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[Intro]
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D   G  G/F#
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D Dsus4
[Verse 1]
I'm Gthirty-two, I feel Cadd9twenty-three
GEm7/Bot no husband next to meCadd9  
GI just wanna Cadd9rock-n-roll
SEm7/Bcream out my lungs and burn real slowCadd9  
[Chorus]
DI'll take lonely if Cadd9it means Gfree
DIt's never how you tCadd9hought it'd Gbe
But that Em7/Brecord Cadd9waited Dup for Gme
That rEm7/Becord wCadd9aited uDpDsus4  
[Verse 2]
Six Gyears ago, hope was Cadd9nothin' much
WEm7/Bakin' up to a stranger's touchCadd9  
I gave Gup vodka, I chilleCadd9d out on weed
ThEm7/Bat record still hung on to meCadd9  
[Chorus]
DI'll take lonely if Cadd9it means Gfree
DIt's never how you tCadd9hought it'd Gbe
But that Em7/Brecord Cadd9waited Dup for Gme
That rEm7/Becord wCadd9aited uDpG  Cadd9  
[Bridge]
DLookin' out a window pane
Cadd9Wonderin' why I still Gfeel the same
DI put the needle down, hey Mr. Young
You Gknow our work is Cadd9never done
[Break]
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D   G  G/F#
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D Dsus4
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D   G  G/F#
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D
[Verse 3]
I sGaw that boy I Cadd9loved so hard
Em7/BHe passed me in his beat-up carCadd9  
DGesire doesn't Cadd9know it's wrong
Em7/BSo I came home and put the record on
[Verse 4]
Cadd9I heard the Gbackbeat, I sank Cadd9into the groove
Em7/BAnd suddenly I wasn't worried about you
Cadd9I turned it Gup so loud that it Cadd9buzzed my ears
Em7/BAnd that's okay, 'cause I'm the only one here
[Chorus]
DI'll take lonely if Cadd9it means Gfree
DIt's never how you tCadd9hought it'd Gbe
But that Em7/Brecord Cadd9waited Dup for Gme
That rEm7/Becord wCadd9aited uDpG  
[Outro]
That Em7/Brecord Cadd9waited Dup for Gme
That Em7/Brecord Cadd9waited Dup for Gme
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D   G  G/F#
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D Dsus4
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D   G  G/F#
Em7/B    Cadd9   D Dsus2 D    Em7/B

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Records

by Lilly Hiatt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7/B

Cadd9

Dsus2

G/F#

Dsus4

[Intro]

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D G G/F#

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D Dsus4

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9

I'm thirty-two, I feel twenty-three

Em7/B Cadd9

Got no husband next to me

G Cadd9

I just wanna rock-n-roll

Em7/B Cadd9

Scream out my lungs and burn real slow

[Chorus]

D Cadd9 G

I'll take lonely if it means free

D Cadd9 G

It's never how you thought it'd be

Em7/B Cadd9 D G

But that record waited up for me

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus4

That record waited up

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9

Six years ago, hope was nothin' much

Em7/B Cadd9

Wakin' up to a stranger's touch

G Cadd9

I gave up vodka, I chilled out on weed

Em7/B Cadd9

That record still hung on to me

[Chorus]

D Cadd9 G

I'll take lonely if it means free

D Cadd9 G

It's never how you thought it'd be

Em7/B Cadd9 D G

But that record waited up for me

Em7/B Cadd9 D G Cadd9

That record waited up

[Bridge]

Lookin' out a window pane

Cadd9 G

Wonderin' why I still feel the same

I put the needle down, hey Mr. Young

G Cadd9

You know our work is never done

[Break]

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D G G/F#

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D Dsus4

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D G G/F#

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D

[Verse 3]

G Cadd9

I saw that boy I loved so hard

Em7/B Cadd9

He passed me in his beat-up car

G Cadd9

Desire doesn't know it's wrong

Em7/B

So I came home and put the record on

[Verse 4]

Cadd9 G Cadd9

I heard the backbeat, I sank into the groove

Em7/B

And suddenly I wasn't worried about you

Cadd9 G Cadd9

I turned it up so loud that it buzzed my ears

Em7/B

And that's okay, 'cause I'm the only one here

[Chorus]

D Cadd9 G

I'll take lonely if it means free

D Cadd9 G

It's never how you thought it'd be

Em7/B Cadd9 D G

But that record waited up for me

Em7/B Cadd9 D G

That record waited up

[Outro]

Em7/B Cadd9 D G

That record waited up for me

Em7/B Cadd9 D G

That record waited up for me

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D G G/F#

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D Dsus4

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D G G/F#

Em7/B Cadd9 D Dsus2 D Em7/B

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