Bigger Boys And Stolen Sweethearts

Chords

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[Intro]
A/C, A, F#m, A, F#, F  X4

[Verse 1]
A                        F#     F
There's always somebody taller with more of a wit
A                        F#    F
And he's equipped to enthrall her and her friends think hes fit
A                                      F#    F
And you just can't measure up though, you don't have a prayer
A                             F#    F                  
Wishing that you'd made the most of her when she was there

[Pre Chorus]
E                            F#
They've got engaged there's no intention of a wedding
D                      F
He's pinched ya bird and he'd probably kick your head in

[Chorus]
A                 D
Bigger boys and stolen sweethearts
A                      D 
Oh, youre better off without her anyway
A                    D
You said you wasn't sad to see her go
A              D
Yeah, but I know you were though

[Verse 2]
A                                F#   F
Now you don't know what she's up to you can only assume
A                                  F#    F
If she's not in the front of the shops then theyve gone to his room
A                               F#   F
Bet she's gone 'round in her school stuff, bet thats what he likes
A                              F#      F
I know you thought she were different and you thought she were nice

[Pre Chorus}
E                                         F#m
But shes not nice, shes pretty fucking far from nice
D                                   F
Shes looking at you funny rarely looking at you twice

[Chorus]
A                 D
Bigger boys and stolen sweethearts 
A                        D
Oh, youre better off without her anyway
A                    D
You said you wasn't sad to see her go
A                   D
Yeah, but its so clear you were though

[Bridge]
A, F#m, A, F#m, F   X6

[Verse 3]
A                                   F#    F
Have you heard what she has been doing? Never did it for me
A                          F#   F
He picks her up at the school gate at twenty past three
A                                  F#   F
Shes been with all of the boys but, never went very far
A                             F#   F
And she wagged English and science just to go in his car

[Pre Chorus]
E                           F#m
They've got engaged theres no intention of a wedding
D                      F
Hes pinched me bird and he'd probably kick my head in
E                      F#m
Oh now the girls have grown
              D                          F                  F
Yeah but Im sure that they still carry on in similar ways

[Chorus]
A                 D
Bigger boys and stolen sweethearts 
A                     D
Oh, Im better off without her anyway
A                  D
I said you wasn't sad to see her go
A              D
Yeah, but Im only pretending, you know
A            D                 A
Yeah, Im only pretending, you know
        D                   A
I was only pretending, you know
        D                   A
I was only pretending, you know   

D, A, D