I Bought The Shoes That Just Walked Out On Me
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Intro
Bb C F
[Verso 1]
F Bb
A tavern girl that's what you were the day I found you
F D7 G7 C
But still I gave you all my love and built my world around you
F Bb
I dressed you up in fancy clothes for all the world to see
F C F
And I bought the shoes that just walked out on me
F Bb
Yes I bought the shoes that just walked out the door
F D7 G7 C
And the ring on her hand that waved goodbye forever more
F F7 Bb
And I bought the lipstick on the lips that begged please set me free
Bb C F
And I bought the shoes that just walked out on me
Interlude
Bb C F
[Verso 2]
F Bb
Friends that knew you tried to tell me leave her alone
F D7 G7 C
But simple minded over-anxious-me kept hanging on
F Bb
Till at last my love for you became my own worst enemy
Bb C F
When I bought the shoes that just walked out on me
F Bb
Yes I bought the shoes that just walked out the door
F D7 G7 C
And the ring on her hand that waved goodbye forever more
F F7 Bb
And I bought the lipstick on the lips that begged please set me free
Bb C F F7
And I bought the shoes that just walked out on me
Outro
Bb C F
And I bought the shoes that just walked out on me
How to play I Bought The Shoes That Just Walked Out On Me
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