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AFTER A WOMAN CHEATS
WORDS & MUSIC: Earl P. Reinhalter
INTRO: Am
Am
I. after a woman cheats,
G
no matter how many times
F
you wash the sheets,
Dm
they'll never be clean.
Am
II. the air contains his breath,
G
even the garden
F
smells of death
Dm Am
and will never be green.
INSTRUMENTAL: Em - D - C - Em (similar to verse but in Em)
Am
III. the loving that we make,
G
it all feels like
F
a second take
Dm
in a second-rate show.
Am
IV. and every word we say,
G
these walls have heard
F
on another day,
Dm Am
like an old radio.
INSTRUMENTAL: Em - D - C - Em (similar to verse but in Em)
D
BRIDGE A: I'll start a conversation
C G
with pictures on the wall.
C Em
anything is better
G Dm
than seeing what I saw.
Am
V. I lie awake at night,
G
more alone
F
with you by my side
Dm Am
than when you're away.
D
BRIDGE B: three of us together
C G
is one of us too many.
C Em
once I had a future,
G Dm
but now I don't have any.
Am
ENDING: after a woman,
after a woman,
after a woman cheats.
© Copyright 2004 Earl P. Reinhalter. All Rights Reserved.
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