Capo 1st fret
Intro - (Cadd9) - (Asus4)-(A) - (G/F#) - (G) - (Dsus4)-(D)
(verse 1)
In the [(Asus2)]back of the bottom dra[(Dm/E)]wer,
Of the d[(Asus2)]resser by our b[(Dm/E)]ed,
Is a[(Asus2)] box of odds and en[(Dm/E)]ds,
That I have alw[(G)]ays kept,
But the [(Em7)]man who sleeps beside me,
Doesn't k[(D)]now it's even there,
Little pi[(Bm)]eces of my past,
That I s[(Asus4)]houldn't have to shar[(A)]e,
(chorus)
(A) [(D)]napkin that is st[(Bm)]ained with time,
Has a p[(G)]oem on it that didn[(A)]'t quite rhyme,
[(Bm)] But it made me cr[(A)]--y, [(G)][-][(A)]
In a d[(D)]ear Jane letter from a dif[(Bm)]ferent guy,
He br[(G)]oke up with me and he tol[(A)]d me,
I'm not [(Bm)]always ri-[(A)]-ght,[(G)]
And a [(Cadd9)]stolen key from an old hotel room d[(Asus4)]oor,[-][(A)]
[(G/F#)]In the bac[(G)]k, of[(A)] the bottom drawer,[(D)]
(verse 2)
[(A)]I don't keep these thi[(Dm/E)]ngs,
Cause I'm l[(A)]onging to go ba[(Dm/E)]ck,
I k[(A)]eep them because I wa[(Dm/E)]nt to stay right where[(G)] I'm at,
I'm re[(Em7)]minded of my rights and wrongs,
I don't [(D)]want to mess this up,
But I wo[(Bm)]uldn't know where I belong,
Wit[(Asus4)]hout this box of stuf[(A)]f,
(chorus)
(A) [(D)]birthday card from my f[(Bm)]irst boyfriend,
He signed it I l[(G)]ove you so I [(A)]gave in,
[(Bm)]Yeah we went too fa[(A)]r, in his daddy'[(G)]s car, [(A)]
And those Mardi [(D)]Gras beads from ni[(Bm)]nety-eight,
We da[(G)]nced all night, stayed ou[(A)]t so late,
[(Bm)]We thought we were star[(A)]s, closing down [(G)]the bars.[(A)]
That c[(Cadd9)]hampagne was cheap but still I've got that c[(Asus4)]ork. [-][(A)]
[(G/F#)]In the bac[(G)]k, of[(A)] the bottom drawer,[(D)]
(bridge)
[(Am7)]I'm not trying to hide these things from the man[(G)] I love today,
But I'm a [(Bb)]better woman for him, thanks to my yes[(A)]terdays,
(chorus)
So I t[(D)]ry to give more tha[(Bm)]n I take,
And I b[(G)]ite my tongue fight the urg[(A)]e to say,
It's [(Bm)]my way, or no[(A)] way at all. [(G)]
And[(Cadd9)] now I cherish love a whole lot m[(Asus4)]ore.[-][(A)]
[(G/F#)]Cause of what's, in the bac[(G)]k, o[(A)]f the bottom drawer.[(D)]
outro - (Cadd9) - (Asus4) - (A) - (G/F#) - (G) - (A) - (D)
Intro - (Cadd9) - (Asus4)-(A) - (G/F#) - (G) - (Dsus4)-(D)
(verse 1)
In the [(Asus2)]back of the bottom dra[(Dm/E)]wer,
Of the d[(Asus2)]resser by our b[(Dm/E)]ed,
Is a[(Asus2)] box of odds and en[(Dm/E)]ds,
That I have alw[(G)]ays kept,
But the [(Em7)]man who sleeps beside me,
Doesn't k[(D)]now it's even there,
Little pi[(Bm)]eces of my past,
That I s[(Asus4)]houldn't have to shar[(A)]e,
(chorus)
(A) [(D)]napkin that is st[(Bm)]ained with time,
Has a p[(G)]oem on it that didn[(A)]'t quite rhyme,
[(Bm)] But it made me cr[(A)]--y, [(G)][-][(A)]
In a d[(D)]ear Jane letter from a dif[(Bm)]ferent guy,
He br[(G)]oke up with me and he tol[(A)]d me,
I'm not [(Bm)]always ri-[(A)]-ght,[(G)]
And a [(Cadd9)]stolen key from an old hotel room d[(Asus4)]oor,[-][(A)]
[(G/F#)]In the bac[(G)]k, of[(A)] the bottom drawer,[(D)]
(verse 2)
[(A)]I don't keep these thi[(Dm/E)]ngs,
Cause I'm l[(A)]onging to go ba[(Dm/E)]ck,
I k[(A)]eep them because I wa[(Dm/E)]nt to stay right where[(G)] I'm at,
I'm re[(Em7)]minded of my rights and wrongs,
I don't [(D)]want to mess this up,
But I wo[(Bm)]uldn't know where I belong,
Wit[(Asus4)]hout this box of stuf[(A)]f,
(chorus)
(A) [(D)]birthday card from my f[(Bm)]irst boyfriend,
He signed it I l[(G)]ove you so I [(A)]gave in,
[(Bm)]Yeah we went too fa[(A)]r, in his daddy'[(G)]s car, [(A)]
And those Mardi [(D)]Gras beads from ni[(Bm)]nety-eight,
We da[(G)]nced all night, stayed ou[(A)]t so late,
[(Bm)]We thought we were star[(A)]s, closing down [(G)]the bars.[(A)]
That c[(Cadd9)]hampagne was cheap but still I've got that c[(Asus4)]ork. [-][(A)]
[(G/F#)]In the bac[(G)]k, of[(A)] the bottom drawer,[(D)]
(bridge)
[(Am7)]I'm not trying to hide these things from the man[(G)] I love today,
But I'm a [(Bb)]better woman for him, thanks to my yes[(A)]terdays,
(chorus)
So I t[(D)]ry to give more tha[(Bm)]n I take,
And I b[(G)]ite my tongue fight the urg[(A)]e to say,
It's [(Bm)]my way, or no[(A)] way at all. [(G)]
And[(Cadd9)] now I cherish love a whole lot m[(Asus4)]ore.[-][(A)]
[(G/F#)]Cause of what's, in the bac[(G)]k, o[(A)]f the bottom drawer.[(D)]
outro - (Cadd9) - (Asus4) - (A) - (G/F#) - (G) - (A) - (D)
