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Straight as an arrow,
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You carry your intentions to the wind, | / / / / |
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Dogs all around you,
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But you cannot get the message to your friend, | / / / / |
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At every rendez - vous you keep on walking a - round, | / / / / |
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Night-time in the city,
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And the rain keeps fall - ing down------,
(Let me tell you how it all works out,
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I never thought we had so much time to lose,
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Just learning how to twist and shout,
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It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!
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Let me tell you how it all works out,
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I never thought we had so much time to lose,
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Just learning how to twist and shout,
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It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
Pilgrim knows the road to go,
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How many times we told you so-----?
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(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down! Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)
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No rhyme or reason,
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No way to make it easy 'til it's done--------,
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)
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(Burn you up, and I'll burn you down!)
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So you cross onto the other side of the street----,
(Burn you up & I'll burn you down!)
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(Burn you up & I'll burn you down!) You should know better,
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But you keep turning up the heat-----!
(Let me tell you how it all works out,
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I never thought we had so much time to lose,
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Just learning how to twist and shout,
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It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!
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Let me tell you how it all works out,
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I never thought we had so much time to lose,
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Just learning how to twist and shout,
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It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use-----!)
Oh - oh, ho - ha!
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(Hey - hey, hey - hey!)
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Make me feel this! (Hey - hey, hey - hey!)
Em Em/G Em/A Em/B Em Em/G Em/A Em/B
Hey - ey, hey - hey! (Hey - hey, hey - hey!)
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Make me feel it! (Ho - ho, ho - ho!)
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When they lose you, it can bruise you,
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(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down, burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)
Em Em7/D Em6/C#
Break me open, I need someone to see me,
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(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down, burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)
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Make me feel it, make me feel! | / / / / | / / / / |
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In the city, and the rain is falling down------,
(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)
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(Burn you up, & I'll burn you down!)
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You can make it happen... with your eyes,
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With your eyes a - lone--------!
(Let me tell you how it all works out,
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I never thought we had so much time to lose,
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Just learning how to twist and shout,
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It doesn't matter much which damn beat you use!)
Break-------...
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...me------------ o----pen
(Let me tell you how it all works out!)
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(Never thought we had so much time to lose)
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Make--------- me---------- feel--- it
(Just learning how to twist and shout!)
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Break-------- me------------ o----pen
(Let me tell you how it all works out!)
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(Never thought we had so much time to lose)
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Make--------- me---------- feel--- it!
(Just learning how to twist and shout!)
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(Never thought we had so much time to lose!) | / / / / | / ||
Written by Peter Gabriel/Neil Sparkes/Karl Wallinger