Tabbed by Pete Crosby 


INTRO:
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Em Bm C9 G (x2)


VERSE 1:
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    Em      D/F#    G *
And all the awkward ways 
           Em        D/F#  G *
that you recoil when I get close 
    Em      D/F#  G *
And oh, the awful grin 
               Em       D/F# G *
that greets me when I'm all alone


VERSE 2:
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   Em      D/F#      G *
So down on hands and knees, 
         Em       D/F#     G *
choking, gasping, dripping spit 
Em     D/F#       G *
I just can't make good 
       Em D/F#       G *
on any of these promises 


CHORUS:
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Em                 Bm
  Then he asked me, "what does that mean?" 
C9            G
  What's another word for desperate? 
Em          Bm
 Repetition makes an impression 
C9           G
 What's another word for desperate?
Em D/F# G *             Em      D/F# G *
I won't be around here for too very long


VERSE 3:
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   Em      D/F#   G *
So tip the bottle back, 
       Em        D/F#     G *
bubble foam , and watch it break 
Em     D/F#   G *
We can all be sure 
          Em      D/F#        G *
something awful's coming this way 

VERSE 4:
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   Em        D/F# G *
So take this medicine 
            Em     D/F#      G *
and measure doses, take your time 
       Em           D/F# G *
'cause they'll tear into you 
                Em         D/F#       G *
They will, they will, they will, they will 


REPEAT CHORUS (With "I won't be..." line twice)


INTERLUDE:
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Em D/F# G * (x4)

    Em           D/F# G *
And they'll tear into you 
                Em         D/F#       G *
They will, they will, they will, they will


OUTRO: 
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Em D/F# G * (x2)

Em                D/F#
Take it apart and let it all go 
G *
Holdin' it back it's all just so... 
Em              D/F#
Why did I care? How did it go? 
G *
Wait for a while and I guess that 
Em D/F#  G *             Em      D/F# G *
I  won't be around here for too very long (x2)