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Cruel World
01:33
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oh i don't know what to do girl
been living in a cruel world
for too long now
oh I've got nothing else but you girl
the rest is of a cruel world
prove me wrong now
F Am Dm Dm7 F F Bb Bb
i try to make the best of these situations
with the time that I've been wasting
I've been wasting in a cruel world
Gm C Am Dm7 G G C C
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2. |
Struck Me Down
01:49
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A Dmaj7 F#m B7
A Dmaj7 F#m F#m7
Bm7 C#m7 F#7 Bm
Bm7b5 G7b5, E7 Amaj7 G7b5
heard you playing out around the town
and i don't know if i can dig that sound
looks like lately you changed things around
but i can't care since my baby struck me down
heard the latest combo took a name
another permutation of the same
though there's much acclaim to be abound
i can't care since my baby struck me down
C#7 F#7 Bm Bm7
G7 E7 Bm7 Dm7
once again not bothering
but I've got an excuse
my baby knows her CBAs
and i can let them loose
A Dmaj7 F#m B7,B7b5 Amaj7 B7b5
A Dmaj7 F#m B7,B7b5 Amaj7 G7b5
so all across this big old town
everybody knows who struck me down
x2
Amaj7 G7b5 end on Amaj7add6
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3. |
More Like That
01:41
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i guess it must be pretty nice
to like all of the things you like
now i'm trying to be more like that
i guess it must be pretty neat
to wanna rock to any beat
now i'm trying to be more like that
gathering the patience
cutting off a little latency
sharpened up and straightened
out i'll have to wait and see
if i get more how i'm trying to be
i guess it must feel pretty good
to want to do the things you should
now i'm trying to be more like that
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4. |
Forgettable Guy
02:32
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I'm a forgettable guy
in an instant my image is slipping
away from your mind's eye
title without a crown
least memorable around
never had to tone it down
I'm a forgettable guy
just floating by
D F#m A Bm7 D F#m
G G/F# Em
G D A
D D/C# Bm Em
F#m A
solo 1: D A D A G G G G
unrecognised universally
the accolade is wearing me
unknown throughout the land
pinch of sugar in the sand
C A7 D Bm
G G/F# Em A7
F#7 Bm7
G G/F# Em
G D A
D D/C# Bm Em
F#m A6
E7 Gm
D A6
title without a crown
least memorable around
never had to tone it down
I'm a forgettable guy
I'm a forgettable guy
just floating...
solo as bridge but first chord is Em (not C)
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5. |
Good or Bad
01:28
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G Cmaj7 G D G Cmaj7 G Bm Em7 A A7
she's the only thing that I've got going on (good or bad)
nothing else could matter if it might go wrong (good or bad)x3
Bm A7 D Daug
it's never been the latter
but as it stands it doesn't matter
never had it tough enough to hurt too bad (hurt too bad)
luckily protected me from all of that (for good or bad)
she always entertains me (yeah)
she's the interest that sustains me
instr verse
Bm A7 D Daug D#7 almost end on Gmaj7
(since i) fostered a dependence
she's the point that ends the sentence
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6. |
Every Time
01:46
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G C9 A7 G C9 A7 D
night in night out I bust my clavicle
and that is all
I've got to tell anyone these days
my reading eyes are working overtime
I've only time
to spend upon a certain one these days
A7 C7add9 Fm7 G
walking careful on the stair
darling careful with my hair
i noticed that
D Em G C9 C C/B Am7 A7 D G
every time i sing to you
i feel my heart could fill the room
I've only got so long to learn that
and teach you back
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7. |
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A E D D
hey I've got 20 questions
first, what am i gonna do
with only minerals for clues
A F#m#5 E C#m7#5 D6add9 Bm7sus4 Bm6
A E D C#m7#5
F#m, Bm7, C#m7, C#m7#5 x2
A F#m#5 E D
there's still something about you
i lose my lucidity
whatever it is you do i lose about half of me
it's gone so long as you're giving
to this mystery
there's still something about you, about me
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8. |
Knew It From the Start
01:03
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F Am Dm G Bb Bb/A Gm7 Gm7
F Am Dm G
knew it from the start
i should not have tried so hard
can't believe that i placed us apart
knew it from the get go
you won't be the one to let go
F (C) Bb (C) Gm7 (C) Gm7 (C)
and someone said
what a waste
please don't say it
to my face
Dm Dm F F Bb Bb Gm7 Gm7
knew it from the start
was trying to ignore my heart
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9. |
Lori Jean
02:17
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can't keep it to myself any more
it's probably better that i don't
as soon as you come through that door
if i ever remember, i'll let you know
lori jean
this is exactly what i mean
every little notion i forget immediately
we could go forever
round and round in circles
but i don't want to
i'm trapped behind a wall of ice
tragically rendered still and cold
i'm distracted when my eyes
happen on anything, it chills me
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10. |
Mr L.A.
02:22
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the first time i saw him
he was screaming down the phone
running hot as the engine room, and i knew
if you ever cross him
if you know what's good
oh you better watch
your step
it bothers me the way he doesn't see
in reality he's never gonna be
mr los Angeles x2
when the sun is sideways
and it hits just right
then all you see is dust, in the light
so that's fifteen minutes
and that's a couple more
sorry but it's not exactly what we're looking for
tighten up the ten
call us back after the weekend
just two fellas talking shop
kick it around until it pops
blinded by the whiteness of his teeth
but nothing is exactly how it seems
cause they're full of cavities
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11. |
Heaven Forfend!
02:04
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Dsus2 F#m B7 B7 A Emaj7 D D D7add9 F#m7 C#7 Bm7 A,B7add9 A,B7add9 A,B7add9 A
F#m B7 C#m7 C#7 A,B7add9 A,B7add9 A,B7add9 A
Bm7 E A F#7 Bm7 E
heaven forfend
we'd have backbone to defend
nothing here is safe from the mighty buck
i can understand the road in ringlets round the hardened shoulders
what good is a bar when you can't walk home
dragging a known accomplice
through the worktop city lanes
in a worked up city with only pockets of change
heaven forfend
we'll be at this till the end
nothing here is safe from the mighty buck
the city died and softly served up ice cream at its wake
more glass buildings don't a future make
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12. |
When I Get Back
01:20
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I've been away for a decade give or take
some things have changed i think it's fair to say
you used to be obsessed
with the flavour of the week from weeks gone past
when i get back i hope you're done with all of that
i hope you're done with all of that
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13. |
For Now
03:25
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most of the numbers and the basic shapes
lie in the public domain
for now but who knows what's gonna change
keeps getting worse in such novel ways
sorry that i brought you in, hoped you might fix this thing
or you're the dope who has to cope
(for now) you'll be the last in line
(for now) till we run out of time
(for now) maybe it's asinine
(for now) and you could change my mind
for now i'll take you to my folks
for now i'll let everybody dote
forget the world outside your little coat
don't fret the creeping smell of smoke
no other impulse is as selfish
as dragging you into his hell is
I'm just the dope who cuts the rope
(for now) if i ignore the facts
(for now) my master plan's intact
(for now) and for the future too
(for now) I'd scorch the earth for you
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14. |
Your Dance
01:22
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fizzing like a shook up bottle of pop
can't believe that I'm the one who got
to always see that little dance
flattened by the tread is the story and me
sitting in a tree, P.I.N.I.N.G
i always love that little dance you do
you've had me
for so long
enamored
for so long
and i always love that little dance you do
every little victory you spend
rolling shoulders round and round again
and that's the basis of your dance
buzzing like a shook up bottle of bru
sticking to the sugar and I'm stuck on you
i always love that little dance you do
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PE Am F# B, A G# C#m A F#msus2addm7 (Am6 on repeat)
G#m7, C#m7 F#7 B7, Amaj7 G#m7
C#m7, C#m7b5, G#m7, B7, A Am6
Ending: F#7sus4 B7 end on Emaj7add9
i don't want to wrong my baby
see the way that they have made me
careful as the clouds when they are
forming into scenes
and as the shepherd cranes for redness
i can only dream
that i will do right by my baby
and they're alright with me
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The Terminal Buildings Glasgow, UK
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