My Apartment's Very Clean Without You
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C Em
I work 'til my kitchen is spotless
F Am
In hopes that my mind will be thoughtless
F G C Em Am
I put everything in it's rightful place, it's true
C G C
My apartment's very clean without you
C Em
Got an extra key to my door now
F Am
Your underwear's not on my floor now
F G C Em F
No more Hendrix or beer or cigarette butts, it's true
C G C Em C
My apartment's very clean without you
Em C
There are children starving in Africa
F G
Genocide in Darfur
F Em
But the thing that really makes me sad
Em C
Is your toothbrush is not in my drawer
F G
Yes, it's true
C G C Em C
My apartment's very clean without you
C Em
I push away the mess with my mop and broom
F Am
No sound of sports from the other room
F G C Em Am
I found 'The Last Boy Scout' and threw it away, it's true
C G C
My apartment's very clean without you
C Em
I can stay up all hours and write now
F Am
No snoring keeping me up at night now
F G C Em F
No alarm to wake me at 6 AM, it's true
C G C
But my new bed feels too big without you
Em C
The economy's crumbling around us
F G
And the whole world's getting too hot
F Em
But the thing that really makes me sad
Em C
Is the pair of socks you forgot
F G
Yes, it's true
C G C Em C
My apartment's way too clean without you
C G
My couch is just a couch
C G
My room is just a room
C G
My home is just a house
G C
Without you
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