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Lorraine

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DThe kitchen smells like orange peels
Her stomach turns like a spinning wheel
Put the Gbaby down in her little seat
You should Drest now momma, you should eat
Asus4It ain?t right you been working all day
And Gall us kids getting in your way
So she Dgoes to bed as soon as the kitchen's AcleanAsus4  
That don?t mean a thing to you, but it does to Dme
DWell I don?t know if this part is true
How memories lie, sometimes they do
But I can Gsee her in our living room
With a Dsmile on her face as she?s dancing to
Asus4Judy Garland, Carnegie Hall, GSunday April 23rd
She said her Dcousin had a balcony AseatAsus4  
That don?t mean a thing to you, but it does to Dme
BmOh Lord, am I Agood enoughAsus4  
Bm                       Ausu4
When this world spins as hard as it does
And we Gboth know how it shakes some people DupAsus4  
So how did Gyou decide to give me so much Dlove
DWell she never said a word to me
About dying, about how she?d leave
In Gall her pain she would never cry
Me and my Dbest friend Tina would ride our bikes
From Asus4Lelland Road up Daily Drive
We took a Gpaper route one summer time
Tina?s Dmom said I was part of the fami AlyAsus4  
That don?t mean a thing to you but it does to Dme
BmOh Lord, am I Agood enoughAsus4  
BmWhen this world spins as Asus4hard as it does
And we Gboth know how it shakes some people DupAsus4  
So how did Gyou decide to give me so much Dlove, Asus4love
So much Glove, so much DloveAsus4  
DLove, Asus4love, you give me so much Glove
So much Dlove
DNo one?s had a bigger say
In who I am today
And I Gswear I?ve tried to be worthy of
The Dname they gave me when I was young
But I Asus4ain?t that pretty, I ain?t that brave
My Gkids have seen me cry
They should have Dgiven her name to my sister Ma ArieAsus4  
That don?t mean a thing to you
That don't mean a thing to Gyou
But it does to Dme

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Lorraine

by Lori McKenna

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Asus4

The kitchen smells like orange peels

Her stomach turns like a spinning wheel

Put the baby down in her little seat

You should rest now momma, you should eat

Asus4

It ain?t right you been working all day

And all us kids getting in your way

D A Asus4

So she goes to bed as soon as the kitchen's clean

That don?t mean a thing to you, but it does to me

Well I don?t know if this part is true

How memories lie, sometimes they do

But I can see her in our living room

With a smile on her face as she?s dancing to

Asus4 G

Judy Garland, Carnegie Hall, Sunday April 23rd

D A Asus4

She said her cousin had a balcony seat

That don?t mean a thing to you, but it does to me

Bm A Asus4

Oh Lord, am I good enough

Bm Ausu4

When this world spins as hard as it does

G D Asus4

And we both know how it shakes some people up

G D

So how did you decide to give me so much love

Well she never said a word to me

About dying, about how she?d leave

In all her pain she would never cry

Me and my best friend Tina would ride our bikes

Asus4

From Lelland Road up Daily Drive

We took a paper route one summer time

D A Asus4

Tina?s mom said I was part of the fami ly

That don?t mean a thing to you but it does to me

Bm A Asus4

Oh Lord, am I good enough

Bm Asus4

When this world spins as hard as it does

G D Asus4

And we both know how it shakes some people up

G D Asus4

So how did you decide to give me so much love, love

G D Asus4

So much love, so much love

D Asus4 G

Love, love, you give me so much love

So much love

No one?s had a bigger say

In who I am today

And I swear I?ve tried to be worthy of

The name they gave me when I was young

Asus4

But I ain?t that pretty, I ain?t that brave

My kids have seen me cry

D A Asus4

They should have given her name to my sister Ma rie

That don?t mean a thing to you

That don't mean a thing to you

But it does to me

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