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"Around Town"
The Kooks
"Listen"
2014
[Intro]
  Am    D(x5)
[Verse 1]
If you get yourself in a Amfight
If that's the way you wanna lAmive your life
You can get yourself coDnnected
To the world that we are Amthrown to, yeah
[Chorus]
But all I need is somewhere to Flay
Somewhere to lay my Amhat up
I need someone to loGve in the middle of the dDmay
I want someone to Fbe
And someone to drive aroAmund town
I need someone to lGove when the chips are downD  
LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DAmOWN
Will you love me when the chips are Ddown?
LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE FDOWN
Could you love me wGhen the world is crashing all around?
[Verse 2]
You can try and be someone you're Amnot
If that's the rift that you want to Amcross
You can do the life of a Dbohemian
Or you can choose the material Amworld
[Chorus]
But all I need is somewhere to Flay
Somewhere to lay my Amhat up
I need someone to lGove in the middle of the daDmy
I want someone to Fbe
And someone to drive aroAmund town
I need someone to lGove when the chips are dowDn
LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DAmOWN
Will you love me when the chips Dare down?
LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE FDOWN
Could you love me wGhen the world is crashing all around?
[Interlude]
   Am    G    C  DAll around
Am G C D
 Am   G   C   D(x3)
[Chorus]
All I need is somewhere to Flay
Somewhere to lay my Amhat up
I need someone to lGove in the middle of the daDmy
I want someone to Fbe
And someone to drive aroAmund town
I need someone to lGoveD  
LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DAmOWN
Will you love me when the chips Dare down?
LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE FDOWN
Could you love me wGhen the world is crashing all around?

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Around Town

by The Kooks

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"Around Town"

The Kooks

"Listen"

2014

[Intro]

Am D

(x5)

[Verse 1]

If you get yourself in a fight

If that's the way you wanna live your life

You can get yourself connected

To the world that we are thrown to, yeah

[Chorus]

But all I need is somewhere to lay

Somewhere to lay my hat up

G Dm

I need someone to love in the middle of the day

I want someone to be

And someone to drive around town

G D

I need someone to love when the chips are down

LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Will you love me when the chips are down?

LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Could you love me when the world is crashing all around?

[Verse 2]

You can try and be someone you're not

If that's the rift that you want to cross

You can do the life of a bohemian

Or you can choose the material world

[Chorus]

But all I need is somewhere to lay

Somewhere to lay my hat up

G Dm

I need someone to love in the middle of the day

I want someone to be

And someone to drive around town

G D

I need someone to love when the chips are down

LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Will you love me when the chips are down?

LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Could you love me when the world is crashing all around?

[Interlude]

Am G C D

All around

Am G C D

(x3)

[Chorus]

All I need is somewhere to lay

Somewhere to lay my hat up

G Dm

I need someone to love in the middle of the day

I want someone to be

And someone to drive around town

G D

I need someone to love

LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Will you love me when the chips are down?

LOVE ME WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Could you love me when the world is crashing all around?

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