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The Match

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  AmThere´s a room where she kept all heEmr dolls
They covered the floor and the Gwalls
And she talked to them Dmthere
  AmBy the pool she would always Emattract
All the guys who were out on their Gbacks
With her towel Dmrapped
Now did she Fknow
That she caught all the eyes in Amtown
Watching her walking aEmroundF  
  CShe was the match that would strike up a Glight
And the day that said hi to the Dmnight
And she was bowling me Fdown
And I was prayingC  
As I struggled to stand on my Gfeet
I walked tall with her there on the Dmstreet
But as the earth spun Faround
A(no3)  Bb(no3) G(no3) x2 (as intro)
Hope was fading
  AmThere was a room where I kept all my Emthings
Baseball caps fraternity Grings
And I played my Dmguitar
  FWith her picture pinned up on the Amwall
I stood there to see where I´d EmfallF  
  CShe was the match that would strike up a Glight
And the day that said hi to the Dmnight
And she was bowling me Fdown
And I was prayingC  
As I struggled to stand on my Gfeet
I walked tall with her there on the Dmstreet
But as the earth spun Faround
A(no3)  Bb(no3) G(no3) x2 (as intro)
Hope was fading
  CIn our rooms there are thoughts that Gdivide
All those feelings that harbored Dminside
Am I sinking too Fdeep with what I´m sayingC  
All the words they got caught in my Ghead
Had no order in how they were Dmsaid
Am I really a cFreep, hope is fadingC  

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The Match

by Joey Tempest

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Am Em

There´s a room where she kept all her dolls

They covered the floor and the walls

And she talked to them there

Am Em

By the pool she would always attract

All the guys who were out on their backs

With her towel rapped

Now did she know

That she caught all the eyes in town

Em F

Watching her walking around

C G

She was the match that would strike up a light

And the day that said hi to the night

And she was bowling me down

And I was praying

As I struggled to stand on my feet

I walked tall with her there on the street

But as the earth spun around

A Bb G

(no3) (no3) (no3) x2 (as intro)

Hope was fading

Am Em

There was a room where I kept all my things

Baseball caps fraternity rings

And I played my guitar

F Am

With her picture pinned up on the wall

Em F

I stood there to see where I´d fall

C G

She was the match that would strike up a light

And the day that said hi to the night

And she was bowling me down

And I was praying

As I struggled to stand on my feet

I walked tall with her there on the street

But as the earth spun around

A Bb G

(no3) (no3) (no3) x2 (as intro)

Hope was fading

C G

In our rooms there are thoughts that divide

All those feelings that harbored inside

F C

Am I sinking too deep with what I´m saying

All the words they got caught in my head

Had no order in how they were said

F C

Am I really a creep, hope is fading

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