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Tabbed for Guitar by Bjoern Ahrens
This is just such a great song, that I felt Chords should be available here.
Thx to Bjoern.
[Intro]
C G Am Em
[Verse 1]
Well, you Csay, you say it's such a Gsmall, small world
Flying AmClub Class back from the Emfar-east
Curled up Csafe and warm in the Gbig chair
You were Amflying through the skies of Emanywhere
Get the Ccourtesy car to the GSheraton
There's Amlive on-the-spot reEmports on the CNN Cbetween the ad-breaks
GSo you think you Amknow what's going on - but you Emdon't
Because you Cweren't in Belfast, no you Gweren't there
And no you Amweren't in Waco, no you Emweren't there
And you Cweren't in Kosovo, you Gweren't there
And you Fweren't in my head so you Gdon't know how it felt
AmWalking arm in Emarm with crowds to the Csquare
And the Gbanners waving and the Fsun G-  AmglintingEm  
[Instrumental]
C G Am Em
[Verse 2]
All this Cinformation swims Ground and round
Like a Amshoal of fish in a Emtank going nowhere
CUp and down between the Gglass walls
You're so Amsafe in the knowledge they're imEmpenetrable
And you Clook out at the world and see Gnothing at all
So go Amback to sleep and you'll be Emwoken when the Ctime comes
And you'll Gnever know just what Fhit you or where it Gcame from
Because you Amweren't in Bradford, no you Gweren't there
And you Fweren't on the hill, no you Gweren't there
And you Amweren't with us so you Gnever saw
Just what Fhappened when the television Gcrews came knocking on the Amdoor
How the people Emtold them all to go to Hell
CSmashed the cameras and Gsent them away
There were Fsirens going off and Gpolicemen coming in
And Amall that you love was being Emswept away
In the Crush of a black tide Gall done in your Fname
And you'll Gnever know just what Amhappened thereG  
Or how it Ffeels G- just how it Amfeels . . Em.
[Outro]
 C   G   F   G   Am   Em(repeat)

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You Weren‘t There

by New Model Army

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Tabbed for Guitar by Bjoern Ahrens

This is just such a great song, that I felt Chords should be available here.

Thx to Bjoern.

[Intro]

C G Am Em

[Verse 1]

C G

Well, you say, you say it's such a small, small world

Am Em

Flying Club Class back from the far-east

C G

Curled up safe and warm in the big chair

Am Em

You were flying through the skies of anywhere

C G

Get the courtesy car to the Sheraton

Am Em C

There's live on-the-spot reports on the CNN between the ad-breaks

G Am Em

So you think you know what's going on - but you don't

C G

Because you weren't in Belfast, no you weren't there

Am Em

And no you weren't in Waco, no you weren't there

C G

And you weren't in Kosovo, you weren't there

F G

And you weren't in my head so you don't know how it felt

Am Em C

Walking arm in arm with crowds to the square

G F G Am Em

And the banners waving and the sun - glinting

[Instrumental]

C G Am Em

[Verse 2]

C G

All this information swims round and round

Am Em

Like a shoal of fish in a tank going nowhere

C G

Up and down between the glass walls

Am Em

You're so safe in the knowledge they're impenetrable

C G

And you look out at the world and see nothing at all

Am Em C

So go back to sleep and you'll be woken when the time comes

G F G

And you'll never know just what hit you or where it came from

Am G

Because you weren't in Bradford, no you weren't there

F G

And you weren't on the hill, no you weren't there

Am G

And you weren't with us so you never saw

F G Am

Just what happened when the television crews came knocking on the door

How the people told them all to go to Hell

C G

Smashed the cameras and sent them away

F G

There were sirens going off and policemen coming in

Am Em

And all that you love was being swept away

C G F

In the rush of a black tide all done in your name

G Am G

And you'll never know just what happened there

F G Am Em

Or how it feels - just how it feels . . .

[Outro]

C G F G Am Em

(repeat)

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