They Spelled My Name Wrong Again chords by Loudon Wainwright III

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They spelled my name wrong again
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With an E between the D and the N
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Some dope didn't know
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it should be an O
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They spelled my name
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wrong again
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Why in God's name can't they check
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It's a pain in the ass and the neck
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Not a capital crime
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But it's the umpteenth time
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Why in God's name can't they check
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To see my name up there in the lights
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Then I notice it's not spelled right
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Tell me why do I put up with it
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Have a right team or surely would quit
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When you've been around for a while
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These spelling mistakes start to rile
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I guess that's rock and roll
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Dyslexia takes its toll
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When you've been around for a while
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My parents should
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shoulder some blame
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For calling their kid a strange name
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Spell it with me friends,
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L -O -U -D -O -N
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Yes, my parents should
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shoulder some blame
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My eyes narrow, I start to squint
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I   think that's my name there in print
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Tell me why do I put up with it
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Sinatra would have a shit fit
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Oh, Wainwright has two W's
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They get that one wrong
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and I get the blues
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That old grammar school tries
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Just not good enough, guys
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Wainwright has two W's
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One day I thought I would die,
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when I  saw with my very own eye,
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L -U -D -I -N -W -E -I -M -R -I
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-G -H -T thought I would die.