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If you want to play with a capo, slap it on the 8th fret, it starts on Am
Fi was on my D#lunch break; i C#almost started G#crying / for thFe boy at thG#e top of the D#bridge
Fhe didn't D#jump, but if he C#had, he wouldn't G#be the only Fone / who thought thaG#t he had to D#give in
   G#and you C#said you didn't A#have it all that C#bad / G#and i C#said i didn't A#have it all that C#bad
Fbut i snuck D#off to parking C#lots and G#playgrounds after Fdark / my parents' G#basement while they D#were
 asleep
Fi didnD#'t talk with a C#lisp; i dressed like G#all the straight boys Fdid / i didn't G#talk about who D#i had
 kissed
    F      D#      C#      G#      F     G#      D#x2
   G#and now C#you don't really A#have it all that C#bad /    G#and now C#i don't really A#have it all that C#bad
Fbut i don't D#kiss you C#at the gG#rocery store / and Fi don't G#kiss you at the C#library
Fi don't D#kiss you at the C#rest stop off the G#interstate / and Fi don't G#kiss you at my C#parents'
 house when D#they are not asleep
        F          C          C#      G#      A#x2
Fi was on my D#lunch break; i C#almost started G#crying / ‘cause it Freally does get G#better if you D#wait
Fand there are D#times now when C#i still feel aG#fraid / but Fgone are the G#times when i D#feel ashamed
G#and so for all the C#kids that really A#have it C#pretty bad / G#for all the C#kids that A#never had the C#chance
Fmaybe i should D#kiss you C#at the G#grocery store / and Fmaybe i should G#kiss you at the C#library
Fmaybe i should D#kiss you C#at my G#parents' house / and Fmaybe i should G#kiss you at the C#moviesD#  
Fmaybe i should D#kiss you when C#we go out to G#dinner / and Fmaybe i should G#kiss you every C#night before i
 fall asleep
Fand maybe i should D#kiss you at the C#rest stop off the G#interstate on the Fborder of gG#eorgia C#and tenD#nessee
        F          C          C#      G#      A#x2
        F         C#          G#            D#x2
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Tennessee

by High Dive

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If you want to play with a capo, slap it on the 8th fret, it starts on Am

F D# C# G# F G# D#

i was on my lunch break; i almost started crying / for the boy at the top of the bridge

F D# C# G# F G# D#

he didn't jump, but if he had, he wouldn't be the only one / who thought that he had to give in

G# C# A# C# G# C# A# C#

and you said you didn't have it all that bad / and i said i didn't have it all that bad

F D# C# G# F G# D#

but i snuck off to parking lots and playgrounds after dark / my parents' basement while they were

asleep

F D# C# G# F G# D#

i didn't talk with a lisp; i dressed like all the straight boys did / i didn't talk about who i had

kissed

F D# C# G# F G# D#

G# C# A# C# G# C# A# C#

and now you don't really have it all that bad / and now i don't really have it all that bad

F D# C# G# F G# C#

but i don't kiss you at the grocery store / and i don't kiss you at the library

F D# C# G# F G# C#

i don't kiss you at the rest stop off the interstate / and i don't kiss you at my parents'

house when they are not asleep

F C C# G# A#

F D# C# G# F G# D#

i was on my lunch break; i almost started crying / ‘cause it really does get better if you wait

F D# C# G# F G# D#

and there are times now when i still feel afraid / but gone are the times when i feel ashamed

G# C# A# C# G# C# A# C#

and so for all the kids that really have it pretty bad / for all the kids that never had the chance

F D# C# G# F G# C#

maybe i should kiss you at the grocery store / and maybe i should kiss you at the library

F D# C# G# F G# C# D#

maybe i should kiss you at my parents' house / and maybe i should kiss you at the movies

F D# C# G# F G# C#

maybe i should kiss you when we go out to dinner / and maybe i should kiss you every night before i

fall asleep

F D# C# G# F G# C# D#

and maybe i should kiss you at the rest stop off the interstate on the border of georgia and tennessee

F C C# G# A#

F C# G# D#

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