Intro G Em C G
verse 1
G Em
Baby we could rent this house
C G
Put a fan on the window sill
G Em C G
Cause I don't wanna hear that whippoorwill
G Em C G
Or maybe this is our sentence for all the time we killed
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Cause i don't wanna hear that whippoorwill
G Em
I'm gonna lose you either way
C G
I'm gonna lose you either way
G D C G D C G
If I hold on tightly, Or I let go lightly
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verse 2
G Em C G
Now baby, when you say my name it almost sounds absurd
G Em C G
I don't wanna hear that mockingbird
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You don't whisper it sweet you say it like a curse word
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I don't wanna hear that mockingbird
G Em
I'm gonna lose you either way
C G
I'm gonna lose you either way
G D C G D C G
If I hold on tightly, Or I let go lightly
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verse 3
G Em C G
There must be a number and a corresponding house
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Baby, when the door is closed the windows let it out
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And she comes by begging for one sweet, lonely sin
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But the door, it opens out so you can't kick it in
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And her father sweet old man he is comes by to lend a hand
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Darlin', i told you all along i only partly understand
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And she comes by begging for that lonely sin again saying
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"You'd rather be a liar than an honest, lonely man"
G Em
I'm gonna lose you either way
C G
I'm gonna lose you either way
G D C G D C G
If I hold on tightly, Or I let go lightly
G D C G D C G
If I hold on tightly, Or I let go lightly
Outro
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