She Ain't Pretty

The Northern Pikes

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Intro: | A | A D | A | E A | (2 times)

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 I had two jobs, I had dishwater hands
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 And on the weekend in a rock and roll band
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 One Friday night, in my hometown bar
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In walked a girl who looked like a movie star
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 She stared at me and it was turning me on
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 She said she worked in a beauty salon
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 I heard a voice inside me say, "She ain't pretty, she just looks that way"

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A                           D
 We made a date to go for a drink
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 I wore my jeans and she wore a mink
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 There was this misconception all over town
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That she ate lonely guy heart by the pound
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She said, "Take me home, there won't be no fuss"
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 I said, "Sure, you got some change for the bus?"
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 Watching her leave, I heard the bartender say, "She ain't pretty, she just looks that way"

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So, uh, I called her up, her father was home
Said, "She's busy, she can't come to the phone"
I held my breath and decided to wait
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A guy like me doesn't get many dates
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 I fell in love with a model from hell
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 It took some time for my hormones to tell
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 That chasing her has been a grave mistake, she ain't pretty, she just looks that way
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 Her ego wrote cheques incredibly fast
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But her personality didn't have the cash
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 I laughed out loud to my total dismay, she ain't pretty, she just looks that way
A
 She ain't pretty, she just looks that way
A                 G
 She ain't pretty
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 She ain't pretty
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 She ain't pretty
A
 She ain't pretty, she just looks that way