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The Rewrite

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[Verse 1]
GI wrote her a Bmlove song
EmThe kind that makes you Ccry
Well it was Gsoft and sweet
Like BmFaithfully meets EmWonderfDul TonigCht
But she Emnever got to hear it
 G                Dflatm
'Cause she told me goodbye
So I Amdecided to take that Clove song
And rewrite Dit
[Chorus]
This is a Gnew song
A screw Dyou song
A you can Emgo to hell
Take your new boyBmfriend Ctoo song
And it's a Gloud song
A honky tonk Dcrowd song
It's a yEmou don't like when I drink
So I'm getting Cplowed song
Oh it's a Gglad you're gone hope you don't come back
DEverybody sing along raise your glass
And help Cme to tell her to Dkiss my ass Gsong
[Instrumental]
  G   D   Em   Cx2
[Bridge]
I wouldn't Clet you in if you Dshowed up at my Gplace
CSaid you wanted just Done more roll in the Ghay
COkay that's a Dlie
'Cause after Gall I'm Dsill a Emguy
That Amprobably won't happen DanywayBm  D  
[Chorus]
So I'm singin' a Gnew song
A screw Dyou song
A you can Emgo to hell
Take your Bmnew boyfriend Ctoo song
And it's a Gloud song
A honky tonk Dcrowd song
It's a Emyou don't like when I drink
So I'm Ggetting Cplowed song
Oh it's a Gglad you're gone hope you don't come back
DEverybody sing along raise your glass
And help Cme to tell her to Dkiss my Bmass GsongC  
[Outro]
Hey it's a Gglad you're gone
Baby who needs you
Hope you Ddon't come back
And if you do
I hope I'm Claying there naked Dwith somebody new Gsong

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The Rewrite

by Mike Ryan

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

G Bm

I wrote her a love song

Em C

The kind that makes you cry

Well it was soft and sweet

Bm Em D C

Like Faithfully meets Wonderful Tonight

But she never got to hear it

G Dflatm

'Cause she told me goodbye

Am C

So I decided to take that love song

And rewrite it

[Chorus]

This is a new song

A screw you song

A you can go to hell

Bm C

Take your new boyfriend too song

And it's a loud song

A honky tonk crowd song

It's a you don't like when I drink

So I'm getting plowed song

Oh it's a glad you're gone hope you don't come back

Everybody sing along raise your glass

C D G

And help me to tell her to kiss my ass song

[Instrumental]

G D Em C

[Bridge]

C D G

I wouldn't let you in if you showed up at my place

C D G

Said you wanted just one more roll in the hay

C D

Okay that's a lie

G D Em

'Cause after all I'm sill a guy

Am D Bm D

That probably won't happen anyway

[Chorus]

So I'm singin' a new song

A screw you song

A you can go to hell

Bm C

Take your new boyfriend too song

And it's a loud song

A honky tonk crowd song

It's a you don't like when I drink

G C

So I'm getting plowed song

Oh it's a glad you're gone hope you don't come back

Everybody sing along raise your glass

C D Bm G C

And help me to tell her to kiss my ass song

[Outro]

Hey it's a glad you're gone

Baby who needs you

Hope you don't come back

And if you do

C D G

I hope I'm laying there naked with somebody new song

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