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INTRO
My girl
Came unto me
Just the other day,
Acting OK
I was
Reading alone
In my favourite room
The TV was on
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C G D
May I be excused?
C G D
For not telling the truth?
Em C
’Coz she’s gone
G
She said
D Em
She’s better off on her own
C
She turned
G
Her head
D
Much better off on her own
A
My girl knocked on the door
G A D
To the place I usually refer to as home
A
I dived, shoelace untied
G
She looked in my eyes
A
Small and suprised
D A E
And God closed every gate
Bm F#m E
The moon fell into the lake
F#m D A
Boy, she’s gone, adrift
E F#m
She’s better off on her own
D A
She closed, then she left
E Bm
Much better off on her own
Bm
Sitting naked
D F#m
By the window sil
E
Watching cars upon the hill
Bm
Am I sleeping?
D
I was dreaming
F#m E
For just a moment time stood still
[instrumental - AGAD, AGA]
F#m D
Now she’s gone
A
She said
E A
She’s better off on her own
D A
She turned her head
E F#m
Much better off on her own
D
She’s gone
A
She sighed
E F#m
She’s better off on her own
D A
The tears I have cried
E
Much better off on her own
B
My girl
A B
Came unto me just the other day...
