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FEvery single night the same arrangemeCnt
FI go out and fight the fCight
FStill I always feel this strange estrangementC  
AbNothing here is real, nothing here Gis right
DmI've been making shows of trading blowsAm  
DmJust hoping no one knows tA7hat I've been 
BbGoing through the motionsF  
AbWalking through the Gpart
BbNothing seems to penetrate my FheartG  
FI was always brave and kind of rigChteous
FNow I find I'm waveringC  
FCrawl out of your grave, you find the fighCt just
AbDoesn't mean a thing. She ain't gGot that swing
F#Thanks for noticing...
DmShe does pretty well with fiends from helAml
DmBut lately we can tell thA7at she's just 
BbGoing through the motionFs, faking Abit somehowG  
BbShe's not even half Fthe girl she ... oGw
DmWill I stay this way foAmrever? 
DmSleepwalk through my Amlife's endeavor
DmHow can I repAmay--  Whatever. I don't want tDmo beG  
BbGoing through the motionFs, losing Aball my driveG  
BbI can't even see Fif thiBbs is really meF  
And BbI just want to bGe… aliFve

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Going Through The Motions

by Buffy The Musical

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F C

Every single night the same arrangement

F C

I go out and fight the fight

F C

Still I always feel this strange estrangement

Ab G

Nothing here is real, nothing here is right

Dm Am

I've been making shows of trading blows

Dm A7

Just hoping no one knows that I've been

Bb F

Going through the motions

Ab G

Walking through the part

Bb F G

Nothing seems to penetrate my heart

F C

I was always brave and kind of righteous

F C

Now I find I'm wavering

F C

Crawl out of your grave, you find the fight just

Ab G

Doesn't mean a thing. She ain't got that swing

Thanks for noticing...

Dm Am

She does pretty well with fiends from hell

Dm A7

But lately we can tell that she's just

Bb F Ab G

Going through the motions, faking it somehow

Bb F G

She's not even half the girl she ... ow

Dm Am

Will I stay this way forever?

Dm Am

Sleepwalk through my life's endeavor

Dm Am Dm G

How can I repay-- Whatever. I don't want to be

Bb F Ab G

Going through the motions, losing all my drive

Bb F Bb F

I can't even see if this is really me

Bb G F

And I just want to be… alive

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