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On The Fence

Brendan Benson
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D-DU-UDU
Well  I'm afraid that it's true, I'm leavin' you
But  rest assured, tomorrow I'll be home.
Cuz  you know I never could, I never was no good
Lord  knows at bein' on  my own.
Never  was the type to want to settle  down,
But  never had the nerve to ramble on.
 So I'm  leaving here tonight, but I'll be back  before dawn
 So leave a light  on, and keep my supper  warm.
Never  been a fighter or a lover,
never  thought that either made much sense.
 and I can't  decide on this way  or the other,
 So I live  my life just sittin on  this fence.
and  today I feel restless, tomorrow I won't  fret this,
There's  no tellin' what this boy will do,
but  baby guarantee, the moment that I'm  free,
that's  when I'll come crawlin' back  to you.
 and I  don't know how you can stand it, I don't know why you stay,
 but you  know I never planned it, to turn out this way,
 and I  would understand it, if you couldn't take any  more,
 of my always  keeping one foot out the door.
and  I want to get married, I want to raise  a family,
do  like all the other people do,
 But what  self-respecting woman, would ever  have me and not stab me,
 When I  wanna have my cake and eat it  too
 Chorus to end

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Readable chord sheet for On The Fence by Brendan Benson

[A]

[A]Well I'm afraid that it's true, I'm leavin' you  [D]
[A]But rest assured, tomorrow I'll be home.           [E]
[A]Cuz you know I never could, I never was no good[D]
[A]Lord knows at bein' on[E] my own.         [A]

[A]Never was the type to want to settl[D]e down,
[A]But never had the nerve to ramble on.                [E]
So I'm[A] leaving here tonight, but I'll be back[D] before dawn
So leave a ligh[A]t on, and keep my su[E]pper warm.                 [A]

[A]Never been a fighter or a lover,
[A]never thought that either made much sense.        [E]
and I [A]can't decide on this [A7]way or the other,     [D]       [D7]
So I [A]live my life just sittin o[E]n this fence.  [A]

[A]and today I feel restless, tomorrow I [D]won't fret this,
[A]There's no tellin' what this boy will do,             [E]
[A]but baby guarantee, the moment that I'[D]m free,
[A]that's when I'll come crawlin' b[E]ack to you.            [A]

and [E]I don't know how you can stand it, I don't know why you s[D]tay,                            [A]
but you[E] know I never planned it, to turn out this way,[D]            [A]
and [E]I would understand it, if you couldn't take an[D]y more,                     [A]
of my al[D]ways keeping one foot out the door.                [E]

[A]and I want to get married, I want to raise[D] a family,
[A]do like all the other people do,           [E]
But what[A] self-respecting woman, would [A7]ever have me and not stab me,   [D]                  [D7]
When [A]I wanna have my cake and eat it[E] too               [D7]

Chorus to end

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