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Robin Hood

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Gmajor

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1/5

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Verse 1]
When you're staGrting to choDke take some piEmlls with your coDke It's InspirCationalDsus4  D  
When your lGife is a meDss light one morEme cigareDtte It's so CLogicalDsus4  D  
[Pre-Chorus]
Well It's Gsomething your mDother can't abCideD  
But it's Gsomething that DI freely prescrCibeD  
   GTake yourself for a riDsus2/F#de it never felt so goEmod
As the night that yoAu and I played Robin Hood
[Chorus]
Cmaj7Stealing from the backrooms of Dmy mind
RemCembering a time when we Dwere five
A time I thought we'd lGeft behindDsus2/F#  Em  A  
[Verse 2]
When I'm stGarting to crDy come and sEmit by my sDide and I will Clove you soDsus4  D  
When the niGghtmares cDome I will trEmy to be fDun evCen though I'm so scDsus4ared you knowD  
[Pre-Chorus]
Well It's Gsomething your mDother can't abCideD  
But it's Gsomething that DI freely prescrCibeD  
   GTake yourself for a riDsus2/F#de it never felt so goEmod
As the night that yoAu and I played Robin Hood
[Chorus]
(repeat - 2nd softly)
Cmaj7Stealing from the backrooms oDf our minds
SteCaling from a time when wDe were five
                                 G           Dsus2/F#          Em   A(long strum)
A time I thought we'd left behind
When you're staGrting to choDke take some pEmills with your cDoke It's hysteCricalDsus4  D  Dsus2/F#  D  
[Outro]
e|-3----3----(2----)0-----)3---------|
B|-0----0----)3----(1-----(3---------|
G|-0----0----)2----)0-----)4---------|
D|-0----0----(0----(2-----(5---------|
A|-2----2-----------------)5---------|
E|-3----3-----------------(3---------|

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Robin Hood

by Ocean Colour Scene

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Dsus2/F#

Cmaj7

[Verse 1]

G D Em D C Dsus4 D

When you're starting to choke take some pills with your coke It's Inspirational

G D Em D C Dsus4 D

When your life is a mess light one more cigarette It's so Logical

[Pre-Chorus]

G D C D

Well It's something your mother can't abide

G D C D

But it's something that I freely prescribe

G Dsus2/F# Em

Take yourself for a ride it never felt so good

As the night that you and I played Robin Hood

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 D

Stealing from the backrooms of my mind

C D

Remembering a time when we were five

G Dsus2/F# Em A

A time I thought we'd left behind

[Verse 2]

G D Em D C Dsus4 D

When I'm starting to cry come and sit by my side and I will love you so

G D Em D C Dsus4 D

When the nightmares come I will try to be fun even though I'm so scared you know

[Pre-Chorus]

G D C D

Well It's something your mother can't abide

G D C D

But it's something that I freely prescribe

G Dsus2/F# Em

Take yourself for a ride it never felt so good

As the night that you and I played Robin Hood

[Chorus]

(repeat - 2nd softly)

Cmaj7 D

Stealing from the backrooms of our minds

C D

Stealing from a time when we were five

G Dsus2/F# Em A

(long strum)

A time I thought we'd left behind

G D Em D C Dsus4 D Dsus2/F# D

When you're starting to choke take some pills with your coke It's hysterical

[Outro]

e|-3----3----(2----)0-----)3---------|

B|-0----0----)3----(1-----(3---------|

G|-0----0----)2----)0-----)4---------|

D|-0----0----(0----(2-----(5---------|

A|-2----2-----------------)5---------|

E|-3----3-----------------(3---------|

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