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Eminor

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Music & Lyrics: Alan Price
French adaptation: Hugues Aufray - Vline Buggy
Album: Fils de personne (2022)
[Intro]
|     Em|      G|      A|      C|
|     Em|     B7|     Em| B7  
[Verse 1]
Les Emportes Gdu ApénitencCier
BienEmtôt vont Gse feB7rmer
Et c'est lEmà que Gje finiArai ma Cvie
Comme Emd'autres gars B7l'ont fiEmnie
[Instrumental]
        |      G|      A|      C|
|     Em|     B7|     Em| B7  
[Verse 2]
Pour Emmoi, ma Gmère Aa donCné
Sa Emrobe dGe maB7riée
Peux-Emtu jaGmais Ame pardoCnner
Je Emt'ai trop B7fait pleuEmrer
[Instrumental]
        |      G|      A|      C|
|     Em|     B7|     Em| B7  
[Verse 3]
Le solEmeil n'est Gpas fAait pour Cnous
C'est la Emnuit qu'on Gpeut triB7cher
Toi Emqui, ce Gsoir, as Atout perCdu
DeEmmain, tu B7peux gaEmgner_G___
[Instrumental]
                |      A|      C|
|     Em|     B7|     Em|     B7|
[Solo]
|     Em|      G|      A|      C|
|     Em|      G|     B7|     B7|
|     Em|      G|      A|      C|
|     Em|     B7|     Em|      G|
|      A|      C|     Em|     B7|
|     Em|     B7|
[Verse 4]
 EmÔ mèresG, écouAtez-moi C!
Ne laissEmez jaGmais vos gaB7rçons
EmSeuls, la Gnuit, traîner Adans les Crues
IlEms iront tout droit B7en priEmson
[Instrumental]
        |      G|      A|      C|
|     Em|     B7|     Em| B7  
[Verse 4]
EmToi, la Gfille qui Am'a aiCmé
Je Emt'ai trop Gfait pleuB7rer
Les Emlarmes de Ghonte que Atu as verCsées
Il Emfaut leB7s oubliEmer
[Instrumental]
        |      G|      A|      C|
|     Em|     B7|     Em|
[Verse 5]
B7Ahhh ! Les Emportes Gdu péAnitencCier
BienEmtôt vont Gse ferB7mer
Et c'est Emlà que Gje finiArai ma Cvie
Comme Emd'autres gars B7l'ont fiEmnie__G_
[Outro]
                |      A|      C|
|     Em|     B7|     Em|

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Le Pénitencier

by Yarol Poupaud

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Music & Lyrics: Alan Price

French adaptation: Hugues Aufray - Vline Buggy

Album: Fils de personne (2022)

[Intro]

Em G A C

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Em B7 Em B7

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[Verse 1]

Em G A C

Les portes du pénitencier

Em G B7

Bientôt vont se fermer

Em G A C

Et c'est là que je finirai ma vie

Em B7 Em

Comme d'autres gars l'ont finie

[Instrumental]

G A C

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Em B7 Em B7

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[Verse 2]

Em G A C

Pour moi, ma mère a donné

Em G B7

Sa robe de mariée

Em G A C

Peux-tu jamais me pardonner

Em B7 Em

Je t'ai trop fait pleurer

[Instrumental]

G A C

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Em B7 Em B7

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[Verse 3]

Em G A C

Le soleil n'est pas fait pour nous

Em G B7

C'est la nuit qu'on peut tricher

Em G A C

Toi qui, ce soir, as tout perdu

Em B7 Em G

Demain, tu peux gagner____

[Instrumental]

A C

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Em B7 Em B7

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[Solo]

Em G A C

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Em G B7 B7

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Em G A C

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Em B7 Em G

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A C Em B7

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Em B7

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[Verse 4]

Em G A C

Ô mères, écoutez-moi !

Em G B7

Ne laissez jamais vos garçons

Em G A C

Seuls, la nuit, traîner dans les rues

Em B7 Em

Ils iront tout droit en prison

[Instrumental]

G A C

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Em B7 Em B7

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[Verse 4]

Em G A C

Toi, la fille qui m'a aimé

Em G B7

Je t'ai trop fait pleurer

Em G A C

Les larmes de honte que tu as versées

Em B7 Em

Il faut les oublier

[Instrumental]

G A C

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Em B7 Em

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[Verse 5]

B7 Em G A C

Ahhh ! Les portes du pénitencier

Em G B7

Bientôt vont se fermer

Em G A C

Et c'est là que je finirai ma vie

Em B7 Em G

Comme d'autres gars l'ont finie___

[Outro]

A C

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Em B7 Em

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