The Governess chords by John Wesley Harding

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Verse 1
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I'm in love with the governess
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She's played by a beautiful actress
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Who looks so good in period dress
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on Sundays on TV
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She cares for the child of a titled squire
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Who can't control his base desires
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Who beat his slaves when he retires
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It's out in the colonies
And it's not gonna get any better
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No, it's not gonna get any better
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And it's just like Masterpiece Theatre
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Since I met her,
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since I met the governess
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She doesn't know who her parents are
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But her father had a dealing scar
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She takes the child down to the spa
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And they sit there all alone
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They say her parents died at sea
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Perhaps she comes from royalty
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I hope she's not related to  me
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when the truth is finally known
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And it's not gonna get any better,
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no it's not gonna get any better
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And it's just like masterpiece theatre
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Since I met her,
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since I met the governess
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Since I met her,
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since I met the governess
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Do I love her? Of course I do
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She has much better lines than you
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Do I need her? Read the script
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She finds my note in her pillow slip
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I offer my companionship
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The scoundrel will not set her free
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Till a warder's married to  some marquis
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He says he'll take his whip to  me
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If I don't stay away from her
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The Squire is played by Martin Sheen
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But it's my cameo that steals the scene
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She gets dressed behind the screen
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And we elope to America
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And it's not gonna get any better
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No, it's not gonna get any better
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Till it's just like Masterpiece Theatre
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Till I get her, till I get the governess
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Till I get her,  till I get the governess
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