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Paper Cups

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[Verse 1]
GDarlin' I see you're Dnot too Cold
EmYou understand the Dstain on my Cjeans
EmI see your Gdaddy gave it Dall to Cyou
EmDia-Bmmonds and Cknowledge painted dreams
EmWhen I loGok into your lDittle hCeart
EmTell me Dhow hard it Cbeen
EmYour maid Gchanges Dyour dirty Csheets
EmYour mamma Dbuys all your Cfriends
[Chorus]
GOh lordy, lordy, lordy I couldn't Dstay another day
EmListening to the Cshit you got to say
GSweetie, sweetie, sweetie You can Dsave all your coins
EmSpend all your money on Call the rich boys
GLeave me baby Dwhere you picked me up
EmDowntown, drinking Cwine Out of Styrofoam Emcups
Em G D C
Em G D C
[Verse 2]
EmI love the Gway that French Dmanicure Cfeels
EmWhen your sDcratching down my Cback
EmWonder what Gthe country Dclub seems to Csay
EmThey can see you Gbent over like DthatC  
EmJust Ghope you don't Dput me in your Cdiary
EmJust like you Gdo with all the DothersC  
EmDon't send Gme no CValentines or cards
EmDon't claim I'm Gone of your ex DloversC  
[Chorus]
GOh lordy, lordy, lordy I couldn't Dstay another day
EmListening to what she Chas got to say
GSweetie, sweetie, sweetie You can Dsave all your coins
EmSpend all that money on all that Clittle rich boys
GLeave me baby Dwhere you picked me up
EmDowntown, drinking Cwine Out of paper Gcups
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Paper Cups

by Cranford Nix

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

G D C

Darlin' I see you're not too old

Em D C

You understand the stain on my jeans

Em G D C

I see your daddy gave it all to you

Em Bm C

Dia-monds and knowledge painted dreams

Em G D C

When I look into your little heart

Em D C

Tell me how hard it been

Em G D C

Your maid changes your dirty sheets

Em D C

Your mamma buys all your friends

[Chorus]

G D

Oh lordy, lordy, lordy I couldn't stay another day

Em C

Listening to the shit you got to say

G D

Sweetie, sweetie, sweetie You can save all your coins

Em C

Spend all your money on all the rich boys

G D

Leave me baby where you picked me up

Em C Em

Downtown, drinking wine Out of Styrofoam cups

Em G D C

[Verse 2]

Em G D C

I love the way that French manicure feels

Em D C

When your scratching down my back

Em G D C

Wonder what the country club seems to say

Em G D C

They can see you bent over like that

Em G D C

Just hope you don't put me in your diary

Em G D C

Just like you do with all the others

Em G C

Don't send me no Valentines or cards

Em G D C

Don't claim I'm one of your ex lovers

[Chorus]

G D

Oh lordy, lordy, lordy I couldn't stay another day

Em C

Listening to what she has got to say

G D

Sweetie, sweetie, sweetie You can save all your coins

Em C

Spend all that money on all that little rich boys

G D

Leave me baby where you picked me up

Em C G

Downtown, drinking wine Out of paper cups

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