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Olivia

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Olivia - The Backseat Lovers
e|-G---3----|----2----|-Gmaj7---0----|---------|-C----------0--|---2-----7-----7---|
B|-------0-|-------0-|---------|----3----|---3-1-0-----0|-----0-----0-----0-|
G|---------|---------|-------0-|-------0-|--------------|-------------------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|-------------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|-2-------3----|-3-----3-----------|
E|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|--------------|-------------8-----|
[Intro]
|   G|  C|  Em|  G|
|  Am|  C|  Am|  C|
|   C| % | %  | % |
|  Em|
[Verse 1]
She'll Ghave California Amblonde hair and a CCalifornia start
GShe's not from aroAmund here, but
CGoodbyes break her heart
 GShe grew up in a sleepy little town
But the parCents split up when the marriage wGent south
And now the Emkids are mean, but the streets are clean
So they Cdon't say a word
[Verse 2]
 GLeaves for college in aAmbout a month, she's gotC  
Bags to pack, and numbers to crunch, Gshe's
Got a Amboy with long Bbrown hair and she
CSeems to be the only thing he cares aboutEm  
[Bridge]
  GBut what he AmdoC  G  C  
For Amhis backpack Emfull of Gsongs
Take him with Cyou
[Intrumental]
|   G|  C|  Em|  G|
|  Am|  C|  Am|  C|
|   C| % | %  | % |
|  Em|
[Outro]
  GBut what he AmdoC  G  C  
For Amhis backpack Emfull of Gsongs
Take him with Cyou

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Olivia

by The Backseat Lovers

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Gmaj7

Olivia - The Backseat Lovers

G Gmaj7 C

e|----3----|----2----|----0----|---------|-----------0--|---2-----7-----7---|

B|-------0-|-------0-|---------|----3----|---3-1-0-----0|-----0-----0-----0-|

G|---------|---------|-------0-|-------0-|--------------|-------------------|

D|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|-------------------|

A|---------|---------|---------|---------|-2-------3----|-3-----3-----------|

E|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|--------------|-------------8-----|

[Intro]

G C Em G

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Am C Am C

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| | % | % | % |

| |

[Verse 1]

G Am C

She'll have California blonde hair and a California start

G Am

She's not from around here, but

Goodbyes break her heart

She grew up in a sleepy little town

C G

But the parents split up when the marriage went south

And now the kids are mean, but the streets are clean

So they don't say a word

[Verse 2]

G Am C

Leaves for college in about a month, she's got

Bags to pack, and numbers to crunch, she's

Am B

Got a boy with long brown hair and she

C Em

Seems to be the only thing he cares about

[Bridge]

G Am C G C

But what he do

Am Em G

For his backpack full of songs

Take him with you

[Intrumental]

G C Em G

| | | | |

Am C Am C

| | | | |

| | % | % | % |

| |

[Outro]

G Am C G C

But what he do

Am Em G

For his backpack full of songs

Take him with you

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