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| Em |
[Verse 1]
G Am C
She'll have California blonde hair and a California start
G Am
She's not from around here, but
C
Goodbyes break her heart
G
She grew up in a sleepy little town
C G
But the parents split up when the marriage went south
Em
And now the kids are mean, but the streets are clean
C
So they don't say a word
[Verse 2]
G Am C
Leaves for college in about a month, she's got
G
Bags to pack, and numbers to crunch, she's
Am B
Got a boy with long brown hair and she
C Em
Seems to be the only thing he cares about
[Bridge]
G Am C G C
But what he do
Am Em G
For his backpack full of songs
C
Take him with you
[Intrumental]
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| Em |
[Outro]
G Am C G C
But what he do
Am Em G
For his backpack full of songs
C
Take him with you
