Lines In The Carpet

Intro 
Em C D   Em C D 
Em C D   Em C D 



[Verso 1]
 
         Em             C     D 
He don't hear her say, "Goddammit" 
           Em   C        D 
When she's cloroxing the granite 
Em         C      D                 Em C D 
She's just like ceramic, 'bout to break 
         Em      C             D 
He don't see her tears on that floor 
           Em      C           D 
When she's dusting off the baseboards 
      Em              C          D          Em C D 
Feels like that's all she's made for nowadays 
 


[Refrão]
 
C                       G 
She won't tell him, and he ain't asking 
Em                         D 
Throw another towel in the laundry basket 
C                    G 
She ain't happy, but what she needs 
          Em              D 
She can't buy at the supermarket 
              C                G 
She's a mess, but the house is clean 
                Em               D 
As the cover of Better Homes and Gardens 
             C                D            Em    C D 
And he can't read between the lines in the carpet 
       Em   C D 
No, he can't 
 


[Verso 2]
 
              Em      C        D 
He splits his time between the golf course 
            Em     C           D 
And gin and tonics on the back porch 
         Em          C     D                Em  C D 
He don't talk to her much no more, he only yells 
             Em        C        D 
The kids and pot roast keep her busy 
        Em               C        D 
Because when you're born that pretty 
           Em      C     D                  Em C D 
You get to be Miss Mississippi and nothing else 
 


[Refrão]
 
C                       G 
She won't tell him, and he ain't asking 
Em                         D 
Throw another towel in the laundry basket 
C                    G 
She ain't happy, but what she needs 
          Em              D 
She can't buy at the supermarket 
              C                G 
She's a mess, but the house is clean 
                Em               D 
As the cover of Better Homes and Gardens 
         C                D            Em 
He can't read between the lines in the carpet 
 

Interlude 
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D  Em  G 



[Ponte]
 
D         C            G          Em            D 
She keeps pushing that Dyson everyday all over again 
          Am             Bm                C 
And he'll come home from work tonight, and walk all over them 
 


[Refrão]
 
         C                   G 
He ain't changing, she ain't leaving 
  Em                                D 
Because he doesn't hit her, and the kids are sleeping 
    C                         G 
But she ain't happy, but what she needs 
          Em              D 
She can't buy at the supermarket 
              C                G 
She's a mess, but the house is clean 
                Em               D 
As the cover of Better Homes and Gardens 
             C                D            Em    C D 
And he can't read between the lines in the carpet 
       Em   C D 
No, he can't 
 

Outro 
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