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Standard Tuning (Capo II)
Verse 1:
G Em7 G Em7 F
amy's not having any fun. fishing for compliments from anyone.
C G F#/D
searching the room for ammunition.
G Em7 G Em7 F
pretending her feelings aren't hurt. raising the hemline on her skirt.
C G F#/D
calling it women's intuition.
C G C Em
she swallows some confidence. extracts a cigarette.
C G D
a gentleman lights the fuse. that dangles from her fingers.
C G C Em
it may be last call. but amy isn't finished yet.
C G F D
she feels herself warming. where his blurry vision lingers.
Verse 2:
G Em7 G Em7 F
at his apartment on the couch. she kisses the corners of his mouth.
F G F#/D
prepares for subtraction and addition.
C Am G
she quietly gathers up her clothes. (thanks for the drinks you paid for)
C Am G
looks out at the houses in their rows. (i've gotten what i came for)
Em C Am G F#/D Em
there's always been part of me. that no one really knows. and so it goes.
C G C G
i never could have lived that life. a mannequin. somebody's wife.
C G D
the cost of living's worth it i suppose.
Trumpet Solo:
C G C Em
she walks through the lobby. with her panties in her purse.
C G C D
she's asking the doorman. for directions to the subway.
C G C Em
she doesn't need magazines. to tell her what she's worth.
C G C F D
she left him a note that said. i'll call you maybe sunday maybe monday.
G Em7 G Em7 F
amy revolves through the front door. she's never been anybody's whore.
C Am G
she gets what she wants. it makes her happy
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