2-------0-------2------|-(0---------------------------0--|
A|-3---------------2-------0------|-)0------------------------------|
E|-1-------0----------------------|-(2-----------------------2------|

no laughs left, 'Cause we laughed them all

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e|------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------------------------------||
B|-1-h3----3-------3-------3------|---------1b------1--------------||
G|-0-------0-------0-------0------|-------2-------------2----------||
D|--------------------------------|-----0-------------------3------||
A|-3-------2-------1-------0------|-----------------------------3--||
E|--------------------------------|-1------------------------------||

And we laughed them all In a very short

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e||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B||-(0------(0------(0------(0------|-(0------(0------(0------(0------|
G||-)0------)2------)4------)2------|-)0------)2------)4------)2------|
D||-(2------(2------(2------(2------|-(2------(2------(2------(2------|
A||-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-------3---------|
E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Time is tapping on my

3/4, . , . , . 4/4, . , . , . , .

e|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-(1----------------------|---------1---------------1------|
G|-)0---------------2------|------2---------------2---------|
D|-(2-----------2----------|----0---------------0-----------|
A|-)3---2---0-----------3--|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-2---------------1--------------|

forehead Hanging from my

3/4, . , . , . 4/4, . , . , . , .

e|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-(1----------------------|---------1---------------1------|
G|-)0---------------2------|------2---------------2---------|
D|-(2-----------2----------|----0---------------0-----------|
A|-)3---2---0-----------3--|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-2---------------1--------------|

mirror Rattling the

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e|--------------------------------|-1---3---5------(4--------------||
B|-----------------0-----------0--|----------------)6--------------||
G|-------------0-----------0------|-2---4---5------(5-------5------||
D|---------2-----------2----------|----------------)6---6-------6--||
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------||

teacups, And I wonder

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e||-(0-------0------(3-------3------|-(1-------1---------------1------|
B||-)0-------0------)2-------2------|-)3-------3-----------1----------|
G||-(0-------0------(3-------3------|-(2-------2-------1-----------1--|
D||-)2-------2----2----------2----3-|----------3----------------------|
A||-(3-------3----------------------|---------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

How long can I delay?

6/4, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

e|-(0------0---0-------------------------|------------------0--------------|
B|-)0------0---0-------------------------|--------------3-------3----------|
G|-(0------0-----------------------------|----------0h1-------------1------|
D|-)2------------3--2--------------------|------0--------------------------|
A|-(3------------------3-----3--------3--|-p2------------------------------|
E|------------------------3-----3--0-----|------------------------------0--|

We're just a habit, like saccharin

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e|-1-------1-------1-------1------|-0------------------------------|
B|-1-------1-------3-------3------|-0-------0-------1-------1------|
G|-2-------2-------1-------1------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|------------------------------3-|---------2-------0--------------|
E|-1-------1----1----------1------|-------------------------3------|

And I'm habitually feelin' kinda blue But

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e|------1--0---------------0------|-(2-------------------2----------|
B|------1--0-------3-------1------|-)1---0h1p0-------1--------------|
G|-2----2--0-------0-------0------|-(2-----------2------------------|
D|-3-------2-------0-------2------|-)0---------------------------0--|
A|-3---------------2-------0------|-(0------------------------------|
E|-1-------0----------------------|-)2-----------------------2------|

each time I try on the thought of leaving you I

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e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
A|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------|-8--\7--\6--\5--\1--------------||

stop. I stop and think it over...

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| . Staccato

| b Bend

| \ Slide down

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