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When the Romance Is Dead – The Beautiful South
[Verse 1]
You’ll Aknow when the Eromance is Adead
Your Dmake up in a Atoolbox Esomewhere in the Ashed
His Dface is Aunshaven, the Egrass overAgrown
From the Dshed to the Abed is a Eweb you call Ahome
[Verse 2]
You’ll Aknow when the Eromance is Adead
That Ddeathly cold Ablast from his Eside of the Abed
Your Ddreams frozen Aover, your Enightmares on Aice
From the Dbedroom to the Abathroom you say
EEverything Atwice (Eeverything Atwice)
[Chorus]
And you’ll Dknow when Alove starts to Efade
You Dburst into Atears at each Erecord that’s Aplayed
He Dsits in the Asun, you Esulk in the Ashade
You’ll Dknow when the Elove starts to Afade
[Verse 3]
You’ll Aknow when the Eromance is Adead
From the Dbrambles and Athorns growing Eout of your Ahead
WhenDever you Atouch her she Etuts or she Asighs
One Dkiss Agoodnight and she’s Erolling her Aeyes, Erolling her Aeyes
[Verse 4]
And you’ll Aknow love Estarts to Afade
That Dbalancing Aact is Eno longer Amade
Like Dpenny stacked Ahigh in Eamusement Aarcade
It’s Dnot what you’re Aworth it’s the Eway that you’re Alaid
Yes you’ll Dknow when the Elove starts to Afade
[Refrain]
Like you Dsusknew when romance was alive
Each couple you passed they’d Esmile and high Dsusfive
Like you’ll know when love’s back on track
EUncontrollable laugh at each Dsusjoke that you Ecrack
DsusGiggle and cackle and throw her head back
EHer mouth is still smiling, her Dsusveins turning Eblack
Her head is elastic but her Dsusneck is all Eslack
[Verse 5]
You’ll Aknow when Elove’s on the Arocks
You Dwearing Aheadphones, him Evest and Asocks
You’ll Aknow when Elove’s on the Aslide
WhenDever your Atalking, the Ekids go Aoutside, (Ekids go Aoutside)
[Chorus]
You’ll Dknow when Aromance is Edead
When the Dlook that you Aget is as Ehard as the Abread
You Dopen your Amouth but your Estories are Astale
From the Dfront door to Aback door it’s Eblowing a Agale
You’ll Dknow when Elove starts to Afade

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When The Romance Is Dead

by The Beautiful South

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Dsus

When the Romance Is Dead – The Beautiful South

[Verse 1]

A E A

You’ll know when the romance is dead

D A E A

Your make up in a toolbox somewhere in the shed

D A E A

His face is unshaven, the grass overgrown

D A E A

From the shed to the bed is a web you call home

[Verse 2]

A E A

You’ll know when the romance is dead

D A E A

That deathly cold blast from his side of the bed

D A E A

Your dreams frozen over, your nightmares on ice

D A

From the bedroom to the bathroom you say

E A E A

Everything twice (everything twice)

[Chorus]

D A E

And you’ll know when love starts to fade

D A E A

You burst into tears at each record that’s played

D A E A

He sits in the sun, you sulk in the shade

D E A

You’ll know when the love starts to fade

[Verse 3]

A E A

You’ll know when the romance is dead

D A E A

From the brambles and thorns growing out of your head

D A E A

Whenever you touch her she tuts or she sighs

D A E A E A

One kiss goodnight and she’s rolling her eyes, rolling her eyes

[Verse 4]

A E A

And you’ll know love starts to fade

D A E A

That balancing act is no longer made

D A E A

Like penny stacked high in amusement arcade

D A E A

It’s not what you’re worth it’s the way that you’re laid

D E A

Yes you’ll know when the love starts to fade

[Refrain]

Dsus

Like you knew when romance was alive

E Dsus

Each couple you passed they’d smile and high five

Like you’ll know when love’s back on track

E Dsus E

Uncontrollable laugh at each joke that you crack

Dsus

Giggle and cackle and throw her head back

E Dsus E

Her mouth is still smiling, her veins turning black

Dsus E

Her head is elastic but her neck is all slack

[Verse 5]

A E A

You’ll know when love’s on the rocks

D A E A

You wearing headphones, him vest and socks

A E A

You’ll know when love’s on the slide

D A E A E A

Whenever your talking, the kids go outside, (kids go outside)

[Chorus]

D A E

You’ll know when romance is dead

D A E A

When the look that you get is as hard as the bread

D A E A

You open your mouth but your stories are stale

D A E A

From the front door to back door it’s blowing a gale

D E A

You’ll know when love starts to fade

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