[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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It was an evening in Reno                like any other
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I was putting on my make up          and talking on the phone to my mother
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saying I was going off to work,            feeling like a liar and a jerk
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I hung up that phone         with a heart like a stone
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All the secrets ... we don't tell ... put us in hell

[Verse 2]
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I was cooking up some eggs             and tucking my thing between my legs
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feeling like a big con                as I was pulling up my nylons
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I stood in the mirror           and practiced my walk
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I turned the radio on                and talked my talk
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little ... did I know ... tonight I would die

[Verse 3]
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It takes a little bit of grease            to make me look pretty
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and if I practice a bit                 I sound sweet and witty
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in my dress and my high heels           I grab my purse and shut the door
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I might be for sale                but I aint no whore
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tonight ... like a cartoon ... I'm off to the bar

[Verse 4]
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Well he was standing in the corner           all dressed in black
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When he looked in my eyes                my heart went slack
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and he stared into me              like he could read my soul
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and he took my outside              for a moonlight stroll
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all the things ...  that we do ... looking for love

[Verse 5]
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Well he said he was a singer          from Nashville town
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and his voice was rich                   and deep and brown
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and as he pressed against me            he felt so strong
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but his kiss was as soft               as a country song
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and we made love ... in the dark ... in the back of a park

[Verse 6]
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When he finished his business           he zipped his pants
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and he started to scream                   and yell and rant
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he said I was a freak                   and it was wrong
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and that he was gonna kill me               and put me in a song
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he said if people ask I'll say I shot a man ... just to watch him die

[Verse 7]
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He said my name is Johnny,                  Johhny Cash
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and I'm drawn to the devil                 and a magnet for trash
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and I'm gonna shoot you                  to protect my lie
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and as he pulled that trigger               I started to cry
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and I fell ... in his arms ... just like trash

[Verse 8]
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Well when the ambulance came               he was gone like lightning
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I was trembling in the back              it was so damn frightning
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I couldn't gather my breathe              and it started to rain
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but you can't stop death               when it pulls like a train
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and I was out ... like a light ... or a song

[Verse 9]
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Well my mother held the funeral               and no one came
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I don't hold any anger                 or any blame
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I know that I aint trash              I'm a beautiful soul
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and Jesus still loves me              with a heart of gold
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yeah my Jesus ... says I got ... a heart of gold

[Outro]
         A           A6      Bsus2/A       A6          A   A6  Bsus2/A  A6
It was a evening in Reno                   like any other
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I was putting on my make up             and talking on the phone to my mother