Portland Maine

	  		
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Intro: Am G F (2x) 

Am               G                             F 
   I don't wanna be talking on the phone every night 
Am       G                        F * 
   6 pm, which timezone, yours or mine? 
Am                   G                             F 
   Ain't gonna worry where ya are, who you're with 
Am               G              F 
   Let's just agree this is it 


               Am   G                            F      C  (C/B) 
Portland, Maine -     I don't know where that is 
Am                 G                        F       C  (C/B) 
   Leave your bags in the car, keep it running 
            Am   G                     F        C 
I won't pretend    that I want these things 
   (C/B)         Am   G                             F     C 
But Portland, Maine -   I don't know where that is 
                  G  
And I don't wanna know 
              F 
I don't wanna know 


Am   G    F  
Am   G    F  


Am                      G                                 F        
   See, I'm just saving us some trouble somewhere down the line 
Am              G                     F 
   This kind of town you just leave behind 
      Am                G                      F * 
Since you don't know yet, but you won't come back 
Am                   G                 F 
   And I ain't going nowhere, you know that 



               Am   G                            F      C  (C/B) 
Portland, Maine -     I don't know where that is 
Am                 G                        F       C  (C/B) 
   Leave your bags in the car, keep it running 
            Am   G                     F        C 
I won't pretend    that I want these things 
   (C/B)         Am   G                             F     C 
But Portland, Maine -   I don't know where that is 

G                                                 F 
  And you can go ahead and hate me, that's just fine 
G                                   F... 
  It doesn't matter either way, I'm right 


Am    G     F     C   
Am    G     F     C 


               Am   G                            F      C  (C/B) 
Portland, Maine -     I don't know where that is 
Am                 G                        F       C  (C/B) 
   Leave your bags in the car, keep it running 
            Am   G                     F        C 
I won't pretend    that I want these things 
   (C/B)         Am   G                             F     C 
But Portland, Maine -   I don't know where that is 
              Am   G                             F     C 
Portland, Maine -   I don't know where that is 
Am     G     F     C 
                  Am      G      F      C 
And I don't wanna know 
              Am      G      F      C... 
I don't wanna know

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