Intro: E F G Verse: G C G D Long before the screen door slammed, she was out of xenia G C G D A stranger could have loved that town, but she had to leave Chorus: Am D Am D I wish Iʼd gotten to know her before I fell in love G Am I could say whoʼs to blame, say whoʼs the man in this F D cautionary tale G Am But I swore Iʼd be true and Iʼll swear and Iʼll swear F D Til kittenʼs out of jail Verse: It was like a TV show, the way she stole that car Easy now to criticize, easy now to talk Chorus: I thought my luck was changing, I guess I was wrong I could say whoʼs to blame, say whoʼs the man in this cautionary tale But I swore Iʼd be true and Iʼll swear and Iʼll swear Til kittenʼs out of jail Bridge: Em F C G Didnʼt want to be a slave Em F G just turned out that way Chorus: I thought my luck was changing, I guess I was wrong I could say sheʼs to blame, say sheʼs the man in this cautionary tale But I swore Iʼd be true and Iʼll swear and Iʼll swear Til kittenʼs out of jail
