Let her go into the darkness

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          Gm                    Cm
Well she's back with her old boyfriend.
        Gm                         Dm
He don't challenge her. He don't contend with her.
       Gm                         Cm
And she don't answer the cards you send.
          Gm                     Dm
Now you're jealous of the time he spends with her.


            Gm                    Cm
Just let her go into the darkness.
       Gm                                Dm
Let her learn from all the things there.
            Gm                     Cm
Just let her go into the darkness.
       Dm          Cm          Gm
Let her go, let her go, let her go.


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        Gm                                   Cm
You want tell that her that her boyfriends no friend
           Gm                                 Dm
You want to tell her she don't know where he's at
         Gm                        Cm
She won't listen 'cuz she's not listenin
              Gm                   Dm
Just take them sheets to the laundromat.


            Gm                     Cm
Just let her go into the darkness.
       Gm                                Dm
Let her learn from all the things there.
            Gm                      Cm
Just let her go into the darkness.
       Dm          Cm          Gm
Let her go, let her go, let her go.


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         Gm                                        Cm
Of course she's taking drugs, what did you expect?
         Gm                                Dm
Alcoholic to, yeah, yeah, don't worry about that
    Gm                              Cm
It's alright, it's alright, it's all right
      Gm                      Dm
Laundromat, laundromat, laundromat


            Gm                    Cm
Just let her go into the darkness.
       Gm                               Dm
Let her learn from all the things there.
            Gm                    Cm
Just let her go into the darkness.
       Dm          Cm          Gm
Let her go, let her go, let her go.


                   Gm                           Cm
Oh, you've got your shoes on, you want to take a walk
          Gm                     Dm
But you're headed for her neighborhood
           Gm                               Cm
You want to talk to her, but she won't wanna talk
           Gm                             Dm
You want to warn her how her boyfriends no good, no no


            Gm                    Cm
Just let her go into the darkness.
       Gm                                Dm
Let her learn from all the things there.
            Gm                     Cm
Just let her go into the darkness.
       Dm          Cm          Gm
Let her go, let her go, let her go.

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(Jonathan Richman)