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Hostiles

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C#minor

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Special chords: 
F#m/E: 044222
[Intro]
F#m   B
A     F#m  B
A     F#m
A
[Verse 1]
When the service is F#mdone
  BAnd the perish Ashuffled F#msome
  BAnd the May frAequencies F#mcome
To keep you awAay
(same chords progression)
When your body aches
From the unresolved dreams you keep
And the hours pass by
Just left on repeat
[Chorus]
F#mIt will be a silent F#m/Eday
  AI share with G#myou
Fighting off the hostF#iles
With wAhom we collAmude
F#mHo------F#m/Eoping to
AFind the G#mkey to this
Play of communiF#cations
BetwAeen you and Amme
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
When the LCDs
Are all the player ones you can be
Put your foot down in the right hand lane
If you are with me
Till the trains rerun
And the raw shower has come
And the May frequencies sung
Have sent you to sleep
[Chorus]
(same as above)
It will be a silent day
I share with you
Fighting off the hostiles
With whom we collude
Hoping to
Find the key to this
Play of communications
Between you and me
[Verse]
Don't burn so
Don't burn so
Don't burn so late
Don't burn so
Don't burn so
Don't burn so late
[Chorus]
(same as above)
It will be a silent day
I share with you
Fighting off the hostiles
With whom we collude
Hoping to
Find the key to this
Play of communications
Between you and me

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Hostiles

by Damon Albarn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m/E

F#m

G#m

Special chords:

F#m/E

: 044222

[Intro]

F#m B

A F#m B

A F#m

[Verse 1]

F#m

When the service is done

B A F#m

And the perish shuffled some

B A F#m

And the May frequencies come

To keep you away

(same chords progression)

When your body aches

From the unresolved dreams you keep

And the hours pass by

Just left on repeat

[Chorus]

F#m F#m/E

It will be a silent day

A G#m

I share with you

Fighting off the hostiles

A Am

With whom we collude

F#m F#m/E

Ho------oping to

A G#m

Find the key to this

Play of communications

A Am

Between you and me

[Verse 2]

(same as verse 1)

When the LCDs

Are all the player ones you can be

Put your foot down in the right hand lane

If you are with me

Till the trains rerun

And the raw shower has come

And the May frequencies sung

Have sent you to sleep

[Chorus]

(same as above)

It will be a silent day

I share with you

Fighting off the hostiles

With whom we collude

Hoping to

Find the key to this

Play of communications

Between you and me

[Verse]

Don't burn so

Don't burn so late

Don't burn so

Don't burn so late

[Chorus]

(same as above)

It will be a silent day

I share with you

Fighting off the hostiles

With whom we collude

Hoping to

Find the key to this

Play of communications

Between you and me

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