Chords for Platinum Blonde - Prelude

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Well, [Em] she wanted to go on the stage.
No [D] one could stop her.
She felt like she was in a cage.
[C] Her mind was made up.
[G] Her heart was set on it, [B] but she wouldn't listen.
[Em] So her father worked every night.
Her mother [D] was crying when the train pulled out of sight.
[C] When the letter arrived, [G] they could hardly wait,
[Bm] because it read, _
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_ [D] Together. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] So they waited and waited for weeks.
But no [D] word arrived.
Tears ran down her cheeks.
[C] When it finally came, [G] they found somehow to blame,
[Bm] because it read, _
[G] Mother. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ Can't you read between the lines?
_ _ [C] Can't you read between the lines?
_ _ [Em] Can't you read between the lines?
_ _ Can't you read between [B] the lines?
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_ _ _ [Em] So he packed his bag and got on the train.
Told [D] his wife he was off to see his brother in Maine.
[C] When he got into town, [G] he looked for the show [B] called
The Platinum Bond.
[Em] Through the red lights and smoke on the stage,
he watched [D] his daughter perform and in shame and rage,
turned [C] his head away.
He [G] could almost hear her say, _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G#m] Can't you read between the lines? _
_ [E] Can't you read between the lines? _ _
_ [G#m] Can't you read between the lines? _ _
_ [E] Can't you read between [F#] the lines? _ _
[F#m] _ _ So he waited behind the stage door.
[F#] When his daughter [G#] came out, the first thing she saw
was the gun [G] in his hand, a flash of light,
[C#] and then nothing more.
[F#m] His wife caught him up on the phone.
She [E] sounded so happy.
He felt so alone.
[D] What's that you say?
[A] We got a letter today and [C#] it read,
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ Platinum Bond.
[F#m] Can't you read between the lines? _
_ [D] Can't you read between the lines? _
_ [F#m] Can't you read between the lines? _ _
_ [D] Can't you read between the lines? _
_ [F#m] _ Can't you read between the lines?
[D] Can't you read between _ the lines?
[F#m] Can't you read between the lines?
[D] Can't you read between the lines?
_ [F#] Can't you read [F#m] between [C#m] the lines?
[D] Can't you read between the [N] lines?