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Stripes
Written & Recorded by Brandy Clark
Interpreted by: Koichi Kondo
Capo 1
Woah, Amwoah, Gwoah, Amwoah G  
[Verse 1]
You were Amlyin' there with nothing on, but a goofy little grin and a platinum blonde
I Gcan't believe you'd do that on our Ambed
I got a pistol and I got a bullet and a pissed off finger just'a itchin' to pull it
The Gonly thing keepin' me from losin' my Amhead
[Chorus]
Is I hate Cstripes and orange ain't my Amcolor
And if I Csqueeze that trigger tonight, I'll be wear-Gin' one or the other
There's no Amcrime of passion worth a crime of fashion, the Fonly thing savin' your life
Is that I Cdon't look good in Gorange and I hate Amstripes
Woah, Gwoah, Amwoah G  
[Verse 2]
I could Amfall in love with the prison guard, I could sell cigarettes in the prison yard
Don't Gthink hard time would be that hard on Amme
I could pick up trash on the side of the road, but I'd die if I saw someone I know
Ain't the Gchains, it's the clothes that's stoppin' Amme
[Chorus]
Is I hate Cstripes and orange ain't my Amcolor
And if I Csqueeze that trigger tonight, I'll be wear-Gin' one or the other
There's no Amcrime of passion worth a crime of fashion, the Fonly thing savin' your life
Is that I Cdon't look good in Gorange and I hate Amstripes
[Bridge]
Oh, and Cone shot ain't worth a bad Ammugshot
God knows I wouldn't Fbe caught holdin' up a number
While the whole town's Gstarin' at the picture in the paper of me wearin' Amstripes
[Solo]
/ / / | Am| F| F| C| C| G|G  
There's no Amcrime of passion worth a crime of fashion, the Fonly thing savin' your life
Is that I Cdon't look good in Gorange and I hate Amstripes
[Chorus]
and orange ain't my Fcolor
And if I Csqueeze that trigger tonight, I'll be wear-Gin' one or the other
There's no Amcrime of passion worth a crime of fashion, the Fonly thing savin' your life
Is that I Cdon't look good in Gorange and I hate Amstripes
Woah, Gwoah, Amwoah, Gwoah Am  

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Stripes

by Brandy Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Stripes

Written & Recorded by Brandy Clark

Interpreted by: Koichi Kondo

Capo 1

Am G Am G

Woah, woah, woah, woah

[Verse 1]

You were lyin' there with nothing on, but a goofy little grin and a platinum blonde

G Am

I can't believe you'd do that on our bed

I got a pistol and I got a bullet and a pissed off finger just'a itchin' to pull it

G Am

The only thing keepin' me from losin' my head

[Chorus]

C Am

Is I hate stripes and orange ain't my color

C G

And if I squeeze that trigger tonight, I'll be wear-in' one or the other

Am F

There's no crime of passion worth a crime of fashion, the only thing savin' your life

C G Am

Is that I don't look good in orange and I hate stripes

G Am G

Woah, woah, woah

[Verse 2]

I could fall in love with the prison guard, I could sell cigarettes in the prison yard

G Am

Don't think hard time would be that hard on me

I could pick up trash on the side of the road, but I'd die if I saw someone I know

G Am

Ain't the chains, it's the clothes that's stoppin' me

[Chorus]

C Am

Is I hate stripes and orange ain't my color

C G

And if I squeeze that trigger tonight, I'll be wear-in' one or the other

Am F

There's no crime of passion worth a crime of fashion, the only thing savin' your life

C G Am

Is that I don't look good in orange and I hate stripes

[Bridge]

C Am

Oh, and one shot ain't worth a bad mugshot

God knows I wouldn't be caught holdin' up a number

G Am

While the whole town's starin' at the picture in the paper of me wearin' stripes

[Solo]

Am F F C C G G

/ / / | | | | | | |

Am F

There's no crime of passion worth a crime of fashion, the only thing savin' your life

C G Am

Is that I don't look good in orange and I hate stripes

[Chorus]

and orange ain't my color

C G

And if I squeeze that trigger tonight, I'll be wear-in' one or the other

Am F

There's no crime of passion worth a crime of fashion, the only thing savin' your life

C G Am

Is that I don't look good in orange and I hate stripes

G Am G Am

Woah, woah, woah, woah

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