Golden Blunders

G      D                Em 
Golden blunders come in pairs, 
            D      C
they're very unaware
          G                    Am 
What they know is what they've 
   Am/F
seen
G   D            Em       D    
Education wasn't fun, but now 
              C
that school is done
       G               Am       D
Higher learning's just begun


C            G              D   
You're gonna watch what you say 
      G
for a long time
C            G          D 
You're gonna suffer the guilt 
    G
forever
C            G          D        
You're gonna get in the way at the 
  G
wrong time
C            G                  
You're gonna mess up things you 
D                 G
thought you would never

G     D               Em         
Disappointment breeds contempt, 
  D             C
it make you feel inept
      G                  Am      
Never thought you'd feel alone 
Am/F
(at home)
G       D            Em    D   
His and hers forever more, 
                          C
throw your freedom out of the door
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           G                  Am  
Before you find out what it's for
   D



C            G              D   
You're gonna watch what you say 
      G
for a long time (boy)
C            G          D 
You're gonna suffer the guilt 
    G
forever
C            G          D        
You're gonna get in the way at the 
  G
wrong time (girl)
C            G                  
You're gonna mess up things you 
D                 G
thought you would never


E/G#   A   (x ~5)  {repeat over next
 vocal section}

Four weeks seemed like a long time 
then - but nine months is longer now
But even if you never speak again - 
                        G    F#    
you've already made the wedding vow
F   E



C            G              D   
You're gonna watch what you say 
      G
for a long time (boy)
C            G          D 
You're gonna suffer the guilt 
    G
forever
C            G          D        
You're gonna get in the way at the 
  G
wrong time (girl)
C            G                  
You're gonna mess up things you 
D                 G
thought you would never


G    D                Em [stop]  D  
             C
Honeymoons will never start,     
bonds will blow apart
        G                 Am   Am/F
Just as fast as they were made
G       D            Em      D 
Men and women please beware: 
                C
don't pretend you care
        G                    Am   
Nothing lasts when nothing's there
  D



C            G              D   
You're gonna watch what you say 
      G
for a long time (boy)
C            G          D 
You're gonna suffer the guilt 
    G
forever
C            G          D        
You're gonna get in the way at the 
  G
wrong time (girl)
C            G                  
You're gonna mess up things you 
D                 G
thought you would never