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Divorcee By 23

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[Verse]
Well it Cseems you've got a Gbaby girl to a Amman
who will not Emlove you well
Cand you're walking down Brunswick sGtreet
and you're Ambuying the baby's tears Emwith treats.
CYou look perfect, Gyou look fine
and you Amhold it together Emmost of the time
but when the Cbaby's crying
and Gyou know, he's Amlying...
He was the Cbest looking boy Gyou'd known
so you Ammarried him and Emmade him home.
Dropped Cout of Guniversity
Amall because he said WEmell Honey, you're pretty.
Yes, yoCu are pretty but you Gare not fine
'cause you've Amforgotten you're Empartly Divine
and if you Cdon't start crying,G  
you may never Amshine.G  
GStep on out of line,D  
Out..si..Em..de the square I Cdare youC  G  
GTo just not give a Ddamn.
'Cause people won't underEmstand?
Don't let them Cscare you.
CYou play boy games and he plays giGrl games
and Amevery Saturday, Emyou swap over again,
Cand you wonder why he JGust don't hear!.
AmAre you saying it Emloud, are you making it Cclear
or are you Ghiding away,
Ambehind all those Emperfect things Cthat you sayG?
AmHey  You know that you don't wanna Cbe,
You don't wanna Gbe,
You Amdon't wanna be,
CYou don't wanna Gbe no oh Amdivorcee by G20 C3.
GWell is that your best Amreason to Emstay?
GYou're worried about what your Ambrothers' friends'
mothers' might one day say ay ay Chey?
GStep on out of Dline,
Outsi..de Emthe square I Cdare... you ooh ooh ooh oGoh
To just not give a Ddamn.
'Cause people won't Emunderstand?
Don't let them Cscare you you you you.
GYou really should step on out of Dline,
Outsi..Em....de
the Csquare I dare Gyou
To go confront your Dman
Help him Emunderstand these subtleties aCbout you.
You you you Cyou don't wanna Gbe,
AmYou don't wanna Embe,
CYou don't wanna Gbe no oh Amdivorcee by 20 3 ee Cee Ghe.
Well is that your best Amreason to Emstay?
  C  GThink about what your Ambaby girl might one day say.

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Divorcee By 23

by Clare Bowditch

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[Verse]

C G Am

Well it seems you've got a baby girl to a man

who will not love you well

C G

and you're walking down Brunswick street

Am Em

and you're buying the baby's tears with treats.

C G

You look perfect, you look fine

Am Em

and you hold it together most of the time

but when the baby's crying

G Am

and you know, he's lying...

C G

He was the best looking boy you'd known

Am Em

so you married him and made him home.

C G

Dropped out of university

Am Em

all because he said Well Honey, you're pretty.

C G

Yes, you are pretty but you are not fine

Am Em

'cause you've forgotten you're partly Divine

C G

and if you don't start crying,

Am G

you may never shine.

G D

Step on out of line,

Em C C G

Out..si....de the square I dare you

G D

To just not give a damn.

'Cause people won't understand?

Don't let them scare you.

C G

You play boy games and he plays girl games

Am Em

and every Saturday, you swap over again,

C G

and you wonder why he Just don't hear!.

Am Em C

Are you saying it loud, are you making it clear

or are you hiding away,

Am Em C G

behind all those perfect things that you say?

Am C

Hey You know that you don't wanna be,

You don't wanna be,

C G Am G C

You don't wanna be no oh divorcee by 20 3.

G Am Em

Well is that your best reason to stay?

G Am

You're worried about what your brothers' friends'

mothers' might one day say ay ay hey?

G D

Step on out of line,

Em C G

Outsi..de the square I dare... you ooh ooh ooh ooh

To just not give a damn.

'Cause people won't understand?

Don't let them scare you you you you.

G D

You really should step on out of line,

Outsi......de

C G

the square I dare you

To go confront your man

Em C

Help him understand these subtleties about you.

C G

You you you you don't wanna be,

Am Em

You don't wanna be,

C G Am C G

You don't wanna be no oh divorcee by 20 3 ee ee he.

Am Em

Well is that your best reason to stay?

C G Am

Think about what your baby girl might one day say.

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