The Front Bottoms – Rhode Island (Bass Tab)

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Tip: Keep in mind the time signature is wacky haha but I'm sure anyone can figure this out by just playing along to the song :) Intro (REST): I wonder how that bike trip's going I wonder if the government knows he's hiding --- It'd probably take a few more months Florida's a long way from Rhode Island
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Verse:
I watch her rest her hands inside her lap 
I try to focus hard as her eyes don't make the frame 
I try to work up the courage to kiss the bottom half of her face 
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And Mora cut her hair in Baltimore right before I left 
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I watch her sitting by herself talking to herself, 
Breathing calmly then try to catch her breath. 
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Casanova just can't turn the charm on 
Or find any of the right vibrations 
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I know these women if he don't wanna do it 
Then they are probably just gunna make him 
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You can never tell when their fucking around 
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Everything you're feeling is common
Even though you never felt so alone 
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I could probably catch a ride to your house 
And borrow a bike to get back home 
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She says you gotta promise not to break 
No matter how far you are bent  
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She says I gotta shift my position 
And try to get comfortable again 
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We both choose the same tone. 
Mine was an alarm clock, ringing from a cell phone 
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Mouth the words to me so we can keep things quiet 
And I'll still know exactly what you mean. 
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And it is probably just my friends fucking around. 
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Yeah it is probably just my friends fucking around. 
They never cut me any slack. 
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It's just my friends fucking around.
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(BRIDGE)
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(REST)
And it's probably just my friends fucking around
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Yeah it is probably just my friends fucking around. 
They never cut me any slack. 
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It's just my friends fucking around
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