My Own Best Friend
John Prine

Intro:
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I'm beginning to li[C]ke you
But, you know that ain't ri[G]ght
'Cause you'll just tw[D]ist and twist and twist
Till I'm all crooked in[G]side
Then you'll take all you g[C]ave me
Like it never was th[G]ere
And I th[D]ink that I might,
No! I know
Yes, I will help you th[G]ere
'Cause....

Chorus:

I've done it bef[G]ore
A[C]nd I'd do it ag[G]ain
'Cause it's the o[D]nly time
That makes me feel like I'm
My own best fri[G]end

I'm a victim of fric[C]tion
I got too close to s[G]ee
Yeah, we spa[D]rked in the dark
And God hung a light on [G]me
And the lamp gets real h[C]eavy
Hangs from my he[G]art
And it co[D]mes
And it goes
Till I can't tell the difference ap[G]art
But....

Repeat chorus:

So many pe[D]ople say
I'll never work out th[G]at way
You can't st[B7]and the heat
While you're watching your heart just m[C]elt away
In the basement on a r[A]ainy day
[D]La la la
[C]La la la
[Bm]La la la
La la la La [D]La.....

There's a motel in Shreve[C]port
Don't ask me where, pl[G]ease
They check [D]in
They check out
By the light of the color T.[G]V.'s
The maid calls you Ho[C]ney
She makes your bed sl[G]ow
And she spe[D]aks
Of the sheets That don't fit
But you know that she kn[G]ows
That.....

I've done it bef[G]ore
A[C]nd I'd do it ag[G]ain
'Cause it's the o[D]nly time
That makes me feel like I'm
My own best fr[G]iend
My own best friend
My own best friend
My own best friend

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