Karen By Night chords by Jill Sobule

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Verse 1
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Karen,
she's my boss at the shoe store
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We sell to the rich on Madison Avenue
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I come in late from Brooklyn
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on the F  train
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Karen says "honey,
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make this your last time"
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But we like her,
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she's firm but approachable
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Dresses in style, pretty conservative
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We ask her, "hey,
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come out with us after work"
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Karen she always declines
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And we talk about

Verse 2
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Karen by night
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We imagine she must lead a very dull life
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With just a cat and a book
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by her side
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We know her by day but
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we don't know
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Karen by night
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Verse 3
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In the stockroom searching for a 9B
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I overheard Karen whisper on the phone
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She said, "Meet me at the club
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There's a shipment coming in
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And I can't pull this one off alone"
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Well, I didn't know what to think
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Was my  mind playing tricks?
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Was there more to this
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Karen  then realized?
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I  had to know so  I followed her home
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I  could not believe my eyes
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And then I saw Karen

Verse 4
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by night
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The leather comes out
under the moonlight
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Takes off her Chanel and
hops on her bike
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Looking like young Marlon Brando
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Karen by night

Verse 5
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Saw her leaning on the bar
with a drink in hand
And a cigarette dangling
from her bright red lips
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She looked like she was
looking for someone
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Like she was looking for a fight
Then a young blonde buck
walked in
She grabbed him by the collar
Kissed him hard on the mouth
And slapped him on the cheek
Then I thought she spied
me in the corner of her eye
So I ran outside,
but all night all I could think about was
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Karen by night

Interlude 1

Verse 6
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The next morning,
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I'm late as usual
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Karen's there fresh as  a daisy
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She says with a smile, "You look like hell
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And where were you last night?"
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Verse 7
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Karen by night
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Imagine she must lead a very dull life
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With just a cat or a book by her side
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We know her by day but
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we don't know
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Karen by night
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The leather comes out
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Takes off her Chanel an d
hops on her bike
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Looking like Marlon Brando
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Looking like young Marlon Brando
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Wish I could be more like
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Karen by night
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Verse 8
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Looking like young Marlon Brando
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Not like the old fat Marlon Brando in Apocalypse
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Now
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Karen by Night