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Numbered Doors

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Lori McKenna - Numbered Doors
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C G Em D    C G Em D
[Verse 1]
She wore a Cborrowed Gdress nobody Emwanted Dback 
She looked Cpretty as Ga picture in a Emmagazine Dad 
Her daddy Cwalked her down the Gisle and then Emthat was Dthat 
No going back Cnow 
[Verse 2]
They said they’d Ckeep on Gdriving till they Emsmelled the Docean
His arm so Cproud aGround her, the Emwindows Dopen
And Call she Gwanted was to Emkeep on Dgoing
Just keep on Cgoing
[Chorus]
Numbered doors, cheap chamEmpagne
Run out of Dtime before they kill the Empain
Maybe you’ll Cfind what you’re searching Emfor 
Somewhere toDnight behind numbered Emdoors D  
[Verse 3]
She took the Conly waitress Gjob that Emshe could Dfind 
Well, a Ctown like Gthis don’t have a EmFive and DDime 
The Csummer’s too Ghot, the Emwinter’s too Dcold 
You can Cbuy your Jesus or sell your soul
[Chorus]
Numbered doors, misspelled Emnames 
It won’t hurt no Dmore, so let it hit the Emvein 
You can’t give aCway what ain’t really Emyours 
But how she Dtries behind numbered Cdoors 
[Instrumental]
D  C  D  G  D  C  D  Em C
[Verse 4]
They didn’t Cfind her Gthere until the Emnext afterDnoon 
HouseCkeeping came Gin to Emclean the Droom 
Seemed like it Chappened in a Gstrangely Empeaceful Dway 
Sometimes there Cain’t no reason why something breaks
[Outro]
She wore a Cborrowed Gdress nobody Emwanted Dback 
Her daddy Cwalked her down the Gisle and Emthat was Dthat 

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Numbered Doors

by Lori McKenna

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

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Lori McKenna - Numbered Doors

CAPO: 1st Fret

[Intro]

C G Em D C G Em D

[Verse 1]

C G Em D

She wore a borrowed dress nobody wanted back

C G Em D

She looked pretty as a picture in a magazine ad

C G Em D

Her daddy walked her down the isle and then that was that

No going back now

[Verse 2]

C G Em D

They said they’d keep on driving till they smelled the ocean

C G Em D

His arm so proud around her, the windows open

C G Em D

And all she wanted was to keep on going

Just keep on going

[Chorus]

Numbered doors, cheap champagne

D Em

Run out of time before they kill the pain

C Em

Maybe you’ll find what you’re searching for

D Em D

Somewhere tonight behind numbered doors

[Verse 3]

C G Em D

She took the only waitress job that she could find

C G Em D

Well, a town like this don’t have a Five and Dime

C G Em D

The summer’s too hot, the winter’s too cold

You can buy your Jesus or sell your soul

[Chorus]

Numbered doors, misspelled names

D Em

It won’t hurt no more, so let it hit the vein

C Em

You can’t give away what ain’t really yours

D C

But how she tries behind numbered doors

[Instrumental]

D C D G D C D Em C

[Verse 4]

C G Em D

They didn’t find her there until the next afternoon

C G Em D

Housekeeping came in to clean the room

C G Em D

Seemed like it happened in a strangely peaceful way

Sometimes there ain’t no reason why something breaks

[Outro]

C G Em D

She wore a borrowed dress nobody wanted back

C G Em D

Her daddy walked her down the isle and that was that

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