(Intro) A D E 2x
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Like a mile wide tornado
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Comin through the Midwest 
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She walked into my scene
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And you know the rest
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  I heard she never got 
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Those letters that I sent
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I got a few from her 
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Wonder how she been

(Pre-cho)
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She said babe I always kinda liked the way you talk
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How you give away the gold like it was any other rock

(Chorus)
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Maria how you come around and throw your bad advice at me
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But you''re up on a pedestal, sparks and electricity
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Maria I could settle down and I need you desperately
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But I can never get enough of these things that are killing me

Intro/Verse Chords 2x (A  D  E)

(Verse 2)
Well once upon an idea
I love the girls like you 
The sleepless nights and blown out fights 
They were funny too
Eventually the charm
That always would wear off 
The price I paid always outweighed 
Any other costs

(Pre-cho)
Oh but babe I always kinda liked the way you talk
How you give away the gold like it was any other rock

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
              Bm
You know shes just a little girl
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But shes not controlling me
    Bm
The harder that you swim against it
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The further you end up out at sea

(Chorus)
A 	    E 	  	 Bm 	  	  	    D
No I can never get enough of these things that are killing me. Hey!

(Outro)
A  D  E