Transcribed by Paul Kelly
Chords
Am : x02210
Esus4 : 022200
E : 022100
Em : 022000
G : 320003
Dmaj7 : xx0222
D7 : xx0212
Fmaj7 : xx3210
F : 133211
Intro
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Am
She doesn't have to go to work.
Am
But she doesn't want to stay in bed.
Esus4
'Cause it's changed from something comfortable.
E Am
To something else instead.
Verse 1
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Em
This bed has seen it all from the first time to the last,
G Dmaj7
The silences of now and the good times of the past,
D7 G
And it only cost ten pounds from a shop just down the road,
Fmaj7 E Am
Mind you that was seven years ago and things were very different then.
Verse 2
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Em
It didn't get much rest at first, the headboard banging in the night,
G Dmaj7
The neighbours didn't dare complain and everything was going right,
D7 G
And now there's no need to complain 'cause it never makes a sound,
Fmaj7 E Am
Something beautiful left town, and she doesn't even know its name.
Chorus
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F D7
Now every night she plays the sad game,
F D7
Oooh, called "pretending nothing's going wrong," ooh,
G Fmaj7
Oh but she knows if this show was televised
E
No one would watch it,
Am
Not tonight but seven years ago.
Verse 3
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Am
La, la, la, la, la, la,
Em
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
G
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
Dmaj7
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
D7
Now there's no need to complain
G
'Cause it never makes a sound,
Fmaj7
Something beautiful left town
E Am
And she never even knew its name.
Outro
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Am
She doesn't have to go to work.
Am
But she doesn't want to stay in bed.
Em
'Cause it's changed from something comfortable.
Am
To something else instead.