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Intro: G/D/C/ D(x4)
They dropped a Gdime on the Dgirl in the Cparking lotD  
Who was Glooking for a Dman of CsteelD  
Who would Gfill up her Dnights with Cforget-me-Dnots
And a Gdream no one Delse could CrevealD  
Her Gnew man Dsaid to meet Chim at Deight
She Gcame in Ddressed to the CninesD  
But by Gten it was Dclear he was Cmore than Dlate
And she Gjust wouldn't Dtake it this CtimeD  
The Embartender said she had Dhad enough
That he'd Gcall a cab to take her someCwhere
But she Emwasn't a stranger to Dloneliness
She had Ggrown up and spent her life Cthere
CHORUS
Up unGtil then, up unDtil then
It happened Cover and over aEmgain
Up unGtil then, up unDtil then, up unCtil thenD  
Well Gpractice had Dincreased her CtoleranceD  
And she had Ghardly Deaten all CdayD  
She was Gall hyped Dup on her Cnew romaDnce
But she Gdrank in the Dusual CwayD  
She Gstepped out to Dbreathe and to Cdry her Deyes
To Gcheck her Dmachine just in CcaseD  
He had Gcalled to exDcuse or CapologDize
When she Gsaw his unDpenitent CfaceD  
He Emapproached with a girl she had Dseen before
A Gbimbo up from Raspberry CStreet
When he Emsaw her he laughed and Dso did the whore
They dropped a Gten dollar bill at their Cfeet
[CHORUS]
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G/D/C/ D(x2)]
She was Gsmall he was Dtall but she Cblocked his Dpath
She exGplained in unDprintable CwordsD  
The Greason she Dseized him so Cfull of Dwrath
That more than Ghalf of the Dneighborhood CheardD  
She Gsprayed him with Dmace from her CpocketbooDk
And then Gkicked in his Dpersonal CzonesD  
Her Ghigh heels would Druin his Cperfect Dlooks
She left a Gcouple of Dunbroken CbonesD  
Well the Embimbo she ran in to Dget the cops
But the Gowner had called from the Cbar
It took Emtwo cars with dogs just to Dmake her stop
I'm Gtold that's how some women Care
[CHORUS]
They dropped a Gdime on the Dgirl in the Cparking lotD  
But she would Gsuffer in no Dpermanent CwayD  
She Gspent thirty Dnights on a Ccounty cotD  
And she's reGgarded with Dfear till this CdayD  
Up unGtil then, but never aDgain
It happened Cover and over aEmgain
Up unGtil then, up unDtil then, up unCtil thenD  
EmNow she's tending bar where the DPagans
    used to meet
And he's Cliving with that bimbo up on
    DRaspberry StreetG  
Outro: G/D/C/ D[repeat to fade]

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Up Until Then

by John Gorka

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G D C D

Intro: /// (x4)

G D C D

They dropped a dime on the girl in the parking lot

G D C D

Who was looking for a man of steel

G D C D

Who would fill up her nights with forget-me-nots

G D C D

And a dream no one else could reveal

G D C D

Her new man said to meet him at eight

G D C D

She came in dressed to the nines

G D C D

But by ten it was clear he was more than late

G D C D

And she just wouldn't take it this time

Em D

The bartender said she had had enough

G C

That he'd call a cab to take her somewhere

Em D

But she wasn't a stranger to loneliness

G C

She had grown up and spent her life there

CHORUS

G D

Up until then, up until then

C Em

It happened over and over again

G D C D

Up until then, up until then, up until then

G D C D

Well practice had increased her tolerance

G D C D

And she had hardly eaten all day

G D C D

She was all hyped up on her new romance

G D C D

But she drank in the usual way

G D C D

She stepped out to breathe and to dry her eyes

G D C D

To check her machine just in case

G D C D

He had called to excuse or apologize

G D C D

When she saw his unpenitent face

Em D

He approached with a girl she had seen before

G C

A bimbo up from Raspberry Street

Em D

When he saw her he laughed and so did the whore

G C

They dropped a ten dollar bill at their feet

[CHORUS]

G D C D

[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: /// (x2)]

G D C D

She was small he was tall but she blocked his path

G D C D

She explained in unprintable words

G D C D

The reason she seized him so full of wrath

G D C D

That more than half of the neighborhood heard

G D C D

She sprayed him with mace from her pocketbook

G D C D

And then kicked in his personal zones

G D C D

Her high heels would ruin his perfect looks

G D C D

She left a couple of unbroken bones

Em D

Well the bimbo she ran in to get the cops

G C

But the owner had called from the bar

Em D

It took two cars with dogs just to make her stop

G C

I'm told that's how some women are

[CHORUS]

G D C D

They dropped a dime on the girl in the parking lot

G D C D

But she would suffer in no permanent way

G D C D

She spent thirty nights on a county cot

G D C D

And she's regarded with fear till this day

G D

Up until then, but never again

C Em

It happened over and over again

G D C D

Up until then, up until then, up until then

Em D

Now she's tending bar where the Pagans

used to meet

And he's living with that bimbo up on

D G

Raspberry Street

G D C D

Outro: /// [repeat to fade]

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