A Little Bit Of Abuse chords by 
The Kinks 
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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One on the nose,
one on the chin,
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You bruise so easy, so why stay with him?
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He uses you just like a
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human punching bag.
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But you don't complain,
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you're too scared to speak.
Anyway, it only really hurts
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you when you laugh,
And when you eat.
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But you can't break the pattern,
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C#m
week after week.
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The bruises show,
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But he must be special other_ wise
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you'd just get up and go.
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You'll never let us know
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Exactly how you feel.
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What's the use,
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the cyn_ ics say it's no excuse,
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You keep running back just to
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get a little bit of ab_ use.
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You say it's okay,
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But I say that it's not right.
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You wind him up, but you're living in fear,
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You keep going back but it ends in tears,
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oh.
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Verse 2
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That's quite a cut on the side of your head.
Is it from his fist,
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or did you really fall out of bed?
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Oh, so uncouth,
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C#m
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Excuse me, is this your tooth?
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Why do you stay, no one knows.
Do you really love him,
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or are you too scared to go?
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You're always nervous and
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on the edge of tears.
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You cry alone,
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But you never tell us what it's like
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when you get back home.
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No one will ever know
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Because you never show.
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What's the use,
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Everyone says you've got no ex_ cuse,
You keep running back just to
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get a little bit of ab_ use.
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You say it's okay,
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But I say that it's not right.
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Oh, it's your secret, it's your life,
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who am I to criti_ cize?
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It takes two sides to know it's true,
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And maybe, he'll stay in love with you.
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No one will ever know,
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Be_ cause you
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never show.
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