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[INTRO]
  E   Emaj7x2
  A   Amaj7x2
[VERSE 1]
EYou write a list of things C#mto doEmaj7  
ETo occupy the time that you cC#mould usEmaj7e
EBut, in my mind it's never C#mfinalEmaj7  
EAnd when you sleep, I try not to C#mwake you aEmaj7s I leave
[PRE-CHORUS]
Dmaj7Oh, I waited up for you
Em7But you didn't come back home
Dmaj7Oh, I waited up for you
Em7Couldn't you come back home?
Dmaj7    Em7
Dmaj7    G6
[CHORUS]
FSomeone gets run Amdown
Karaoke Fplays somewhere in the backAmground,
But there is no explanFation
What makes a grown man Amcry?
Karaoke pFlays and someone gets run down
  E   Emaj7x2
  A   Amaj7x2
[VERSE 2]
EWe never did want the dawn to C#mbreakEmaj7  
EBeside the crumpled sheets in which C#mwe layEmaj7  
EYou know I've changed my ways C#mforeverEmaj7  
EThe North Sea crashes through your C#mdreams Emaj7as I
leave
[PRE-CHORUS]
Dmaj7Oh, I waited up for you
Em7But you didn't come back home
Dmaj7Oh, I waited up for you
Em7Couldn't you come back home?
Dmaj7    Em7
Dmaj7    G6
[CHORUS]
FSomeone gets run Amdown
Karaoke Fplays somewhere in the backAmground,
But there is no explanFation
What makes a grown man Amcry?
Karaoke pFlays and someone gets run dAown
[BRIDGE]
  E   Emaj7x2
  A   Amaj7x2
Emaj7I came home--there were radio waves
I heard voices through the radio waves
Amaj7I came home--you were nowhere to be found
The lights were on and the radio played
Emaj7I came home--there were radio waves
A children's choir through the radio waves
Amaj7Every night we've got so much to say
I want to hear all the things you did today
Dmaj7    Em7
Dmaj7    G6
[CHORUS]
FSomeone gets run Amdown
Karaoke Fplays somewhere in the backAmground,
But there is no explanFation
What makes a grown man Amcry?
Karaoke pFlays and someone gets run dAown
[OUTRO]
E     Cm#7
E     E6     E

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Karaoke Plays

by Maxïmo Park

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Amaj7

C#m

Dmaj7

Em7

Cm#7

[INTRO]

E Emaj7

A Amaj7

[VERSE 1]

E C#m Emaj7

You write a list of things to do

E C#m Emaj7

To occupy the time that you could use

E C#m Emaj7

But, in my mind it's never final

E C#m Emaj7

And when you sleep, I try not to wake you as I leave

[PRE-CHORUS]

Dmaj7

Oh, I waited up for you

Em7

But you didn't come back home

Dmaj7

Oh, I waited up for you

Em7

Couldn't you come back home?

Dmaj7 Em7

Dmaj7 G6

[CHORUS]

F Am

Someone gets run down

F Am

Karaoke plays somewhere in the background,

But there is no explanation

What makes a grown man cry?

Karaoke plays and someone gets run down

E Emaj7

A Amaj7

[VERSE 2]

E C#m Emaj7

We never did want the dawn to break

E C#m Emaj7

Beside the crumpled sheets in which we lay

E C#m Emaj7

You know I've changed my ways forever

E C#m Emaj7

The North Sea crashes through your dreams as I

leave

[PRE-CHORUS]

Dmaj7

Oh, I waited up for you

Em7

But you didn't come back home

Dmaj7

Oh, I waited up for you

Em7

Couldn't you come back home?

Dmaj7 Em7

Dmaj7 G6

[CHORUS]

F Am

Someone gets run down

F Am

Karaoke plays somewhere in the background,

But there is no explanation

What makes a grown man cry?

F A

Karaoke plays and someone gets run down

[BRIDGE]

E Emaj7

A Amaj7

Emaj7

I came home--there were radio waves

I heard voices through the radio waves

Amaj7

I came home--you were nowhere to be found

The lights were on and the radio played

Emaj7

I came home--there were radio waves

A children's choir through the radio waves

Amaj7

Every night we've got so much to say

I want to hear all the things you did today

Dmaj7 Em7

Dmaj7 G6

[CHORUS]

F Am

Someone gets run down

F Am

Karaoke plays somewhere in the background,

But there is no explanation

What makes a grown man cry?

F A

Karaoke plays and someone gets run down

[OUTRO]

E Cm#7

E E6 E

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