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Rhode Island

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Two string power chords.
 F   Em   Cx3
[Verse 1]
I wonder how that Fbike trip'Ems goingC  
I wonder if the Fgovernment Emknows he’s Chiding
It’d probably take Fa few moEmre monthCs
Florida’s a lFong way Emfrom Rhode CIsland
I watch her rest her Fhands insEmide her Clap
I try to focus Fhard cause her eEmyes don’t mCake the frame
I tFry to work Emup the cCourage to kiss the Fbottom half Emof her Cface
AmAnd Moira cut her hair in Baltimore right before I left
F Em C
F Em C
AmI watch her sitting by herself, talking to herself
Breathing calmly, and trying to catch her breath
F Em C
F Em C
F G
[Chorus]
FCasanova Gjust can’t turn the Ccharm on
Or find any of the right vibrations
FI know these women Gif he don’t wanna Cdo it
Then they are Bbprobably just gonna make him
FYou can never Gtell when they're fucking around
[Verse 2]
Everything you’re Ffeeling is EmcommonC  
Even though you've Fnever felt Emso alCone
I could probably Fcatch a ride Emto your Chouse
And borrow a Fbike to Emget back Chome
She says you gotta Fpromise Emnot to Cbreak
No matter Fhow far Emyou are Cbent
She says I gotta Fshift mEmy posiCtion and try to get FcomfortEmable aCgain
AmWe both choose the same tone
Mine was an alarm clock ringing from a cell phone
F Em C
F Em C
AmMouth the words to me so we can keep things quiet
And I’ll still know exactly what you mean
F Em C
F Em C
F G
[Chorus]
And it is Fprobably just my Gfriends fucking aroCund
Yeah, it is Fprobably just my Gfriends fucking aroCund
They never cut me Bbany slack
FIt’s just my Gfriends fucking around
F F Em D C
C C D Em F
F F Em D C
C C D Em F
F F Em D C
G F
[Chorus]
And it is Fprobably just my Gfriends fucking aroCund
Yeah, it is Fprobably just my Gfriends fucking aroCund
They never cut me Bbany slack
FIt’s just my Gfriends fucking around

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Rhode Island

by The Front Bottoms

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I wanted a correct version, so I made it, and now I'm sharing it with you.

Two string power chords.

F Em C

[Verse 1]

F Em C

I wonder how that bike trip's going

F Em C

I wonder if the government knows he’s hiding

F Em C

It’d probably take a few more months

F Em C

Florida’s a long way from Rhode Island

F Em C

I watch her rest her hands inside her lap

F Em C

I try to focus hard cause her eyes don’t make the frame

F Em C F Em C

I try to work up the courage to kiss the bottom half of her face

And Moira cut her hair in Baltimore right before I left

F Em C

I watch her sitting by herself, talking to herself

Breathing calmly, and trying to catch her breath

F Em C

F G

[Chorus]

F G C

Casanova just can’t turn the charm on

Or find any of the right vibrations

F G C

I know these women if he don’t wanna do it

Then they are probably just gonna make him

F G

You can never tell when they're fucking around

[Verse 2]

F Em C

Everything you’re feeling is common

F Em C

Even though you've never felt so alone

F Em C

I could probably catch a ride to your house

F Em C

And borrow a bike to get back home

F Em C

She says you gotta promise not to break

F Em C

No matter how far you are bent

F Em C F Em C

She says I gotta shift my position and try to get comfortable again

We both choose the same tone

Mine was an alarm clock ringing from a cell phone

F Em C

Mouth the words to me so we can keep things quiet

And I’ll still know exactly what you mean

F Em C

F G

[Chorus]

F G C

And it is probably just my friends fucking around

F G C

Yeah, it is probably just my friends fucking around

They never cut me any slack

F G

It’s just my friends fucking around

F F Em D C

C C D Em F

F F Em D C

C C D Em F

F F Em D C

G F

[Chorus]

F G C

And it is probably just my friends fucking around

F G C

Yeah, it is probably just my friends fucking around

They never cut me any slack

F G

It’s just my friends fucking around

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