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Unfortunate Kind

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[Intro]
C G C G
[Verse 1]
It was a Cgood Gtime
Just a Cbad decGision
We were aCll wrapped Gup
With the Dbest intCentions
You were Cout of my Gleague
And I was Crunning out of Gtime
To Cstring together Gwords
That were Dgonna make you Cmine
[Chorus]
Ain't it Gfunny how it all works Cout
Ain't it Gfunny how it all works Cout
Ain't it Gfunny how every now and Cthen
The unfortunate Dkind, get lucky someCtimes
[Verse 2]
Thirty Cnine Gyears
You've been Cputting up with Gme
You're Cfolks said we'd Gnever
See our Dfirst anniversaCry
Do you Cremember that Gfirst week
When you Cburnt that pecan Gpie
And I Cate the whole damn Gthing
I couldn't Dstand to see you Ccry
[Chorus]
Ain't it Gfunny how it all works Cout
Ain't it Gfunny how it all works Cout
Ain't it Gfunny how every now and Cthen
The unfortunate Dkind, get lucky someCtimes
[Verse 3]
Then Cyou got Gsick
And Cthings just weren't the Gsame
There were Cdays I'd come to Gvisit
And you didn't Deven know my Cname
Then I Cwatched you fade Gaway
While I was Cholding tight to Gyou
Until the Cnurses pulled me Gback
And said there's Dnothing you can Cdo
[Chorus]
Ain't it Gfunny how it all works Cout
Ain't it Gfunny how it all works Cout
Ain't it Gfunny how every now and Cthen
The unfortunate Dkind, get lucky someCtimes
[Verse 4]
It's been Ctwo years to the Gday
Since you Cleft me here aGlone
Most days I Csit there in the Gkitchen
Waiting Dfor you to come Chome
Yeah I'm still Chaunted by your Gghost
I can't Csleep in our old Gbed
I just Clay there on the Gcouch
Thinking Dbout the words you Csaid
[Chorus]
Ain't it Gfunny how it all works Cout
Ain't it Gfunny how it all works Cout
Ain't it Gfunny how every now and Cthen
The unfortunate Dkind, get lucky someCtimes

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Unfortunate Kind

by BJ Barham

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G C G

[Verse 1]

C G

It was a good time

C G

Just a bad decision

C G

We were all wrapped up

D C

With the best intentions

C G

You were out of my league

C G

And I was running out of time

C G

To string together words

D C

That were gonna make you mine

[Chorus]

G C

Ain't it funny how it all works out

G C

Ain't it funny how it all works out

G C

Ain't it funny how every now and then

D C

The unfortunate kind, get lucky sometimes

[Verse 2]

C G

Thirty nine years

C G

You've been putting up with me

C G

You're folks said we'd never

D C

See our first anniversary

C G

Do you remember that first week

C G

When you burnt that pecan pie

C G

And I ate the whole damn thing

D C

I couldn't stand to see you cry

[Chorus]

G C

Ain't it funny how it all works out

G C

Ain't it funny how it all works out

G C

Ain't it funny how every now and then

D C

The unfortunate kind, get lucky sometimes

[Verse 3]

C G

Then you got sick

C G

And things just weren't the same

C G

There were days I'd come to visit

D C

And you didn't even know my name

C G

Then I watched you fade away

C G

While I was holding tight to you

C G

Until the nurses pulled me back

D C

And said there's nothing you can do

[Chorus]

G C

Ain't it funny how it all works out

G C

Ain't it funny how it all works out

G C

Ain't it funny how every now and then

D C

The unfortunate kind, get lucky sometimes

[Verse 4]

C G

It's been two years to the day

C G

Since you left me here alone

C G

Most days I sit there in the kitchen

D C

Waiting for you to come home

C G

Yeah I'm still haunted by your ghost

C G

I can't sleep in our old bed

C G

I just lay there on the couch

D C

Thinking bout the words you said

[Chorus]

G C

Ain't it funny how it all works out

G C

Ain't it funny how it all works out

G C

Ain't it funny how every now and then

D C

The unfortunate kind, get lucky sometimes

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