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Take Out The Trash

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Chorus:
EmGirl! Why not Em/Dtake out the tEm/Crash?
And Em/Bonce you get him Amout, tell him nAmot to come baBck again
EmGirl! Put that Em/Dcat in the Em/Cbin
After wEm/Bhat he sAmaid, after eveAmrything hBe did
Verse 1:
EmYou had him figured out a while ago
EmAnd I know it's not exactly breaking news
EmBut it's all been a little like a trial for you
And a bBunch more talking won't make him true
Chorus:
Ah, c'mon,
Girl! Why not take out the trash?
And once you get him out tell him not to come back again
Girl! Why not give him the slip?
Get the crooked straight Get the go-getter good and gone
Fill: Em -------- End on B)
Verse 2:
Why? It's so plain that he's just makin' it up
And he's still got you coming back for more
Why you never ever think of breaking it up
BTell me, what bad deal's gonna close that door?
Chorus:
Ah, c'mon,
Girl! Why not take out the trash?
And once you get him out, tell him not to come back again
Girl! Why not give him the slip?
Get the crooked straight
Get the go-getter good and gone
Bridge 2:
Fill: G   F   C   G   G   F   C  G)
GI'm not saFying all the boCys are the sGame
BFut some boCys are the samFe and it's ThursGday now
GI'm not saFying all the boCys are the sGame
BFut some boCys are the samFe and it's ThursGday now
Chorus:
Girl! Why not take out the trash?
And once you get him out, tell him not to come back again
Girl! Put that cat in the bin
After what he said, after everything he did
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