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(chorus)
C Dm
Kids say the darndest things,
D D7
have you ever listened close to the games they play,
G G7
or the little songs they sing,
(verse 1)
F
Last night dressed up in high-heeled shoes,
C C7 A
and wearing my old hat,
D D7
my four year old said, I wanna divorce,
G G7
Now, where did she hear that,
(chorus)
C Dm
Kids say the darndest things,
D D7
have you ever listened close to the games they play,
G G7
or the little songs they sing,
(verse 2)
F
Last night as I watched TV,
C C7 A
one rushed through the door,
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Mommy, Dad`s telling someone on the phone,
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Don`t you call me here no more,
(chorus)
C Dm
Kids say the darndest things,
D D7
have you ever listened close to the games they play,
G G7
or the little songs they sing,
(verse 3)
F
If my daddy can whip your daddy,
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but daddy`s never home,
D
and I think, mum is worried about him,
G G7
cause she cried all night long,
(chorus)
C Dm
Kids say the darndest things,
D D7
have you ever listened close to the games they play,
G G7
or the little songs they sing,
(verse 4)
F
You never know what they learn at school,
C C7 A
and what they`re thinking of,
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My first grader just said a four letter word,
G G7
and it sure wasn`t love,
(chorus)
C Dm
Kids say the darndest things,
D D7
have you ever listened close to the games they play,
G G7
or the little songs they sing,
C Dm
Kids say the darndest things,
D D7
have you ever listened close to the games they play,
G G7
or the little songs they sing,
Written by Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton