John Prine – Mental Cruelty (Guitar)

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Mental cruelty, that's what I heard him say

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Mental cruelty, to the judge that day

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I sat there in silence so he could be free

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And listened to his lying words, mental cruelty

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Your Honor, since our marriage, my life ain't been the same

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I'm missin' out on all the fun, and he's the one to blame

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There's never any excitement now, the way there used to be

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And sharing his way of life and doin' his laundry

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Is mental cruelty

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Mental cruelty, that's what I heard her say

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Mental cruelty, to the judge that day

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I sat there in silence so she could be free

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And listened to her lying words, mental cruelty

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Divorces have been granted for many different things

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Even when there's not a reason and no one can be blamed

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With only two little words she's on her merry way

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Yes all a woman has to claim is mental cruelty

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Mental cruelty, that's what I heard her say

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Mental cruelty, to the judge that day

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I sat there in silence so she could be free

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And listened to her lying words, mental cruelty

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And listened to her lying words, mental cruelty