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Intro:  E   C#m   E  C#m  
Edon't pass me a comb
C#mcause I got me a poem runninBg through my mind
Edon't remind me you're dead
C#mcause i'd rather think instead of Bthe times you lived
Eforcing the circumstance
C#mchasing ambulances Bup the road
Ewas that a laugh or cough?
C#mplease drop my cousin off
Ehe's heading home to Perth
C#he got his money's worth Bin Canada
C#mbut he sure had a lot to say G#mabout America today
Ashe's been beaten up, she's been Ebattered down
C#mbut we all get confused
G#mlose sight of those tiny clues
Achasing Bambulances
E C#m E C#m
Esome chasing the mighty buck
C#msome chase till their wheels get stEuck
Esome chasing piles of dirt
C#msome chasing a piece of skBirt
Esome chasing their own tails
C#msome chase till all else fails
Esome chasing common sense
C#msome chasing a picket fBence
Eme, i'd rather chase you down
C#mdon't ask me how I found the bBalls to say "hey, hey, hey..."
C#mbut I sure got a lot to learn aG#mbout waiting for my turn
Abut i've been beaten up, i've been Ebattered down
C#mbut we all get confused
G#mlose sight of those tiny clues
Achasing aBmbulances
i'd rather cEhase you doAwn, yeBah
not ambulancEes, chiAld, nBo
i'd rather cEhase you dowAnB  
not ambu-
ENot aAmbulanC#mces, child, no, Bno...
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Chasing Ambulances

by Octoberman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

E C#m E C#m

Intro:

don't pass me a comb

C#m B

cause I got me a poem running through my mind

don't remind me you're dead

C#m B

cause i'd rather think instead of the times you lived

forcing the circumstance

C#m B

chasing ambulances up the road

was that a laugh or cough?

C#m

please drop my cousin off

he's heading home to Perth

C# B

he got his money's worth in Canada

C#m G#m

but he sure had a lot to say about America today

A E

she's been beaten up, she's been battered down

C#m

but we all get confused

G#m

lose sight of those tiny clues

A B

chasing ambulances

E C#m E C#m

some chasing the mighty buck

C#m E

some chase till their wheels get stuck

some chasing piles of dirt

C#m B

some chasing a piece of skirt

some chasing their own tails

C#m

some chase till all else fails

some chasing common sense

C#m B

some chasing a picket fence

me, i'd rather chase you down

C#m B

don't ask me how I found the balls to say "hey, hey, hey..."

C#m G#m

but I sure got a lot to learn about waiting for my turn

A E

but i've been beaten up, i've been battered down

C#m

but we all get confused

G#m

lose sight of those tiny clues

A B

chasing ambulances

E A B

i'd rather chase you down, yeah

E A B

not ambulances, child, no

E A B

i'd rather chase you down

not ambu-

E A C#m B

Not ambulances, child, no, no...

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