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I Hate It When That Happens To Me

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[Verse 1]
Well I Gonce knew a Dman who was GgoG/Aing  G/BinsaCne
He let Glove chase him Eright up a A7treeD  
It took the Gpolice and a Dfire truck
Just to B7bring him back Cdown
Oh, I Ghate it when that Dhappens to GmeD7  
[Verse 2]
It made the Gfront page of the Dpaper
The GgoG/Assip G/Btongues Cwagged
Why they Geven showed it Eall on A7TVD  
Now if Ghe should live forDever
He B7won't live it Cdown
Oh, I Ghate it when that Dhappens to Gme
[Bridge]
DDogs bites Man
GMan loses girl
Oh A7what did he ever do
DWrong in this world?D7  
[Instrumental]
G      D     G G/A G/B C
G      E     A7        D
G      D     B7        C
G      D     G
[Bridge]
DDogs bites Man
GMan loses girl
Oh A7what have I ever done
DWrong in this D7world?
[Verse 3] 
There Gonce was a Dbig buzz GalG/Al ovG/Ber  Ctown
About a Gmovie where the Ekiller goes A7freeD  
Now, Ghe's got Devery B7one's sympatChy
Oh, I Ghate it when that Dhappens to GmeC7  
Yes, I Ghate it when that D7happens to GmeC  G  

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I Hate It When That Happens To Me

by John Prine

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G/A

G/B

[Verse 1]

G D G G/A G/B C

Well I once knew a man who was going insane

G E A7 D

He let love chase him right up a tree

G D

It took the police and a fire truck

B7 C

Just to bring him back down

G D G D7

Oh, I hate it when that happens to me

[Verse 2]

G D

It made the front page of the paper

G G/A G/B C

The gossip tongues wagged

G E A7 D

Why they even showed it all on TV

G D

Now if he should live forever

B7 C

He won't live it down

G D G

Oh, I hate it when that happens to me

[Bridge]

Dogs bites Man

Man loses girl

Oh what did he ever do

D D7

Wrong in this world?

[Instrumental]

G D G G/A G/B C

G E A7 D

G D B7 C

G D G

[Bridge]

Dogs bites Man

Man loses girl

Oh what have I ever done

D D7

Wrong in this world?

[Verse 3]

G D G G/A G/B C

There once was a big buzz all over town

G E A7 D

About a movie where the killer goes free

G D B7 C

Now, he's got every one's sympathy

G D G C7

Oh, I hate it when that happens to me

G D7 G C G

Yes, I hate it when that happens to me

About I Hate It When That Happens To Me Chords by John Prine

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