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Ramona Was A Waitress

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Verse 1:
ATyping C#mletters to the Edead
ALate at C#mnight on a Eclosed piano lid
AShe circles C#mpast, she Bfills your Eglass
ABut she don't Brecognise the Esong
Verse 2:
AAnd once in a lC#mife time she Esays
A"The waking life stitched C#mtogether in your Ehead
Well, Awhat if iC#mt's only Bworth
The C#mbundle oBf Anerves it's Bwritten on?"
Chorus:
EAnd I don't Aneed these C#marms anymore
EI don't Aneed this C#mheart, now to love
EI don't Aneed this C#mskin and bones
G#mAt allA  E  
E
Verse 3:
AThere's a C#mway you've always Eknown her
ATelephC#mone between her Echeek and her shoulder
AAnd eyes C#mlike crystal balls Bthat Ejust won't shutup 
AAbout the Bfuture of the Efuture
Verse 4: 
ARamona C#mwas a Ewaitress
AAll but C#mmade of inforEmation
AIn a bar C#munder the tBhird bridge
She C#msays Bshe's looking fAorward to living Bforever
Chorus:
EAnd I won't Aneed these C#marms anymore
EI won't Aneed this C#mheart, now to love
EI won't Aneed this C#mskin and bones
G#mAt allA  E  
EAnd I won't Aneed these C#marms anymore
EI won't Aneed this C#mheart, now to love
EI won't Aneed this C#mskin and bones
G#mAt allA  E  
Bridge:
G#mAt all, at all, Aat all, at all, Eat all
G#mAt all, at all, Aat all, at all, Eat all
G#mAt all, at all, Aat all, at all, Eat all
             G#m                    A   C#m   A   C#m    A   C#m   A  E  
At all, at all, at all, at all, at all,  oooooh, oooooooh
Outro:
ARamona C#mwas a wEaitress
ARamona C#mwas a wEaitress
ARamona waC#ms a waiEtress
B  A  E

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Ramona Was A Waitress

by Paul Dempsey

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C#m

G#m

Verse 1:

A C#m E

Typing letters to the dead

A C#m E

Late at night on a closed piano lid

A C#m B E

She circles past, she fills your glass

A B E

But she don't recognise the song

Verse 2:

A C#m E

And once in a life time she says

A C#m E

"The waking life stitched together in your head

A C#m B

Well, what if it's only worth

C#m B A B

The bundle of nerves it's written on?"

Chorus:

E A C#m

And I don't need these arms anymore

E A C#m

I don't need this heart, now to love

E A C#m

I don't need this skin and bones

G#m A E

At all

Verse 3:

A C#m E

There's a way you've always known her

A C#m E

Telephone between her cheek and her shoulder

A C#m B E

And eyes like crystal balls that just won't shutup

A B E

About the future of the future

Verse 4:

A C#m E

Ramona was a waitress

A C#m E

All but made of information

A C#m B

In a bar under the third bridge

C#m B A B

She says she's looking forward to living forever

Chorus:

E A C#m

And I won't need these arms anymore

E A C#m

I won't need this heart, now to love

E A C#m

I won't need this skin and bones

G#m A E

At all

E A C#m

And I won't need these arms anymore

E A C#m

I won't need this heart, now to love

E A C#m

I won't need this skin and bones

G#m A E

At all

Bridge:

G#m A E

At all, at all, at all, at all, at all

G#m A E

At all, at all, at all, at all, at all

G#m A E

At all, at all, at all, at all, at all

G#m A C#m A C# A C#m A E

At all, at all, at all, at all, at all, oooooh, oooooooh

Outro:

A C#m E

Ramona was a waitress

A C#m E

Ramona was a waitress

A C#m E

Ramona was a waitress

B A E

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