Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

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[Intro]
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hey Charlie I'm pregnant
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and living on the 9th street
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right above a dirty bookstore
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off Euclid Avenue
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and I stopped takin' dope
Bb9
and I quit drinkin' whiskey
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and my old man plays the trombone
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and works out at the track
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and he says that he loves me
Bb9
even though it's not his baby
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and he says that he'll raise him up
  Bb9
like he would his own son
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and he gave me a ring
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that was worn by his mother
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and he takes me out dancin'
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every Saturday night
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and hey Charlie I think about you
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every time I pass a fillin' station
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on account of all the grease
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you used to wear in your hair
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and I still have that record
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of Little Anthony & the Imperials
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but someone stole my record player
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now how do you like that?
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hey Charlie I almost went crazy
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after Mario got busted
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so I went back to Omaha to
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live with my folks
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but everyone I used to know
      Bb9
was either dead or in prison

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so I came back to Minneapolis
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this time I think I'm gonna stay

F    A7
hey Charlie I think I'm happy
  Bb9
for the first time since my accident
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and I wish I had all the money
     Bb9
that we used to spend on dope
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I'd buy me a used car lot
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and I wouldn't sell any of em
      Bb9
I'd just drive a different car
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every day, dependin' on how I feel
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F    A7
hey Charlie for chrissakes
Bb9
do you want to know the truth of it?
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I don't have a husband
Bb9
he don't play the trombone
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and I need to borrow money
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to pay this lawyer
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Charlie, hey
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I'll be eligible for parole
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come Valentine's Day