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"Magdelina"
by Shovels and Rope
'Shovels and Rope'
G
O MagdeGlina, have a talking to your little Dson
He was Clooking at your dirty Gpictures and wondering was he the only one
Whose Cstory's a Gheart atDtack
MagdeGlina, do you cry when you're all aDlone
I Cwish that I could keep you but Gthat would cheat you
You're better off on your own
CMagdelina better leave the rest unGsaid
Cause there's Csomeone else waitin' for you in your red light Gbed
Better Cspend your days Emmaking Amtime not Cmaking misGtakes
But it's Dalright you'll seeD7  
Miss MagdeGline, I left the money on the chifaDrobe
And your Cboss downstairs under the Gbroken chairs, with a black eye and a bloody nose
Well I Ctold him it Gwould be Dso
MagdeGline you was preachin' just a-yesterDday
That you was Cborn with a money-Gmaker, sugar, so what need do you have of me
I Cjust wanna Gmake it Dright
CMagdelina better leave the rest unGsaid
Cause there's Csomeone else waitin' for you in your red light Gbed
Better Cspend your days Emmaking Amtime not Cmaking misGtakes
But it's Dalright you'll seeD7  
Well that Choly water Gburns your skin and tears you all to bits
It's a Cshame nobody ever steered you Gright
CFucked to bits all Gass and tits
Well Emno one sees you but your baby Chears you
So don't stop till you get it Dall
CMagdelina better leave the rest unGsaid
Cause there's Csomeone else waitin' for you in your red light Gbed
Better Cspend your days Emmaking Amtime not Cmaking misGtakes
But it's Dalright you'll see
It?s D7alright you?ll seeG  

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Magdelina

by Shovels & Rope

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"Magdelina"

by Shovels and Rope

'Shovels and Rope'

G D

O Magdelina, have a talking to your little son

C G

He was looking at your dirty pictures and wondering was he the only one

C G D

Whose story's a heart attack

G D

Magdelina, do you cry when you're all alone

C G

I wish that I could keep you but that would cheat you

You're better off on your own

C G

Magdelina better leave the rest unsaid

C G

Cause there's someone else waitin' for you in your red light bed

C Em Am C G

Better spend your days making time not making mistakes

D D7

But it's alright you'll see

G D

Miss Magdeline, I left the money on the chifarobe

C G

And your boss downstairs under the broken chairs, with a black eye and a bloody nose

C G D

Well I told him it would be so

G D

Magdeline you was preachin' just a-yesterday

C G

That you was born with a money-maker, sugar, so what need do you have of me

C G D

I just wanna make it right

C G

Magdelina better leave the rest unsaid

C G

Cause there's someone else waitin' for you in your red light bed

C Em Am C G

Better spend your days making time not making mistakes

D D7

But it's alright you'll see

C G

Well that holy water burns your skin and tears you all to bits

C G

It's a shame nobody ever steered you right

C G

Fucked to bits all ass and tits

Em C

Well no one sees you but your baby hears you

So don't stop till you get it all

C G

Magdelina better leave the rest unsaid

C G

Cause there's someone else waitin' for you in your red light bed

C Em Am C G

Better spend your days making time not making mistakes

But it's alright you'll see

D7 G

It?s alright you?ll see

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