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Monday Afternoon

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[Intro]
(G)
GIt's Monday afternoon and I'm drinking again
And I Emknow I promised you that the Lord would be my friend
But the GLord and I don't get along so very good
He doesn't Emspeak a word out to me
Like you promised that he would
And I'm Ctelling you
I Dwish I was a better Gperson
GWhen the clouds roll in and the sky promises rain
You just ac Emcept the way she is and you don't even complain
Though you Gwish that it was sunny and the sky would stay blue
You don't ac Emcept a thing about me
And wish that I was just like you
But I'm Ctelling you
I Dwish I was a better Gperson
CI don't want to Gwork at it
CIt should come natural Gly
CIt shouldn't be so Gdifficult
Should be Dmore like honey to the bee
Well the Gbee has his sting and the sky has her rain
And I have Emall of my things that I shouldn't do over again
But if I Gjust say the words and I look you in the eye
That I am Empromising you, I promise
I Cwish I was Da better Gperson
CI don't want to Gwork at it
CIt should come natural Gly
CIt shouldn't be so Gdifficult
Should be Dmore like honey to the bee
Well it's GMonday afternoon and I'm drinking again
And I Emknow I promised you that the Lord would be my friend
But the GLord and I don't get along so very good
He doesn't Emspeak a word out to me
Like you promised that he would
And I'm Ctelling youD  
I am Ctelling youD  
I am Ctelling you
I Dwish I was a better Gperson
A better Emperson
A better Gperson
A better EmpersonC  D  G  

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Monday Afternoon

by Lori McKenna

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[Intro]

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It's Monday afternoon and I'm drinking again

And I know I promised you that the Lord would be my friend

But the Lord and I don't get along so very good

He doesn't speak a word out to me

Like you promised that he would

And I'm telling you

D G

I wish I was a better person

When the clouds roll in and the sky promises rain

You just ac cept the way she is and you don't even complain

Though you wish that it was sunny and the sky would stay blue

You don't ac cept a thing about me

And wish that I was just like you

But I'm telling you

D G

I wish I was a better person

C G

I don't want to work at it

C G

It should come natural ly

C G

It shouldn't be so difficult

Should be more like honey to the bee

Well the bee has his sting and the sky has her rain

And I have all of my things that I shouldn't do over again

But if I just say the words and I look you in the eye

That I am promising you, I promise

C D G

I wish I was a better person

C G

I don't want to work at it

C G

It should come natural ly

C G

It shouldn't be so difficult

Should be more like honey to the bee

Well it's Monday afternoon and I'm drinking again

And I know I promised you that the Lord would be my friend

But the Lord and I don't get along so very good

He doesn't speak a word out to me

Like you promised that he would

C D

And I'm telling you

C D

I am telling you

D G

I wish I was a better person

A better person

Em C D G

A better person

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