as heard on: the White Stripes (White Blood Cells) DVD 
written by: Jack White 
tabbed by: Jose Calderon                
 
Standard Tuning (E A D G B e) 
.= palm mute 
 
 
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Song starts...: 
 
VERSE: 
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G--------------------------|(x8) 
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A--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|      
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|      
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I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door 
after and argument I started cause I thought she didn?t like me anymore 
I cant help it sometimes I feel pitiful 
and of course she?s so young and beautiful 
 
CHORUS: 
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B--------------------------|     -----------|      
G--------------------------|(x4) -----------|(x1)  
D--7--8--9-----5--5--2-----|     --5--5--2--|      
A--7--8--9-----5--5--2-----|     --5--5--2--|      
E--5--6--7-----3--3--0-----|     --3--3--0--|      
 
 
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VERSE 
 
bought us two glasses of coke 
that?s her favorite and I wanted to make up for earlier 
But I dropped her glass and it broke 
so I just gave my glass to her 
 
CHORUS 
 
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VERSE 
 
She laughed and so did I in our lane 
then she went to the vending machine to buy a candy cane 
but next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand 
playing a country pinball machine called "stand by your man" 
I saw him talk to her but I stayed in my lane and played steady 
and was thinking of a day when Id be too old to throw a ball this heavy 
 
CHORUS 
 
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VERSE 
 
But I guess I?m young now so Its easier to knock ?em all down 
Then I look and saw her say to him "you?re really Hittin? that ball around" 
And he?s lookin? at her the way I did when I first met her 
I can see in his face white Flowers, Cups of Coffee, and love letters. 
 
CHORUS 
 
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VERSE (this time only x6) 
 
I was sorry to interrupt their game but I went and did it anyway. 
I dropped my red bowling ball through the glass of his machine 
and I said "are you quick enough to hit this ball Mr. Clean?" 
I was scared to lose her so I couldn?t help being mean. 
 
CHORUS 
 
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VERSE (this time only x6) 
 
And that ended both our games 
I said I was sorry but my girl left with him just the same 
I thought how much I hate when love makes me act this way 
I was bent over a broken pinball machine in a bowling alley and I threw it all away. 
 
 
END CHORUS: 
 
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G--------------7--8--9-----|(x1)  
D--7--8--9-----7--8--9-----|      
A--7--8--9-----5--6--7-----|      
E--5--6--7-----------------|      
 
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G-----------6--7--8--9-----|(x7)  
D--7--8--9--6--7--8--9-----|      
A--7--8--9--4--5--6--7-----|      
E--5--6--7-----------------|     
 
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G--------------------------|(x1)  
D--5--5--2-----------------|      
A--5--5--2-----------------|      
E--3--3--0-----------------|      
  
...song ends. 
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