G               Em                D 
 He calls from a hotel in downtown Dallas 
 G                 Em                 D 
 Says he won’t be home for three more days 
 C            D            G                  Em 
 She gets so lonely in her Houston hill top palace 
         F                     D 
 Talking to her self as their two-year-old plays 
 G             Em                         D 
 She rocks the baby to sleep then gets in bed 
 G             Em                        D 
 Reads romance novels of a love she once had  
 C               D        G               Em  
 She closes her eyes and dreams about the man 
               F                    C             D 
 Who gave her more than money and a call now and then  
  
  
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        C             G                D 
 As the shine on her diamond starts to fade 
 C               Em             D 
 She recalls the promises they made 
 C              D            G             Em 
 But a bond can only bend so far before it breaks 
        C               D           G 
 She’s stuck between a rock and a heartache 
  
  
 G                 Em                      D 
 She tries to keep busy with her everyday routines 
 G                   Em                     D 
 Soap operas in the afternoons, after she cleans  
 C                   D             G                 Em  
 As she wipes off a picture frame from their wedding day  
       F                            D 
 She wonders if he asked her again what would she say  
  
  
  
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 Bm                   C             G  
 She feels like she’s stranded somewhere in no man’s land 
            F                        D 
 Cause her life is like a prisoner’s chained to a wedding band 
  
  
  
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