WHY IS IT ALWAYS THIS WAY?                                                                      
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
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Hey hey hey                                                                                    O
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Why is it always this way?   (2x)                                                              P
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   Last time I saw her alive                                                                   T
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   She was wavin', wavin' bye bye                                                               
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   She was contemplating suicide                                                               A
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   Now she's lying in a bottle of formaldehyde.                                                O
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      And oh, I just don't know                                                                S
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      Why I can't let her go                                                                   G
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      Oh I just don't know.                                                                    I
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Hey hey hey                                                                                    R
Why is it always this way?  (2x)                                                                
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   Last time I saw her alive                                                                   A
   She was going to the wash and dry                                                           B
   She was outside hitchin' a ride                                                              
   Now she's lying                                                                             C
   In a bottle of formaldehyde.                                                                O
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      And oh, I just don't know...                                                             P
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Hey hey hey...  (repeat & fade out)                                                            L
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