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BmOld world underground Ewhere are you now?
Subtract my aEmge from the mileage
On my Dspeeding heart, F#credit cards
BAccelerate, accumulate
G#Looked for you downtown
Wound up in a Emovie with no Gstory
DNow it's late and F#you are nowhere to be fBmoundG  F#  
BmHesitation's Galways F#mine
HesitBmate outsiGde the F#times   
With all I don't Bmsay
With all I don't Gdo
I'm sF#ending you
InviBmtations to hesiF#tate too
BEvery ten year-old G#enemy soldier
EmThinks falling bombs are shooting sDtars sometimes
But F#she doesn't make wishes on tBhem
When she wishes, G#she wishes for Emless ways to Dwish for
F#More ways to Bwork toward it
Ten year-old eG#nemy soldier
EmOur falling bombs are her sDhooting stF#arsD  F#  
BmHesitation's Galways F#mine
HesitBmate outsiGde the F#times
Oh cBmall me or dGrop me a F#line
Say yBmou've been wiGth me
Say yBmou've been wiGth me
Say yBmou've been wiGth me this wF#hole time
BmOld world underground EI never knew you
But I've seen Emyour face everywhere 
There was a Dfarm before we F#tore 
The small town dDown
              F#   Bm   G#   Em   D   F#   Bm   G#   Em   D   F#   D   F#   D  F#...
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Iou

by Metric

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bm E

Old world underground where are you now?

Subtract my age from the mileage

D F#

On my speeding heart, credit cards

Accelerate, accumulate

Looked for you downtown

E G

Wound up in a movie with no story

D F# Bm G F#

Now it's late and you are nowhere to be found

Bm G F#

Hesitation's always mine

Bm G F#

Hesitate outside the times

With all I don't say

With all I don't do

I'm sending you

Bm F#

Invitations to hesitate too

B G#

Every ten year-old enemy soldier

Em D

Thinks falling bombs are shooting stars sometimes

F# B

But she doesn't make wishes on them

G# Em D

When she wishes, she wishes for less ways to wish for

F# B

More ways to work toward it

Ten year-old enemy soldier

Em D F# D F#

Our falling bombs are her shooting stars

Bm G F#

Hesitation's always mine

Bm G F#

Hesitate outside the times

Bm G F#

Oh call me or drop me a line

Bm G

Say you've been with me

Bm G

Say you've been with me

Bm G F#

Say you've been with me this whole time

Bm E

Old world underground I never knew you

But I've seen your face everywhere

D F#

There was a farm before we tore

The small town down

F# Bm G# Em D F# Bm G# Em D F# D F# D F#

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