The Beautiful South – When The Romance Is Dead (Guitar)

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You’ll know when the romance is dead

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Your make up in a toolbox somewhere in the shed

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His face is unshaven, the grass overgrown

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From the shed to the bed is a web you call home

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You’ll know when the romance is dead

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That deathly cold blast from his side of the bed

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Your dreams frozen over, your nightmares on ice

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From the bedroom to the bathroom you say

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Everything twice (everything twice)

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And you’ll know when love starts to fade

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You burst into tears at each record that’s played

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He sits in the sun, you sulk in the shade

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You’ll know when the love starts to fade

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You’ll know when the romance is dead

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From the brambles and thorns growing out of your head

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Whenever you touch her she tuts or she sighs

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One kiss goodnight and she’s rolling her eyes, rolling her eyes

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And you’ll know love starts to fade

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That balancing act is no longer made

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Like penny stacked high in amusement arcade

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It’s not what you’re worth it’s the way that you’re laid

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Yes you’ll know when the love starts to fade

         Dsus
Like you knew when romance was alive

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Each couple you passed they’d smile and high five

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Uncontrollable laugh at each joke that you crack

Dsus
Giggle and cackle and throw her head back

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Her mouth is still smiling, her veins turning black

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Her head is elastic but her neck is all slack

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You’ll know when love’s on the rocks

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You wearing headphones, him vest and socks

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You’ll know when love’s on the slide

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Whenever your talking, the kids go outside, (kids go outside)

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You’ll know when romance is dead

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When the look that you get is as hard as the bread

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You open your mouth but your stories are stale

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From the front door to back door it’s blowing a gale

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You’ll know when love starts to fade