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Midtown Waitress

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Chord Shapes/Fingerstyle Arpeggio Notes:
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F#: 2X432X
G#m7: 4644XX
Bsus2: X2442X
[Intro]
F# Bsus2 F# G#m7 F#
[Verse 1]
F#Oh Momma, I don't want to sit and listen to
What you're G#m7talking about
F#We're both young and we're going to move to the city
Yeah, we found a little G#m7place up there
F#We don't need a lecture 'bout things that could go wrong
I'm not a G#m7child no more
So Bsus2let me be my own
Let me be my F#own
[Verse 2]
F#So, I got a job as a waitress
It's not much, but we're G#m7getting by
F#Three months in, we're happy and we're living
Like I told you G#m7we could be
F#Every time I call you, yeah, you're crying
And I don't want to G#m7do you wrong
But Bsus2I'm not coming home
Let me be my F#own
[Instrumental]
F# Bsus2 F# G#m7
[Refrain]
Oh, the Bsus2things we do
To make it on our F#own
[Verse 3]
F#People say this town is fast, and if you don't hold on
It blows you Bsus2back to where you came from
F#God is money, love's a game
And everyone is angry at the G#m7president
F#Protests on the street, people shouting
And I'll say that I'm G#m7angry, too
But Bsus2not enough to go
I'm trying to be my F#own
[Verse 4]
F#Hey Ma, it's been a while, yeah, I'm just checking in
Seeing G#m7how you've been
F#Nothing's wrong I'm doing fine, no, that's a lie
I'm not G#m7doing so well
F#Lost my job, and Joey found religion
And he also found G#m7another girl
That's not Bsus2how it's supposed to go
Bsus2And I'm missing home
Bsus2I'm trying to be my own
But I guess I just feel F#a little alone
[Refrain]
Oh, the Bsus2things we do
To make it on our F#own
[Instrumental]
F# Bsus2 F# Bsus2 F# F#

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Midtown Waitress

by The Paper Kites

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bsus2

G#m7

Chord Shapes/Fingerstyle Arpeggio Notes:

-----------------------------------------

F#: 2X432X

G#m7: 4644XX

Bsus2: X2442X

[Intro]

F# Bsus2 F# G#m7 F#

[Verse 1]

Oh Momma, I don't want to sit and listen to

G#m7

What you're talking about

We're both young and we're going to move to the city

G#m7

Yeah, we found a little place up there

We don't need a lecture 'bout things that could go wrong

G#m7

I'm not a child no more

Bsus2

So let me be my own

Let me be my own

[Verse 2]

So, I got a job as a waitress

G#m7

It's not much, but we're getting by

Three months in, we're happy and we're living

G#m7

Like I told you we could be

Every time I call you, yeah, you're crying

G#m7

And I don't want to do you wrong

Bsus2

But I'm not coming home

Let me be my own

[Instrumental]

F# Bsus2 F# G#m7

[Refrain]

Bsus2

Oh, the things we do

To make it on our own

[Verse 3]

People say this town is fast, and if you don't hold on

Bsus2

It blows you back to where you came from

God is money, love's a game

G#m7

And everyone is angry at the president

Protests on the street, people shouting

G#m7

And I'll say that I'm angry, too

Bsus2

But not enough to go

I'm trying to be my own

[Verse 4]

Hey Ma, it's been a while, yeah, I'm just checking in

G#m7

Seeing how you've been

Nothing's wrong I'm doing fine, no, that's a lie

G#m7

I'm not doing so well

Lost my job, and Joey found religion

G#m7

And he also found another girl

Bsus2

That's not how it's supposed to go

Bsus2

And I'm missing home

Bsus2

I'm trying to be my own

But I guess I just feel a little alone

[Refrain]

Bsus2

Oh, the things we do

To make it on our own

[Instrumental]

F# Bsus2 F# Bsus2 F# F#

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