Mascara On The Pillowcase
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C#m E A
C#m E B
[Verse 1]
C#m E A
It's been going on so long
C#m E B
Tell me how could I not see
C#m E A
Everything that she felt
A
Was playing out
C#m B A
Right in front of me
And now there's
[Chorus]
Fm A
E B
I'm in my car trying to chase
Fm
Her down
A
Downtown
E B
Praying to win her back
Fm A
She's had all she can stand
E B
She wants a better man
Fm
Than me
A
Now I can see
E B
Everything I've done
A
But that girl doesn't know that she's the one
C#m E A
C#m E B
[Verse 2]
C#m E A
Called a hundred times
C#m E B
Heard the same old voicemail line
C#m
Leave your name and a number and
E A
I'll call you back when I can
C#m B A
But I can't wait that long
E A
I can't wait that long
And now there's
[Chorus]
Fm A
Mascara on the pillowcase
E B
I'm in my car trying to chase
Fm
Her down
A
Downtown
E B
Praying to win her back
Fm A
She's had all she can stand
E B
She wants a better man
Fm
Than me
A
Now I can see
E B
Everything I've done
A
But that girl doesn't know that she's the one
[Bridge]
C#m E
I don't know why
B
I let her go so far
A
I let her take that car
C#m
And drive away from me
E
But if I cry
B
Your name out loud
A
Would your heart hear the sound
A
And turn that car around
C#m E B E A
Now there's
(Outro/Modified Chorus)
Fm A
Mascara on the pillowcase
E B
I'm in my car trying to chase
Fm
You down
A
Downtown
E B
Praying to win you back
Fm A
You had all you can stand
E B
You deserve a better man
Fm
Than me
A
Now I can see
E B
Everything I've done
A
But girl you don't know that you're the one
How to play Mascara On The Pillowcase
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