Intro
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Verse 1
E                        D 
Don't you wish you was a beauty queen 
A                        D 
Bad breaks arriving in a limousine 
E                              D 
Take the back seat, Jack, it'll be alright 
A                               D 
That's where the others and the lovers hide 
 
Chorus
A                          D             E 
This lonely star, It don't flame like it used to, honey 
A                           D            E 
This love of ours, It don't burn like it used to 
 
Verse 2
E                           D 
Used to see her down at the alamo 
A                       D 
Sellin' loosies at the Kum & Go 
E                  D 
Cinderella's in a bind again 
A                             D 
Come tomorrow, she'll be just fine again 
 
Chorus
A                          D             E 
This lonely star, It don't flame like it used to, honey 
A                           D            E 
This love of ours, It don't burn like it used to 
 
Verse 3
E                      D 
Mother nature's an American 
A                            D 
Took the kids and split in a minivan 
E                            D 
Let's meet at Billy Joe's at 7:45 
A                           D 
Ain't no heaven when you're havin' a good time 
 
Chorus
A                          D             E 
This lonely star, It don't flame like it used to, honey 
A                           D            E 
This love of ours, It don't burn like it used to 
A                          D             E 
This lonely star, It don't flame like it used to, honey 
A                           D            E 
This love of ours, It don't burn like it used to