Verse 1:
D
Loretta broke my heart in a letter
A
she told me she was leaving and her life would be better.
A
Joan broke it off over the phone
D
after the tone, she left me alone.
D
Jen said she'd never ever see me again,
A
when I saw her again she said it again.
A
Jan met another man,
D
Liza got amnesia just forgot who I am.
D
Felicity said there was no electricity,
A
Emily, no chemistry.
A
Fran ran, Bruce turned out to be a man.
D
Flo had to go I couldn't go with the flow.

Chorus:
Gbm                     Bm
Carol Brown just took a bus out of town,

but I'm hoping that you'll stick around.

Interlude: D D

Bridge:
Em                                 D                 A
He doesn't cook or clean, he's not good boyfriend material
                                                       (Ooh, we can eat cereal)
Em                                D                   A
You'll lose interest fast, his relationships never last
                                                      (Shut up girlfriends from
the past)
Em                                     D               A
He says he'll do one thing and then he goes and does another thing
Em                                                 D                      A
Oh, who organized all of my ex-girlfriends into a choir, and got them to sing?


Em      D         A
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah
(Who, who,...       Mm, shut up)
Em        D         A          D
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah.
                    (Shut up girlfriends from the past)

Interlude: D D

Verse 2:
D
Mimi will no longer see me.
A
Britney, Britney hit me.
A
Paula, Persephone, Stella, and Stephanie,
D
there must fifty ways that lovers have left me.

Chorus:
Gbm                     Bm
Carol Brown just took a bus out of town...

Bridge:
Em                                      D                 A
Love is a delicate thing, it could just float away on the breeze
                                                           (He said the same thing to me)
Em                                   D                    A
How can we ever know we've found the right person in this world?
                                                           (He means he looks at other girls)
Em                     D                 A
Love is a mystery that does not follow a rule
                                           (This guy is a fool)
Em                            D                  A
He'll always be a boy, he's a man who never grew up
                                                  (I thought I told you to shut up)


Em      D          A
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah
       (Mona, you told me you were in a coma)
Em        D          A
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah
         (Tiffany you said that you had an epiphany)
Em        D          A
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah
       (Mm, would you like a little cereal?)
Em                                                  D                       A
Ah             ah                ah                 ah,                     ah  
 ah     ah
(Who organized this choir of ex-girlfriends, was it you Carol Brown, was it you Carol Brown?)

Chorus:
Gbm                     Bm
Carol Brown just took a bus out of town...
                           D
but I'm hoping that you'll


D
stick around


D
Do do, do do do do do stick around
D
Do do, do do do do do


D
Do do, do do do do do stick around
D
Do do, do do do do do do
       D
Stick around
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