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Amsterdam

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[Intro]
G C D G C G D G
[Verse 1]
I tGhrew awCay your gDreatest Ghits
You lCeft them hGere the dDay you sGplit
Your Gbass guitCar and SDhaggs CGD
Well tChey don't mGean that mDuch to Gme right Cnow
I'm going through your tAmhings
These dCays
I'm changing all my sAmtrings
[Chorus 1]
AmI'm gonna write you a lGetterEm  
I'm gonna write you Bma bookD  
I wanna see your reaGctionEm  
I wanna see how Bmit looks
From wDay up on your cAmloud
Where you've been hiding oCut
Are you gAmetting somewhere?
Or did yCou get lost in AmsterdGam?
[Post-Chorus Riff]
 G   Em   D   Dsus   C(x2)
[Verse 2]
GYou won't gCet too fDar from Gme
BelCieving eGverytDhing you rGead
You're wGasted Cin the gDreat unknGown
And CI am fGinally rDeady Gto dispCose
Of all your vintage clAmothes
Your dCrugs
And every secret cAmode
[Chorus 1]
AmI'm gonna write you a lGetterEm  
I'm gonna write you Bma bookD  
I wanna see your reaGctionEm  
I wanna see how Bmit looks
From wDay up on your cAmloud
Where you've been hiding oCut
Are you gAmetting somewhere?
Or did yCou get lost in AmsterdGam?
[Post-Chorus Riff]
G Em D Dsus C
[Verse 3]
GFrom your rCed ballDoon you wGere
A sCuper hGigh-tech jDet fightGer
GFloating oCver pDlanet eGarth
Come bCack down hGere, I'll sDhow you wGhere it hCurts
Take this bitter pAmill
Is it easy to sCwallAmow?
[Chorus 2]
AmI'm gonna write you a lGetterEm  
I'm gonna write you Bma bookD  
I wanna see your reaGctionEm  
I wanna see how Bmit looks
From wDay up on your cAmloud
You're never coming dCown
Are you gAmetting somewhere?
Or did yCou get lost in AmsterdGam?
[Post-Chorus Riff]
 G   Em   D   Dsus   C(x4)
[Outro]
G G G G

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Amsterdam

by Guster

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

[Intro]

G C D G C G D G

[Verse 1]

G C D G

I threw away your greatest hits

C G D G

You left them here the day you split

G C D G

Your bass guitar and Shaggs CD

C G D G C

Well they don't mean that much to me right now

I'm going through your things

These days

I'm changing all my strings

[Chorus 1]

Am G Em

I'm gonna write you a letter

Bm D

I'm gonna write you a book

G Em

I wanna see your reaction

I wanna see how it looks

D Am

From way up on your cloud

Where you've been hiding out

Are you getting somewhere?

C G

Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

[Post-Chorus Riff]

G Em D Dsus C

(x2)

[Verse 2]

G C D G

You won't get too far from me

C G D G

Believing everything you read

G C D G

You're wasted in the great unknown

C G D G C

And I am finally ready to dispose

Of all your vintage clothes

Your drugs

And every secret code

[Chorus 1]

Am G Em

I'm gonna write you a letter

Bm D

I'm gonna write you a book

G Em

I wanna see your reaction

I wanna see how it looks

D Am

From way up on your cloud

Where you've been hiding out

Are you getting somewhere?

C G

Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

[Post-Chorus Riff]

G Em D Dsus C

[Verse 3]

G C D G

From your red balloon you were

C G D G

A super high-tech jet fighter

G C D G

Floating over planet earth

C G D G C

Come back down here, I'll show you where it hurts

Take this bitter pill

C Am

Is it easy to swallow?

[Chorus 2]

Am G Em

I'm gonna write you a letter

Bm D

I'm gonna write you a book

G Em

I wanna see your reaction

I wanna see how it looks

D Am

From way up on your cloud

You're never coming down

Are you getting somewhere?

C G

Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

[Post-Chorus Riff]

G Em D Dsus C

(x4)

[Outro]

G G G G

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