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Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1995 10:48:00 GMT
From: mark@ats1.demon.co.uk (Mark Allison)
Subject: CHR: Aimee Mann - Stupid Thing

Title: Stupid Thing
Artist: Aimee Mann
Album: Whatever

Verse 1
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F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)  BbNothing (x1333x@1)was saving our day,

          F (133211@1)        CThere (x32010@1)was nothing to say,

        Gm (355333@1)           Bbbut (x1333x@1)you said something anyway.

F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)   BbClaiming (x1333x@1)I stepped out of line,

      F (133211@1)           Cwhich (x32010@1)forced you to leave me,
   Gm (355333@1)        Bbas (x1333x@1)if that idea was mine.

Chorus
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Gm (355333@1)           BbOh, (x1333x@1)you stupid thing,

F (133211@1)                        CSpeaking (x32010@1)of course as your dear departed.

Gm (355333@1)           BbOh, (x1333x@1)you stupid thing,

F (133211@1)               CIt (x32010@1)wasn't me that you outsmarted.

Gm (355333@1)           BbOh, (x1333x@1)you stupid thing,

            Fstopping (133211@1)it all

          C (x32010@1)  Bbbefore (x1333x@1)it even started.


Verse 2
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F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)   BbI (x1333x@1)bet you knew it would come,

F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)         Gmthat's (355333@1)just like you, to sit back

         Bband (x1333x@1)just play it dumb.

F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)   BbOne (x1333x@1)word of warning would help,

    F (133211@1)        Cbut (x32010@1)that sacrifice was made

Gm (355333@1)         Bbtrying (x1333x@1)to save yourself.

Chorus
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Instrumental Beak
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Dm (xx0231@1)Bb (x1333x@1)Bb/A  Gm (355333@1)Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm  Bb (x1333x@1)Bb/A  Gm (355333@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)Verse 3
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F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)  BbMaybe (x1333x@1)that's just how I am,

   F (133211@1)          Cto (x32010@1)fall where I stand, or

    Gm (355333@1)          BbI'm (x1333x@1)weak for that kind of man.

F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)   BbOne (x1333x@1)who looks helpless and brave,

               F (133211@1)    Cbut (x32010@1)you turned into a coward,

       Gm (355333@1)          BbI (x1333x@1)don't care for the parts you saved.

Chorus
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Outro
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Gm (355333@1)Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)CRepeat (x32010@1)to fade

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Mark Allison
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