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***intro:
Em d/f# g c
Em d c g
*** verse: 1
Em d/f# g c
Weve known her ever since she was a kid
Em d c g
She was the kind of girl who repeats her mistakes
Em d/f# g c
Her parents never minded what she did
Em d c g
She was a fallen angel with dirt on her face
Am g/b c d
But past a certain point she stayed behind
Am g/b c d
The two of us could never read her mind
Am g/b c d
The million ways she had of killing time
*** chorus:
Em d c
So we just gave up
Em d c
Yeah we just gave up
Em d
cause sometimes, you know
C g
Theres limits to love
C g c g
*** verse 2:
Wed get impatient with her now and then em d/f# g c
Oh, shed smile and say, `now youre not being nice. em d c g
I guess her definition of a friend em d/f# g c
Was someone long on love, and short on advice em d c g
We gave her money but the moneys bad am g/b c d
She took the dollars and just tore them in half am g/b c d
We got so angry, we just had to laugh am g/b c d
*** chorus:
But we still gave up em d c
Yeah we still gave up em d c
cause sometimes, you know em d
Theres limits to love c g | c g | c g
*** instrumental:
** verse 3:
Shell get in trouble but she will scrape through em d/f# g c
Oh, shes the kind of girl who can always find help em d c g
Id say shes stupid, but itd be untrue em d/f# g c
Oh, youve got to be smart if youre fooling yourself em d c g
We tried to love her, but our love unwound am g/b c d
(so our love was weak)
We talked about her when she wasnt around am g/b c d
(so our talk was cheap)
And still we felt that we were letting her down am g/b c d
*** chorus:
cause we just gave up em d c
Yeah we just gave up em d c
cause sometimes, you know em d
Theres limits to love c g
Sometimes you know em d
Theres limits to love c g
||: em d c g | c g c g :||
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