I Used to Love Her was written as satire, in response to accusations that Guns N Roses songs contained misogynistic lyrics. The song plays with the extreme theme of getting rid of an annoying girlfriend but was actually inspired by one of the band members dog.
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Introduction:
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I used to love her but I had to kill her
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I used to love her, Mm, yeah, but I had to kill her
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I had to put her six feet under
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And I can still hear her complain
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I used to love her oo, yeah, but I had to kill her
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I used to love her oo, yeah, but I had to kill her
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I knew I'd miss her, so I had to keep her
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She's buried right in my backyard!!!
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Oh yeah, oo yeah, whoa, oh yeah
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I used to love her but I had to kill her
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I used to love her, ohh, yeah, but I had to kill her
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She bitched so much, she drove me nuts
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And now I'm happier this way!!! yeah
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Whoa, oh yeah!
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I used to love her but I had to kill her
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I used to love her, Mm, yeah, but I had to kill her