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Now it's Csimple to Gme
EmSometimes you have to let Dgo when there's
CNext to noGthing
EmYou say yes every Dtime she says B7no
There's Cmore pain then love
DIt comes to shove almost
GEvery time you Emspeak
Somehow you CfightD  
Something's just EmcrazyB7  
Somehow it's Ctaking all the Dlife left in you
G Em C D
Cshe's had time to Gheal
And she Emdoesn't need you any Dlonger and you
CHad time tGo drink
And you Emcall her to tell her you'Dve gotten much B7stronger
At Cthree in the morning Dshe says stop calling cause...
GEveryone's asEmleep
Some of us CworkD  
You're driving me EmcrazyB7  
I learned to Cget on with my Dlife
CNow every nDights Friday Gnight
Picking Emfights with your Cfriends
Somehow Dtrying to make aB7mends
CSo you search for cDomfort in a Gfriend
It's not the Emsame she won't underCstand
You both learned to think aDlike
So what was so wrong
Where's she toCnight
Out there Ddrinking while Gyou're left in Emthinking
It's Ctaken all the Dlife left in you
G Em C D
GYou're losing ground
B7Carrying that torch
EmYou're not asking for much
CStill somehow
GYou'll wait for her
B7You say she'll return
EmBut you still carry that torchC  
That Dgirl
WHIPPING GBOY!!!
G B7 Em D C
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Whipping Boy

by Joey Cape

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C G

Now it's simple to me

Em D

Sometimes you have to let go when there's

C G

Next to nothing

Em D B7

You say yes every time she says no

There's more pain then love

It comes to shove almost

G Em

Every time you speak

C D

Somehow you fight

Em B7

Something's just crazy

C D

Somehow it's taking all the life left in you

G Em C D

C G

she's had time to heal

Em D

And she doesn't need you any longer and you

C G

Had time to drink

Em D B7

And you call her to tell her you've gotten much stronger

C D

At three in the morning she says stop calling cause...

G Em

Everyone's asleep

C D

Some of us work

Em B7

You're driving me crazy

C D

I learned to get on with my life

C D G

Now every nights Friday night

Em C

Picking fights with your friends

D B7

Somehow trying to make amends

C D G

So you search for comfort in a friend

Em C

It's not the same she won't understand

You both learned to think alike

So what was so wrong

Where's she tonight

D G Em

Out there drinking while you're left in thinking

C D

It's taken all the life left in you

G Em C D

You're losing ground

Carrying that torch

You're not asking for much

Still somehow

You'll wait for her

You say she'll return

Em C

But you still carry that torch

That girl

WHIPPING BOY!!!

G B7 Em D C

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