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| Tab Definitions:										  |

| "E": 0xxxxx											  |

|  A5: x022xx											  |

| Bb5: x133xx											  |

|  B5: x244xx											  |

|  G5: 355xxx											  |

|  E5: 022xxx (x799xx in BREAK 2)								  |

|  D5: x577xx											  |

| Eb5: x688xx											  |

| C#5: x466xx											  |

|   /: Slide to note										  |

|  (): Sometimes played									   	  |

|   X: Strummed muting of all strings								  |

|P.M.: Palm Muting										  |   

|N.C.: No Chord played										  |

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There are two guitars playing in semi-unison throughout the whole song.



INTRO: P.M.

Played 4x:

   E

e|----------

B|----------

G|----------

D|----------

A|----------

E|-0-0-0-0--



VERSE 1:

E

I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door

After an argument I started 'cause I thought she didn't like me anymore

I can't help it, sometimes I feel pitiful

                                     X X X

And of course she's so young and beautiful



BREAK 1:

Played 8x:

   A5    Bb5 B5 G5      E5

e|-------------------------

B|-------------------------

G|(2)-2--3---4-------------

D|(2)-2--3---4--5-5--5--2--

A|(0)-0--1---2--5-5--5--2--

E|--------------3-3--3--0--



G5 E5



VERSE 2:

I bought us two glasses of coke

That's her favorite and I wanted to make up for earlier

But I dropped her glass and it broke

So I just gave my glass to her



BREAK 1



VERSE 3:

She laughed, and so did I in our lane

Then she went to the vending machine to buy a candy cane

But right next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand

Playing a country pinball machine called "Stand By Your Man"

I saw him talk to her, but I stayed in my lane and played my game steady

And was thinking of a day when I'd be too old to throw a ball this heavy



BREAK 1



VERSE 4:

But I guess I'm young now, so it's easier to knock 'em all down

Then I looked and saw her say to him, "You're really hittin' that ball around"

And he's lookin' at her the way I did when I first met her

I can see in his face white flowers, an' cups of coffee, and love letters



Over BREAK 1 (Played 4x): With slide

Played 3x:

e|-10/12--/22--/24--

B|------------------

G|------------------

D|------------------

A|------------------

E|------------------



VERSE 5:

I was sorry to interrupt their game, but I went and did it anyway

I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of his machine

I said, "Are you quick enough to hit this ball, Mr. Clean?"

I was scared to lose her, so I couldn't help

e|----------------

B|----------------

G|----------------

D|----------------

A|----------------

E|-0---/------19--

   being mean



BREAK 1



VERSE 5:

And that ended both of our games

I said I was sorry, but my girl left with him just the same

I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way

I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away



BREAK 2:

   A5 Bb5 B5   D5 Eb5 E5

e|-----------------------

B|-----------------------

G|-2--3---4----7--8---9--

D|-2--3---4----7--8---9--

A|-0--1---2----5--6---7--

E|-----------------------



Played 7x:

   A5    Bb5 B5 C#5 D5 Eb5 E5

e|----------------------------

B|----------------------------

G|(2)-2--3---4--6---7--8---9--

D|(2)-2--3---4--6---7--8---9--

A|(0)-0--1---2--4---5--6---7--

E|----------------------------



G5 E5



N.C.

Well, isn't it all just a big game