Verse 1:
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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:
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Mimi will no longer see me.
A
Britney, Britney hit me.
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Paula, Persephone, Stella, and Stephanie,
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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


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