Merle and Loretta
by Andy Getch
3/4 slow country rock feel
Bm - x24432, D - xx0232, Em - 022000, F#m - 244322, A - x02220

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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- met at the sock hop ---
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He was so hand-some --- She was so pret-ty ---
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They mar-ried too young -- all the wrong reas-ons. --
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They were both full of --- In-se-cur-i-ty. ---

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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- would-n't -- make friends. --
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Did-n't trust any-one -- or learn how to talk. --
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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- avoid-ed all con-flicts. --
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They learned -- dys-func-tion as they learned how to walk.
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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- had sev-en child-ren. --
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Their main goal in life -- Pay all the bills. -- --
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No need to change things -- the cyc-le con-tin-ued.
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They did-n't know how --- To teach them life skills. --

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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- didn't know how to be friends.
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Did-n't trust fam-i-ly or learn how to talk. --
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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- did-n't solve their con-flicts.
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They learned -- dys-func-tion as they learned how to walk.
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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- died at the rest home. --
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It end-ed their mis-e-ry, Fin-ished -- the pain. --
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Ve-ry few vis-i-tors went to the fun-er-al.
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As it be-gan their life end-ed -- the same. --

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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- nev-er had friends -- --
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Did-n't trust each oth-er or learn how to talk. --
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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- remembered all con-flicts.
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They learned -- dys-func-tion as they learned how to walk.
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Merle and Lo-ret-ta -- did-n't know hap-py. --
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Al-ways were married -- no thought a-bout why. --
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Their life -- con-trolled -- by all things ext-er-nal.
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They didn't see a way out, did-n't want to try. --
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Merle and Lo-ret-ta --