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[Verse 1] They [Am]pay me [C]not to come [Em]home [Am]Keeping me stoned [Em]I won'[G]t run away They say it's [F]easy [C]to [G]get[Em] [Am]Stuck in this town [Em]Just like [F]Joan [Verse 2] [G]You know I gave it [C]all up for [Em]the stage[Am] They fill my cup [C]up in the [G]cage[Am] It's [G]nobody's [Dm]business but [Am]mine when I'm [E]low[Em][G] To hold yourself up is not a [Am]crime here you [Em]know[G] At the [Dm]end of [Am]the world [G] [Verse 3] I [C]kick my [G]foot [Em]at the lights[Am] I [F]breathe it [Bb]in all ni[G]ght There's [C]a light on [G]a can[Em]vas [Am]tree [F]Money from [Bb]home support[G]ing me [Verse 4] They pay me [C]not to come [Em]home[Am] I won't eat crow [G]Ill stay away And though [C]all roads [G]will not [C]lead you [F]home, my girl All [C]roads [Am]lead to the [G]end of the world [C] [Verse 5] [G]And [C]I sewed a little [G]luck up [C]in the hem of [F]my gown The [C]only way down [Am]from the [Dm]gallows [G]is to [C]swing And I'll wear [G]boots in [C]stead of [G]high [F]heels And the nex[C]t stage that [Am]I am on,[Dm] [G]it will have [C]wheels [Outro 1] [F][C][F][C][G][C] [F][C][G][C]
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