Hand Springs chords by The White Stripes

Intro:
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Verse:
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I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the Red Door
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After an argument I started because I thought she didn't like me anymore
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I can't help it, sometimes I feel pitiful
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And of course, she's so young and beautiful

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I bought us two glasses of Coke
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That's her favorite, and I wanted to make up for earlier
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But I dropped her glass and it broke
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So I just gave my glass to her

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She laughed and so did I in our lane
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Then she went to the vending machine to buy a candy cane
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But right next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand
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Playing a country pinball machine called "Stand By Your Man"
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I saw him talk to her, but I stayed in my lane and played my game steady
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And was thinking of the day when i'd be too old to throw a ball this heavy

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But I guess I'm young now, so it's easy to knock 'em all down
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Then I looked and saw her say to him, "you're really hitting that ball around"
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And he's looking at her the way I did when i first met her
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I could see in his face white flowers and cups of coffee and love letters

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I was sorry to interrupt that game
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But I went and did it anyway
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I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of the machine
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And said, "Are you quick enough to hit this ball, Mr. Clean?"
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I was scared to lose her, so I couldn't help being mean

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And that ended both of our games
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I said I was sorry, but my girl left with him just the same
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I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way
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I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away

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Outro:
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Well, isn't it all just a big game?
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Isn't it all just a big game?