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GRun your fingers through your hair
Let's pick up Cfrom where we left off
CGall all your friends, announce the new victoryC  
Once you were sGweet to me, knock it oDff
CThe music doesn't move you, doesn't soothe you
Doesn't prove you're worth a Gdime
CYou work 'round the clock, watch it tick and tock
But this Gisn't your timDe
CMove over son, it's Gmy turn to shine
Was there ever a moment
One small slice in Chistory
When I took you Gseriously?
When your belt and your shoes
CDid not announce your poor taste so Gfearlessly?
'Cause that's news to Dme
CAnd you can forget it, I get it
GI just don't let it get to mCe 
GI regret to inform I do not fret or Cmourn
The way things Gused to be
It's all in the past Cnow, it's all gone
CAnd the only way into the Gsun Cis walking
But you'd rather Grun
You'd rather Drun Caway
GThe songs he writes are for "dad"
CThe true love lost 'fore he ever Ghad
If stories begun "If father loved Cson"
We wouldn't be feelin' so Gbad
But doesn't everyDone?
CAnd it's not that I hate you
GI never loved you enough Cto hate you
GTo get even or mad so as not to seem Csad
Just seems ungrateGful
C'Cause I am thankful I'm Gsad
Maybe we're the same unabashed and unashamed 
CThen again, I dunno where you came Gfrom
You keep carvin' out names
CFirst Jamie then James
GAnd I can't keep up to restrain you
How Dcome?
CWe two came together for worst and for Gbetter
It's true
CAnd the weather is clever
But she's not the only Gone getting over Dyou
CIt's me, too
CAnd the only way into the Gsun Cis walking
But you'd rather Grun
You'd rather Drun Caway
GMy god, it's no fun to watch you play Cdumb
With your ugly hand on her Gthigh
CAnd she's nervous too, but politeness Geschews
GThe impulse to finger Cdeny
GPlus, your girlfriend's a Dspy
CAnd what would she think to look up from her Gdrink
And find you Cin your sad little vest tryin' hard to undress
GThe girls you sat down next to?
CShe'll think nothing
She'll be thinking of Gyou
GI'm glad I don't know the places you go
CI'm glad for you and for Gthem
CLet's be discreet if we are to Gmeet on Ludlow ever agaCin
Don't mention DBen
CIt's funny what you miss, it's funny what you Gdon't
CI've thought it all through, the potential to Gfondly reminisce is Cthis:
I won't
CAnd the only way into the Gsun Cis walking
But you'd rather Grun
You'd rather Drun Caway
GDon't say we got along
That's remarkably Cwrong
It doesn't suggest or imply
GThe thing about us you don't dare Cdiscuss
We never got along Gfamously, we just Dtried
CI tried to be good, I tried to be gracious and Gkind
But working with Cyou has done nothing but Gprove a total waste of Dtime
'CCause the real curse is your mGind
And sometimes at night I stare at the ceiling
And Cwonder what's wrong with Gme
To involve myself with people
Who don't know what Cmy true feeling Gmight possibly Dbe
CWho latch onto my strength like it's all they've Ggot
CIt takes all of my strengths
And I go through such Glengths
To show them Cit is not what they Gthink Cthey are stealing
CAnd the only way into the Gsun Cis walking
But you'd rather Grun
You'd rather Drun Caway
CYes, the only way into the Gsun Cis walking
But you'd rather Grun
You'd rather Drun Caway

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Youd Rather Run

by Jaymay

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Run your fingers through your hair

Let's pick up from where we left off

G C

Call all your friends, announce the new victory

G D

Once you were sweet to me, knock it off

The music doesn't move you, doesn't soothe you

Doesn't prove you're worth a dime

You work 'round the clock, watch it tick and tock

G D

But this isn't your time

C G

Move over son, it's my turn to shine

Was there ever a moment

One small slice in history

When I took you seriously?

When your belt and your shoes

C G

Did not announce your poor taste so fearlessly?

'Cause that's news to me

And you can forget it, I get it

G C

I just don't let it get to me

G C

I regret to inform I do not fret or mourn

The way things used to be

It's all in the past now, it's all gone

C G C

And the only way into the sun is walking

But you'd rather run

D C

You'd rather run away

The songs he writes are for "dad"

C G

The true love lost 'fore he ever had

If stories begun "If father loved son"

We wouldn't be feelin' so bad

But doesn't everyone?

And it's not that I hate you

G C

I never loved you enough to hate you

G C

To get even or mad so as not to seem sad

Just seems ungrateful

C G

'Cause I am thankful I'm sad

Maybe we're the same unabashed and unashamed

C G

Then again, I dunno where you came from

You keep carvin' out names

First Jamie then James

And I can't keep up to restrain you

How come?

C G

We two came together for worst and for better

It's true

And the weather is clever

G D

But she's not the only one getting over you

It's me, too

C G C

And the only way into the sun is walking

But you'd rather run

D C

You'd rather run away

G C

My god, it's no fun to watch you play dumb

With your ugly hand on her thigh

C G

And she's nervous too, but politeness eschews

G C

The impulse to finger deny

G D

Plus, your girlfriend's a spy

C G

And what would she think to look up from her drink

And find you in your sad little vest tryin' hard to undress

The girls you sat down next to?

She'll think nothing

She'll be thinking of you

I'm glad I don't know the places you go

C G

I'm glad for you and for them

C G C

Let's be discreet if we are to meet on Ludlow ever again

Don't mention Ben

C G

It's funny what you miss, it's funny what you don't

C G C

I've thought it all through, the potential to fondly reminisce is this:

I won't

C G C

And the only way into the sun is walking

But you'd rather run

D C

You'd rather run away

Don't say we got along

That's remarkably wrong

It doesn't suggest or imply

G C

The thing about us you don't dare discuss

G D

We never got along famously, we just tried

C G

I tried to be good, I tried to be gracious and kind

C G D

But working with you has done nothing but prove a total waste of time

C G

'Cause the real curse is your mind

And sometimes at night I stare at the ceiling

C G

And wonder what's wrong with me

To involve myself with people

C G D

Who don't know what my true feeling might possibly be

C G

Who latch onto my strength like it's all they've got

It takes all of my strengths

And I go through such lengths

C G C

To show them it is not what they think they are stealing

C G C

And the only way into the sun is walking

But you'd rather run

D C

You'd rather run away

C G C

Yes, the only way into the sun is walking

But you'd rather run

D C

You'd rather run away

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