Standard Tuning (E A D G B e)
.= palm mute
VERSE:
e--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|(x8)
D--------------------------|
A--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . .
I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door
after and argument I started cause I thought she didn’t like me anymore
I cant help it sometimes I feel pitiful
and of course she’s so young and beautiful
CHORUS:
e--------------------------| -----------|
B--------------------------| -----------|
G--------------------------|(x4) -----------|(x1)
D--7--8--9-----5--5--2-----| --5--5--2--|
A--7--8--9-----5--5--2-----| --5--5--2--|
E--5--6--7-----3--3--0-----| --3--3--0--|
VERSE
bought us two glasses of coke
that’s her favorite and I wanted to make up for earlier
But I dropped her glass and it broke
so I just gave my glass to her
CHORUS
VERSE
She laughed and so did I in our lane
then she went to the vending machine to buy a candy cane
but next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand
playing a country pinball machine called "stand by your man"
I saw him talk to her but I stayed in my lane and played steady
and was thinking of a day when Id be too old to throw a ball this heavy
CHORUS
VERSE
But I guess I’m young now so Its easier to knock ‘em all down
Then I look and saw her say to him "you’re really Hittin’ that ball around"
And he’s lookin’ at her the way I did when I first met her
I can see in his face white Flowers, Cups of Coffee, and love letters.
CHORUS
VERSE (this time only x6)
I was sorry to interrupt their game but I went and did it anyway.
I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of his machine
and I said "are you quick enough to hit this ball Mr. Clean?"
I was scared to lose her so I couldn’t help being mean.
CHORUS
VERSE (this time only x6)
And that ended both our games
I said I was sorry but my girl left with him just the same
I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way
I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away.
END CHORUS:
e--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------7--8--9-----|(x1)
D--7--8--9-----7--8--9-----|
A--7--8--9-----5--6--7-----|
E--5--6--7-----------------|
e--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G-----------6--7--8--9-----|(x7)
D--7--8--9--6--7--8--9-----|
A--7--8--9--4--5--6--7-----|
E--5--6--7-----------------|
e--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|(x1)
D--5--5--2-----------------|
A--5--5--2-----------------|
E--3--3--0-----------------|
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