Maid chords by Matt Nathanson

SimplifiedC · F · Em · G · Dm

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Verse 1
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 (C major) Hello, my foul weather friend.
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These thick sheets of rain  (F major) 
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Seem to have  (E minor) hindered  (C major) your
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way  (F major) again  (G major)  (C major) 
And the winds, I can feel the winds,
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they've  (E minor) gotten so  (C major) strong,  (F major) 
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No  (E minor) wonder You're back
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 (F major) to  (G major) our  (C major) home.
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My  (G major) ears are always open
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to your  (C major) laments
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And my  (G major) will is always weak
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for your  (C major) advances,
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And I'll play  (F major) the maid  (G major)  (D minor)  (F major) and clean up the
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mess  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (G major)  (C major) 
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Your face,  (F major) I look at your face  (C major) and
it's changed since we last spoke
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It s  (E minor) weathered  (C major) and beau (F major) tiful,
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So weathered  (E minor) and
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so beau (F major) tiful  (G major) 
Please have a seat,
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 (C major) I was going any (G major) where  (C major) 
But that can wait
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Because I'd rather  (E minor)  (C major) have you
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here  (F major) while I can (E minor)  (C major) 
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Then I'll pack  (F major) it all up and  (G major) take
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you with me again  (C major) 
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My  (G major) ears are always open
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to your  (C major) laments
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And my  (G major) will is always weak
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for your  (C major) advances,
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And I'll play  (F major) the maid  (D minor) 
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 (F major) and clean up the mess  (G major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major) I wasn't like anyone else  (G major) 
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So  (C major) real and so strong, so you said  (F major) 
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It's always,"  (C major) welcome back,
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I'll take your bags  (G major) "
Things haven't changed much
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since you left  (C major) my side
And though your rooms been unoccupied,
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 (F major) I have tried to give it up.  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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So here are my ears again and here  (G major) 
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are my arm (C major) s  (G major)  (C major) 
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And here are my  (E minor) hopes again,  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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Just  (G major) please keep coming back.