Key: E minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I sat
down and wrote this letter
Telling you that I felt better
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Since you've gone and I was free
I'm so happy
Verse 2
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I have so little time to spare now
I'm wanted almost everywhere now
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I make out like Casanova
Friends are always coming over
Verse 3
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I signed my name as if I meant it
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And sealed it with a kiss and sent it
The letter headed through my mood
Happy in my solitude
Verse 4
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But halfway home I changed my tune
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And when I saw my lonely room
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The mirror caught my eye
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When I sat down, I cried
Verse 5
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Big lie, small world
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It was a big lie, small world
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I had to intercept that
Verse 6
letter
Telling you that I was better
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I raced to catch the post
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man's van
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He was leaving as I ran
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I missed the bus, I missed the train
Verse 7
F
Em
I end up walking in the rain
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Big dog chased me down the street
Hadn't had a bite to eat
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Feeling sorry for myself
Verse 8
C
Em
And wishing I was someone else
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I walked across the city
Because I couldn't stand
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your pity
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Big lie,
Verse 9
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small world
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It was a big lie, small world
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The place you live looks op
Verse 10
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u lent
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And obviously a higher rent
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Bb
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Than a cozy little room
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I had this sense of doom
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Your landlord says you're out
Verse 11
of town
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But your new boyfriend's
always around
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The hour was get ting late
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So I sit down
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and wait
Interlude 1
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Here's the postman with
Verse 12
my letter
Coming down the path he better
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Give that thing to me
I have to make him see
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Begging doesn't do
Verse 13
the trick
He thinks that I'm a lunatic
Em
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But then who comes upon the scene
But your new boyfriend, Mr. Clean
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I hit the postman, hit
Verse 14
your lover
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E
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Grabbed the letter, ran for cover
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The police arrived in time for tea
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D
They said they'd like to question me
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But I can only curse
Verse 15
my fate
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Em
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I had to face the magistrate
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It hasn't been the best of days
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I'd like to fly away
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Big lie,
Verse 16
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small world
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Big lie, small world
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It was a big lie, small world
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Big lie, small world
Outro 1
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