The Strypes Grin And Bear It

Tom: A Intro: Gbm E ( Gbm D E ) ( Gbm D E ) ( A ) A E Gbm She left the friends she had in school Dbm D Slipped into the typing pool E A Gbm D E Gave herself up to dictation A E Gbm Barely sixteen years of age Dbm D Taking home a working wage E A An envelope of expectation D E He was older Gbm A He had a car D E The things he told her Gbm D E Made her feel the part A E Gbm She took a test when she was late Dbm D Moved into the new estate E A Fingers wag behind the curtains E Gbm She started out with intentions Dbm Gbm But life's demands were unrelenting D E To say that words are impotent D E Dbm Gbm Is a mouthful in itself, but it fits the bill D E Resorting to a family phrase Gbm D E Just grin and bear it Gbm D E A Just grin and bear it A E Gbm She cut her hair and stayed at home Dbm D Did the shopping on her own E A Gbm D E Subsidized by half price tokens A E Gbm Consoled herself with books on love Dbm D Damp creeps in on the walls above E A The shower works when it's not broken D E He put paid Gbm A To her trust D E Having fun Gbm D E With boys and toys of lust ( Gbm D E ) ( Gbm D E ) ( A ) A E Gbm And now she's better on her own Dbm D With the soaps and woman's own E A Gbm D E It's been an adult education A E Gbm And he reflects on what he's lost Dbm D Took a gamble, paid the cost E D E Dbm Gbm Sees the kids at graduations D E Resorting to a family phrase Gbm D E Just grin and bear it Just grin and bear it Just grin and bear it Gbm D E Gbm Just grin and bear it