Key: Eb major
Intro 1
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Gm
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D
Gm
Bb
A
Verse 1
Some
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where between the darkness and light
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Adim
B
Bm
Faces all glow but its not too bright
Em
G
D
Civilization, its all about knives and forks
A
Verse 2
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fit with her crowd?
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G
Em
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I'm gonna be a civil ized
man someday
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Aaug
Verse 3
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Bm
Part of me wants to jump and shout
Em
Bm
Part of me wants to tear it down
Em
Bm
Em
Bm
I thought you might prefer the
Verse 4
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B
Bm
Havin' a ball in a padded banquet
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G
Em
I'm gonna be that really cool
D
Aaug
Verse 5
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Gm
The waiter looks me over
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E
Would you like cream or sugar?
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Gm
I don't know - what was
Verse 6
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Gm
She wonders if I'll notice
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D
I should have brought some roses
Bb
A
she hasn't eaten all day
Verse 7
A
B
Bm
I stare at her shoes
Em
G
Mature situations,
Em
G
maybe a broken heart
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Aaug
Verse 8
Em
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Bm
Maybe I ought to pay the bill
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G
Em
A
Bm
Maybe she thinks I never will
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Bm
Em
A million things that cross
Bm
A
a woman's mind
Verse 9
Just be yourself,
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Bm
was yesterday
Em
G
I'm gonna be that civilized
guy someday
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Aaug
Verse 10
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Gm
Good friends and conversations
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E
D
The rise and fall of nations
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D
A moments glory and
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A
they've had their day
Verse 11
I drew a big gorilla
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Gm
Something familiar,
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A
something far, far away
Verse 12
Somewhere between
Adim
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Bm
she don't seem to mind
Verse 13
Em
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G
We can go home, we can be civilized
D
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