Key: G major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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She was a girl from a one-horse town,
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town, the only place for miles around,
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Cutting hair in the modern style,
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putting in the nine to five,
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But every night it was
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the same old dream,
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On the cover of a magazine,
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She looked good,
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but it could never come true,
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'Cause nothing ever
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happens round here,
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Nothing ever happens
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round here;
Verse 2
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She had a boyfriend in the town,
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he spent his days just messing around,
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With stick shifts and steering wheels,
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motorbikes and automobiles,
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And every night it was
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the same old thing,
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Meet the boys for a couple of drinks,
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Shoot pool and talk about girls,
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And nothing ever happens round here,
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Nothing ever happens
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round here;
Verse 3
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They said nothing, no nothing, no nothing,
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nothing ever happens round here,
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Nothing, no nothing, no nothing,
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nothing ever happens round here;
Verse 4
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One day in a local bar,
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she heard a movie man was looking for a star,
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And everybody in the whole damn town,
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got the call to come on down,
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And when she walked into the room,
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Every heart went boom-boom-boom
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- who's who's that girl?
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She's exactly what we're looking for,
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But nothing ever happens
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round here,
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Nothing ever happens
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round here;
Verse 5
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They said nothing, no nothing, no nothing,
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nothing ever happens round here,
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Nothing, no nothing, no nothing,
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nothing ever happens round here;
Verse 6
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And so she took a screen test,
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no doubt that she was the best,
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The camera fell in love with her,
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Before she knew it she was on the way to make that
Interlude 1
dream come true;
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Verse 7
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Now she's living in Hollywood,
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and everything is looking good,
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She thinks about the folks back home,
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and her boyfriend all alone,
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But every night it's still
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the same old thing,
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Meet the boys for a couple of drinks,
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Shoot pool and talk about girls,
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And nothing ever happens round here,
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Nothing ever happens
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round here;
Verse 8
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They said nothing, no nothing, no nothing,
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nothing ever happens round here,
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Nothing, no nothing, no nothing,
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nothing ever happens round here;
Verse 9
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Nothing, no nothing, no nothing,
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nothing ever happens round here,
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Nothing, no nothing, no nothing,
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nothing ever happens round here.
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