Lyrics

Intro
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Bridge
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Verse
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Washington summer in a
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Bright light dress hoping for recompense
At the burlesque bar to-
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Night, Feeling you'll make something right
Shake it off with the
E/// Brimming tears and singing folk songs
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About a cocktail of evergreen fields

Chorus
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You try to say goodbye to the big bad wolf
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But the red and the glare keeps you coming on back for
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More of the washington Summer and I
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Cant say no

Bridge
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Verse
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When you're touring from A to B With the
booze & the fags and the
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books and maps, Guess its part of the deal as a-
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Nother drunk comes stumbling through the saloon
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Doors, and your order the Same as before
On a wing and a prayer and your
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Voice burns alight with a
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Husk in the air

Chorus
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You try to say goodbye to the big bad wolf
Bm7/// A/ B7/
But the red and the glare keeps you coming on back for
E/// E7sus4/
More of the washington Summer and I
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Cant say no

Bridge
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Verse
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Its a raw deal to play out every night
And hum a dollar back into the
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Petrol flare, its easy when the tip jar's Full
But overflowing with bubblegum
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Air, means youre not likely to break Even
Or even fair....

Chorus
A/// E///
You try to say goodbye to the big bad wolf
Bm7/// A/ B7/
But the red and the glare keeps you coming on back for
E/// E7sus4/
More of the washington Summer and I
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Cant say no

Outro bridge
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of the washington Summer
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of the washington Summer
(Ritardando). Out
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