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Maxine

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[Verse]
    Dm*
Creases in your white dress  bruises on your bare skin 
looks lCike another fine mess you’ve gDmot yourself into.
           Dm*
What’s the matter with you  has the cat got your tongue ?
Well  Cif you don’t like the beat  don’t pDmlay with the drum.
[Chorus]
MaGmxine  you’re not the only oBbne to take the whole world oGmn 
but no one’s ever Dmwon.
MaGmxine  case one-three-five-tBbwo  a red and green tattoGmo 
eyes cold steel bDmlue.
[Verse]
    Dm*
On a rain slicked avenue  long shadows in the night 
take oCff your spike heeled shoes 
you’ve got to Dmrun for your life (run for your life).
 Dm*
Razor blade in your pocket  from an ex-marine 
mCakes you speed like a rocket  ooh  it Dmcuts so clean.
[Chorus]
(NB: whole goes up a semitone for final verse & chorus)
[Verse]
                D#m*
How come you're playing for borrowed time  staring out into space 
baC#d boys and cold comfort  and a sD#mmacked-up face.
[Chorus] x2 (semitone up)

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Maxine

by Sharon O'Neill

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D#m

[Verse]

Creases in your white dress bruises on your bare skin

C Dm

looks like another fine mess you’ve got yourself into.

What’s the matter with you has the cat got your tongue ?

C Dm

Well if you don’t like the beat don’t play with the drum.

[Chorus]

Gm Bb Gm

Maxine you’re not the only one to take the whole world on

but no one’s ever won.

Gm Bb Gm

Maxine case one-three-five-two a red and green tattoo

eyes cold steel blue.

[Verse]

On a rain slicked avenue long shadows in the night

take off your spike heeled shoes

you’ve got to run for your life (run for your life).

Razor blade in your pocket from an ex-marine

C Dm

makes you speed like a rocket ooh it cuts so clean.

[Chorus]

(NB: whole goes up a semitone for final verse & chorus)

[Verse]

D#m

How come you're playing for borrowed time staring out into space

C# D#m

bad boys and cold comfort and a smacked-up face.

[Chorus] x2 (semitone up)

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