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Intro  C/G  
On the C/GEvil Quarter Mile they have Ammany words for love
Not Emall of them are just four letters Geither
You C/Gonly knew the one but it was Amsafe upon your tongue
'Till you Emswallowed it and whispered 'now it's Gover'
All of your Amdifferent intonations required Emexpert explanations
It Fstill all sounds so foreign to me Gnow
But Ambefore you take your aim
I will Emadmit I was to blame
But perFmit me if you will this final Gvow
That C/GI cannot forgive youAm  
I can't forgive youEm  
I won't forgive you Gfor
letting me let you C/Ggo
I can't forgive youAm  
I can't forgive youEm  
I won't forgive you Gfor
letting me let you C/Ggo
All of the C/Gmillionaires and billionaires who Amstroll through Holland Park
They had no Emtime for us and me not for them Geither
You inC/Gformed me as you combed your hair, The AmBBC had put you there
At the Emtop of the spiral stairs 'till GEaster
I watched the AmHoly Father's slow parade
EmDown The Mall it threatened rain
As Fhelicopters swirled into the Gether
You were Amsick outside a Mayfair bar
Your Emtaxi didn't get that far
Down Fone-way streets that won't out-run your Gfever
And C/GI cannot forgive youAm  
I can't forgive youEm  
I won't forgive you Gfor
letting me let you C/Ggo
I can't forgive youAm  
I can't forgive youEm  
I won't forgive you Gfor
letting me let you C/Ggo
C/GMy confession confused you
AmLike it was designed to do
EmEverything I said that's true
GConcealed a lie
C/GYou watered every bruise with tears
AmFlooded through the happy years
EmRan alone but still you Gfeared you'd finish last
AmI won't try to defend my pride or Emresurrect what's clearly died
Or Fsubject you to my Gadvances
I Amwon't try myself to explain
It Emcouldn't deaden any pain
And you Fnever did believe in second Gchances
And C/GI cannot forgive youAm  
I can't forgive youEm  
I won't forgive you Gfor
letting me let you C/Ggo
I can't forgive youAm  
I can't forgive youEm  
I won't forgive you Gfor
letting me let you C/Ggo

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Evil Quarter Mile

by Ryan O'Reilly

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C/G

Intro

C/G Am

On the Evil Quarter Mile they have many words for love

Em G

Not all of them are just four letters either

C/G Am

You only knew the one but it was safe upon your tongue

Em G

'Till you swallowed it and whispered 'now it's over'

Am Em

All of your different intonations required expert explanations

F G

It still all sounds so foreign to me now

But before you take your aim

I will admit I was to blame

F G

But permit me if you will this final vow

C/G Am

That I cannot forgive you

I can't forgive you

I won't forgive you for

C/G

letting me let you go

I can't forgive you

I won't forgive you for

C/G

letting me let you go

C/G Am

All of the millionaires and billionaires who stroll through Holland Park

Em G

They had no time for us and me not for them either

C/G Am

You informed me as you combed your hair, The BBC had put you there

Em G

At the top of the spiral stairs 'till Easter

I watched the Holy Father's slow parade

Down The Mall it threatened rain

F G

As helicopters swirled into the ether

You were sick outside a Mayfair bar

Your taxi didn't get that far

F G

Down one-way streets that won't out-run your fever

C/G Am

And I cannot forgive you

I can't forgive you

I won't forgive you for

C/G

letting me let you go

I can't forgive you

I won't forgive you for

C/G

letting me let you go

C/G

My confession confused you

Like it was designed to do

Everything I said that's true

Concealed a lie

C/G

You watered every bruise with tears

Flooded through the happy years

Em G

Ran alone but still you feared you'd finish last

Am Em

I won't try to defend my pride or resurrect what's clearly died

F G

Or subject you to my advances

I won't try myself to explain

It couldn't deaden any pain

F G

And you never did believe in second chances

C/G Am

And I cannot forgive you

I can't forgive you

I won't forgive you for

C/G

letting me let you go

I can't forgive you

I won't forgive you for

C/G

letting me let you go

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