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FORMER OWNER    -       Del Amitri
Intro:
 A-       Bm72x  
                       A   Bm7-                               
So      who was first 
   AObviously not       Bm7me
   AShe's locked up in -        Bm7side herself
And I     Acan't get anything       Bm7free
So     Awon't somebody        Bm7tell me please
Why the     Eformer owner al -       Bm7ways keeps the     Akeys
There's no       Bm7bubbles to burst
No     Abursting out crying nor       Bm7dying of thirst
She's     Autterly tied to       Bm7somebody else
And it     Aseems he got there      Bm7first
And     Ano, I'm not un -      Bm7tying
The     Areins around her neck that she       Bm7feels
And I won't     Atry to prise out of her the       Bm7truth anymore
When she     Alies about the things that      Bm7she sees
Because the     Eformer owner al -       Bm7ways keeps the      Bm6keys
Break:
Bm6
E7
There's     Ano        Dmaj7calling
Come     Ahere, you're necessary to         Dmaj7me
There's no ex -     Acitement in her face when I im -        Dmaj7plore
Cor -     Arupt me and confess to me        Dmaj7some more
And when  we     Ahear trees falling
Or see       Bm7people disappearing
Her e -     Amotions won't be reached or re -       Bm7leased
Because the     Eformer owner is 
     Bm7(keeping the     Ekeys)
                       keeping the keys Bm7  
Like a     Aticket inspector 
      Bm7running for a bus
     AIrony's revenge sur -       Bm7rounds us
And it's i -     Aronic that he promised you 
he'd       Bm7never let you go
When he's    Aleft you used-up and dis -       Bm7turbed
And I said     AJust as the early bird      Bm7catches the worm
The     Aearly cat catches the       Bm7bird
                             E                 Bm7          A   Bm7-      
But that     former owner is       keeping his     word 
 E- 
     Bm7keeping his     Aword 
 Bm7-       AREP & FADE 
     Ax02220
   Bm7x24232
     E022100
   Bm6x20434
    E7020130
 Dmaj7xx0222

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Former Owner

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bm7

Bm6

Dmaj7

FORMER OWNER - Del Amitri

Intro:

A Bm7

- 2x

A Bm7

So who was first

A Bm7

Obviously not me

A Bm7

She's locked up in - side herself

A Bm7

And I can't get anything free

A Bm7

So won't somebody tell me please

E Bm7 A

Why the former owner al - ways keeps the keys

Bm7

There's no bubbles to burst

A Bm7

No bursting out crying nor dying of thirst

A Bm7

She's utterly tied to somebody else

A Bm7

And it seems he got there first

A Bm7

And no, I'm not un - tying

A Bm7

The reins around her neck that she feels

A Bm7

And I won't try to prise out of her the truth anymore

A Bm7

When she lies about the things that she sees

E Bm7 Bm6

Because the former owner al - ways keeps the keys

Break:

Bm6

A Dmaj7

There's no calling

A Dmaj7

Come here, you're necessary to me

A Dmaj7

There's no ex - citement in her face when I im - plore

A Dmaj7

Cor - rupt me and confess to me some more

And when we hear trees falling

Bm7

Or see people disappearing

A Bm7

Her e - motions won't be reached or re - leased

Because the former owner is

Bm7 E

(keeping the keys)

Bm7

keeping the keys

Like a ticket inspector

Bm7

running for a bus

A Bm7

Irony's revenge sur - rounds us

And it's i - ronic that he promised you

Bm7

he'd never let you go

A Bm7

When he's left you used-up and dis - turbed

A Bm7

And I said Just as the early bird catches the worm

A Bm7

The early cat catches the bird

E Bm7 A Bm7

But that former owner is keeping his word

Bm7 A

keeping his word

Bm7 A

- REP & FADE

x02220

Bm7

x24232

022100

Bm6

x20434

020130

Dmaj7

xx0222

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