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Intro: C  
CYou hAmaven't seen the rDmeal lifeG  
CUntil Amall your dreams have been DmrealisedG  
FI come from somewhGere
I'm going somewhere eClse
And if the landlord waAnts me out
Well I'd appreciate the hFelpG  
CYou'll nAmever feel the flDmutterG  
CSinging to a silAmhouette
Only to rDmealise it's her butGler's
FShe came from somewGhere
She's going nowhere eClse
The camera doeAmsn't lie
Conversation will run dry as FhellG  
           C  Bm9-         Am  
And at long last I am reborn
A#Suburbia bD7urns to triumphant hGorns
FI dropped my money down the wCell
FA splash crashed over the cathedral Cbells
D7But I never broke the bGank
The bank broke Cme
CYou Amhaven't seen the Dmreal lifeG  
CUntil Amall your dreams have Dmbeen vaporiGsed
FWalk across the pGuddle
Until the tabloids call yCou Christ
You come from somewhere
You Amcan't help that
But you can go anywhere you FlikeG  
        C  Bm9-            Am  
And once again we are reborn
A#The party's paper D7chains are toGrn
FI put my finger in the Cdam
FAnd my heart into her hCands
D7She rang my doorbell tGwice and then she sCplitAm  
D7She comes from a broken hGome
Yeah, she Cbroke it!
 C   Am   Dm   Gx2

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Knock Down Ginger

by Eugene McGuinness

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm9

Intro:

C Am Dm G

You haven't seen the real life

C Am Dm G

Until all your dreams have been realised

F G

I come from somewhere

I'm going somewhere else

And if the landlord wants me out

F G

Well I'd appreciate the help

C Am Dm G

You'll never feel the flutter

C Am

Singing to a silhouette

Dm G

Only to realise it's her butler's

F G

She came from somewhere

She's going nowhere else

The camera doesn't lie

F G

Conversation will run dry as hell

C Bm9 Am

And at long last I am reborn

A# D7 G

Suburbia burns to triumphant horns

F C

I dropped my money down the well

F C

A splash crashed over the cathedral bells

D7 G

But I never broke the bank

The bank broke me

C Am Dm G

You haven't seen the real life

C Am Dm G

Until all your dreams have been vaporised

F G

Walk across the puddle

Until the tabloids call you Christ

You come from somewhere

You can't help that

F G

But you can go anywhere you like

C Bm9 Am

And once again we are reborn

A# D7 G

The party's paper chains are torn

F C

I put my finger in the dam

F C

And my heart into her hands

D7 G C Am

She rang my doorbell twice and then she split

D7 G

She comes from a broken home

Yeah, she broke it!

C Am Dm G

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