Intro
C E F G Ah, ah ah.
Verse 1
C EmI was just twenty-one and he was barely twenty-two
FI wanted him to want me and he said,
G"Baby, you know I do"
CWe were picture-perfect,
Emthought the distance would be worth it
FHe said, "When you know, you know,"
Gand I believed him (And I believed him)
Chorus
F GThen I got a goodbye call
C Am'Cause he found a beauty queen
F GI'm in a dive bar drinkin'
CWhile she's in a magazine
F GYeah, it hurt like Hell
C Em FBut Hell, it could've been worse
G CAt least my whole world left me for Miss Universe
Verse 2
CI can't lie, she's everythin',
Emand I'da probably picked her too
FAt least it wasn't a county pageant
GI lost that boy to
CBut I want runner-up roses,
Emwant the sash for second place
FI want confetti fallin',
Gcameras flashin' in my face
Chorus
F GBut I got a goodbye call
C Am'Cause he found a beauty queen
F GI'm in a dive bar drinkin'
CWhile she's in a magazine
F GYeah, it hurt like Hell
C Em FBut Hell, it could've been worse
G FAt least my whole world left me for Miss Universe.
G C Am F G C
Bridge
CHe better count his lucky stars it
Emwent down like it did
F G'Cause I'da left him first if I'da met Brad Pitt
But that ain't the way it went
Chorus
F GNo, I got a goodbye call
C Am'Cause he found a beauty queen
F GI'm in a dive bar drinkin'
CWhile she's in a magazine
F GYeah, it hurt like Hell
C Em FBut Hell, it could've been worse
G AmAt least my whole world left me for Miss Universe
F G CMy whole world left me for Miss Universe
Outro
Em F GAh ah ah
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