Divorce Song — Liz Phair
Chords and lyrics for Divorce Song by Liz Phair (key of C).
Verse 1
Verse chords
[C] [D] [A] [G]
Intro
[C] [D] [A] [G]
[C] [D] [A] [G]
[C] [D] [A] [G]
[C] [D] [A] [G]
Verse 1
And [C]when [D]I [A] [G]asked for a
[C][D][A]separate [G]room It was
[C]late [D]at[A] [G]night, and we'd been
[C][D]driving[A] [G]since noon But
[C]if[D] [A]I'd [G]known how that would
[C]sound[D] [A]to [G]you I would have
[C]stayed [D]in [A]your [G]bed for the
[C]rest of my [D]life [A]Just to [G]prove I was right That it's
[C]harder to be [D]friends [A]than [G]lovers And you
[C]shouldn't try to [D]mix [A]the [G]two 'Cause if you
[C]do it and you're [D]still [A][G]unhappy Then you
[C]know that the [D]problem [A]is [G]you
Verse 2
And it's [C]true that I [D]stole [A]your [G]lighter And it's
[C]also true that [D]I [A]lost the [G]map But when you
[C]said that I [D]wasn't [A]worth [G]talking to, I
[C]had to take your [D]word [A]on [G]that. But
[C]if [D][A]you'd [G]known how that would
[C][D]sound [A]to [G]me You would have
[C][D]taken [A]it [G]back
Chorus
[F]boxed it up and [C]buried it [G]in the ground[Gb/G]
[F]Boxed it up and [C]buried it [G]in the ground[Gb/G]
[F]Boxed it up and [C]buried it [G]in the ground[Gb/G]
[F]Burned it up and[C] thrown it[G] away.[Gb/G]
Verse 3
[C]You put [D]in [A]my [G]hands a loaded gun
[C]And then [D]told me [A]not to [G]fire it
[C]When you [D]did [A]the [G]things you said were up to
[C]me And then [D]accused [A]me of [G]trying to fuck it up
Chorus
But [F]you've never been a [C]waste of my [G]time[Gb/G]
[F]It's never [C]been a [G]drag[Gb/G]
So [F]take a deep [C]breath and [G]count [Gb/G]back from ten
And [F]maybe you'll be [C][G]alright[Gb/G]
Verse 4
[C]And the [D][A]license [G]said you had to stick around
[C]until [D]I [A]was [G]dead
[C]But [D]if [A]you're [G]tired of looking at my face,
[C]I guess I [D][A]already [G]am
Chorus
But [F]you've never been a [C]waste of my [G]time[Gb/G]
[F]It's never [C]been a [G]drag[Gb/G]
So [F]take a deep [C]breath and [G]count [Gb/G]back from ten
And [F]maybe you'll be [C][G]alright[Gb/G]
Outro
[G] [F] [C] [G]
[G] [F] [C] [G]
[G] [F] [G]
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