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Bm..A new work of some semi-mEmemoir sits
A..Inside the weekend book edDitors dGmesk
And while they hDave not mentioned Gmit
She must watch roDses get thrown at lGmess
Oh, the indigniDty
ChorusA..It was just the thing for th
Deir Q
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“Deeply funny” was the ra
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Ain
It was just the thing for th
Deir Q
G4
It’ll be on stands before the h
Dolida
Ays
InterludeD....
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Cm.....
B.
Verse 2Bm..H?r sister was not much long
Emfor this world
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Bm..As if she had a body
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This ironic d
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While her ve
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It was all very l
Diterary
And the truth was
ChorusA..It was just the thing for the
Dir Q
G4
What’s “deeply funny” mean a
Dnyho
Aw?
It was just the thing for the
Dir Q
G4
These are the stories that we n
Deed right n
Aow
BridgeF#7..How could she compete?
(I’m sure she wouldn’t m
Bmind)
With a memory such as she
(But who else than
GI)
Leigh died so many months ago
(Could write the story of her l
F#7ife?)
“By now this tragedy’s my o
Awn!”
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Emoh,
Aoh
InstrumentalBm.....
Em.....
A....
D....
Gm..
ChorusA..It was just the thing for the
Dir Q
G4
“Deeply funny” was the r
Dave refr
Aain
It was just the thing for th
Deir Q
G4
It’ll be on stands before the h
Dolida
Ays
It was just the thing for th
Deir Q
G4
The film adaptation was a t
Dotal m
Aess
It was just the thing for th
Deir Q
G4
’Til she was outed for her pr
Divile
Age
It was just a thing for th
Deir Q
G4
Can’t see her brother now uns
Dupervis
Aed
It was just the thing for th
Deir Q
G4
Her family switched care right when s
Dhe inqu
Aired
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