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Intro
C#5,  C#5,  G#5,  G#5,  F#,  F#,  C#5,    C#5x2
Verse 1
   C#5This and that, they Bmust be the same
   C#5What is Blegal is just what's real
   C#5What I'Bm given to understand
  C#5Is exacBtly what I steal
   C#5I wormeBd my way into the heart of the crowd
   C#5I wormeBd my way into the heart of the crowd
   C#5I waBs shocked to find what was allowed
   C#5I didn't lose myBself in the crowdF#5  
Chorus
C#5Shot (shot) by both G#5sides
On the F#5run to the C#5outside of everything
Shot (shot) by both G#5sides
They musF#5t have comC#5e to a secret understanding
Verse 2
   C#5New offenBces always in my nerves
   C#5They're Btaking my time by force
   C#5They alBl sound the same when they scream
   C#5They have tBo rewrite all the books again
   C#5As a matBter of course
   C#5I wormeBd my way into the heart of the crowd
   C#5I wormeBd my way into the heart of the crowd
   C#5I waBs shocked to find what was allowed
   C#5I didn't lose myBself in the crowdF#5  
Chorus
C#5Shot (shot) by both G#5sides
On the F#5run to the C#5outside of everything
Shot (shot) by both G#5sides
They musF#5t have comC#5e to a secret understanding
Instrumental
D#5,  D#5,   A#,  A#,  G#5,  G#5,  D#5,    D#5x2
Verse 3
   C#5'Why Bare you so edgy, Kid ?'
   C#5AsBks the man with the voice
   C#5One Bthing follows another
   C#5You liBve and learn, you have no choice
   C#5I wormeBd my way into the heart of the crowd
   C#5I wormeBd my way into the heart of the crowd
   C#5I waBs shocked to find what was allowed
   C#5I didn't lose myBself in the F#5crow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow....
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
I was shocked to find what was allowed
Didn't lose myself in the crowd
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
But I wormed my way
C#5Shot (shot) by both G#5sides
That old F#5ass was C#5doing the shooting
Shot (shot) by both G#5sides
We musF#5t have cC#5ome to a secret understanding
B,    C#x4

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Shot By Both Sides

by Magazine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

G#5

F#5

D#5

Intro

C#5 C#5 G#5 G#5 F# F# C#5 C#5

, , , , , , , x2

Verse 1

C#5 B

This and that, they must be the same

C#5 B

What is legal is just what's real

C#5 B

What I'm given to understand

C#5 B

Is exactly what I steal

C#5 B

I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd

C#5 B

I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd

C#5 B

I was shocked to find what was allowed

C#5 B F#5

I didn't lose myself in the crowd

Chorus

C#5 G#5

Shot (shot) by both sides

F#5 C#5

On the run to the outside of everything

G#5

Shot (shot) by both sides

F#5 C#5

They must have come to a secret understanding

Verse 2

C#5 B

New offences always in my nerves

C#5 B

They're taking my time by force

C#5 B

They all sound the same when they scream

C#5 B

They have to rewrite all the books again

C#5 B

As a matter of course

C#5 B

I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd

C#5 B

I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd

C#5 B

I was shocked to find what was allowed

C#5 B F#5

I didn't lose myself in the crowd

Chorus

C#5 G#5

Shot (shot) by both sides

F#5 C#5

On the run to the outside of everything

G#5

Shot (shot) by both sides

F#5 C#5

They must have come to a secret understanding

Instrumental

D#5 D#5 A# A# G#5 G#5 D#5 D#5

, , , , , , , x2

Verse 3

C#5 B

'Why are you so edgy, Kid ?'

C#5 B

Asks the man with the voice

C#5 B

One thing follows another

C#5 B

You live and learn, you have no choice

C#5 B

I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd

C#5 B

I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd

C#5 B

I was shocked to find what was allowed

C#5 B F#5

I didn't lose myself in the crow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow....

Didn't lose myself in the crowd

I was shocked to find what was allowed

Didn't lose myself in the crowd

But I wormed my way

C#5 G#5

Shot (shot) by both sides

F#5 C#5

That old ass was doing the shooting

G#5

Shot (shot) by both sides

F#5 C#5

We must have come to a secret understanding

B C#

, x4

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