hometown hero flexing his charm with a borderline joke to the guys at the bar,
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A|--5--1--2--3--2--0--2--4--
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and they slap their knees like they've not heard it before.
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A|--5--1--2--3--2--2--2--4--
E|--5--2--2--2--3--3--3--5--
repeat x1 (thirty-five years old wearing his badge...)
he lights his cigarette
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D|--4--4--0--0--
A|--2--2--2--2--
E|--2--2--3--3--
and says, "man these things will kill me someday", raises his glass and says, "here's to hoping"
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D|--4--2--0--0--0--0--5--5--
A|--5--1--2--3--2--2--4--4--
E|--5--2--2--2--3--3--5--5--