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The Sensual World

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CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sounds in the recorded key of F) 
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
      D= xx0232     Gm7= 353333     Dsus2= xx0230
     C6= x32210     C/D= xx0010         C= x32010
 Bbmaj7= x13231     Dm7= xx0211    A7sus4= x02030
    Am7= x02010     G/D= xx0003
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[Verse 1]
   DMmm, yes, C6then I'd taken the Bbmaj7kiss of seedcake Am7back from his mouth,
   DGoing deep south, go C6down, (Bbmaj7mmm, yes!)
Took C6six big wheels and Drolled our bodies off of Howth Head,
C6Into the flesh,       Bbmaj7(mmm-Am7---, yes!)
He Gm7said I was a flower of the Am7mountain, (yes!)
But Gm7now I've powers o'er a Am7woman's body
[Chorus]
DYes, stepping C/Dout of the Dm7page  G/D...into the sensual world,
     DStepping C/Dout, Dm7  
    G/DTo where the Dwater and the earth caress,
And the C6down of a peach Bbmaj7says...  (mmm-Am7---, yes!)
[Verse 2]
...Do I Dlook for those millionaires like a C6Machiavellian Bbmaj7girl would?
When I could Dwear a C6sunset,  (Bbmaj7mmm---, Am7yes!)
And Gm7how we'd wished to Am7live in a sensual Gm7world,
    Am7You don't need Gm7words, just Am7one kiss, then another
[Chorus
    DStepping C/Dout of the Dm7page    G/D...into the sensual Dworld,
    Stepping C/Dout of the Dm7page    G/D...into the sensual Dworld
[Break]
| C/D/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | G/D/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
| C/D/  /  /  / | G/D/  /  /  / | Dsus2/  /  /  / | C/D/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 3]
   DAnd then our arrows of desire rewrite the speech,C6  
(MmmBbmaj7-------, yes!) and then he Am7whispered,
"Would I..Dsus2.    (mmm, yes!) ...be C6safe...
(MmmBbmaj7------, yes!) ...from Am7mountain flowers?"
   DAnd at first with the charm a - C6round him, (Bbmaj7mmm, yes!)
He Am7loosened it, so Gm7if it Am7slipped between my Gm7breasts...
...He'd rescue Am7it, (mmm, yes!)
[Verse 4 and Coda]
   DAnd his spark took life in C6my hand     Bbmaj7...Am7and... (Dmmm, yes!)
I C6said, (Bbmaj7mmm, yes!)  Am7...but not Dyet, (mmmC6----,  Bbmaj7yes!)Am7  
(DMmmmmm, Cyes! Bbmaj7Mmm,    A7sus4yes!)D  

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The Sensual World

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Dsus2

C/D

Bbmaj7

Dm7

A7sus4

Am7

G/D

CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sounds in the recorded key of F)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

D Gm7 Dsus2

= xx0232 = 353333 = xx0230

C6 C/D C

= x32210 = xx0010 = x32010

Bbmaj7 Dm7 A7sus4

= x13231 = xx0211 = x02030

Am7 G/D

= x02010 = xx0003

=====================================================================

[Verse 1]

D C6 Bbmaj7 Am7

Mmm, yes, then I'd taken the kiss of seedcake back from his mouth,

D C6 Bbmaj7

Going deep south, go down, (mmm, yes!)

C6 D

Took six big wheels and rolled our bodies off of Howth Head,

C6 Bbmaj7 Am7

Into the flesh, (mmm----, yes!)

Gm7 Am7

He said I was a flower of the mountain, (yes!)

Gm7 Am7

But now I've powers o'er a woman's body

[Chorus]

D C/D Dm7 G/D

Yes, stepping out of the page ...into the sensual world,

D C/D Dm7

Stepping out,

G/D D

To where the water and the earth caress,

C6 Bbmaj7 Am7

And the down of a peach says... (mmm----, yes!)

[Verse 2]

D C6 Bbmaj7

...Do I look for those millionaires like a Machiavellian girl would?

D C6 Bbmaj7 Am7

When I could wear a sunset, (mmm---, yes!)

Gm7 Am7 Gm7

And how we'd wished to live in a sensual world,

Am7 Gm7 Am7

You don't need words, just one kiss, then another

[Chorus

D C/D Dm7 G/D D

Stepping out of the page ...into the sensual world,

C/D Dm7 G/D D

Stepping out of the page ...into the sensual world

[Break]

C/D G/D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

C/D G/D Dsus2 C/D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 3]

D C6

And then our arrows of desire rewrite the speech,

Bbmaj7 Am7

(Mmm-------, yes!) and then he whispered,

Dsus2 C6

"Would I... (mmm, yes!) ...be safe...

Bbmaj7 Am7

(Mmm------, yes!) ...from mountain flowers?"

D C6 Bbmaj7

And at first with the charm a - round him, (mmm, yes!)

Am7 Gm7 Am7 Gm7

He loosened it, so if it slipped between my breasts...

Am7

...He'd rescue it, (mmm, yes!)

[Verse 4 and Coda]

D C6 Bbmaj7 Am7 D

And his spark took life in my hand ...and... (mmm, yes!)

C6 Bbmaj7 Am7 D C6 Bbmaj7 Am7

I said, (mmm, yes!) ...but not yet, (mmm----, yes!)

D C Bbmaj7 A7sus4 D

(Mmmmmm, yes! Mmm, yes!)

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