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Lovetown 
Peter Gabriel
    EmPeople go naked,     Cand pick up these Amtrails
    Emsomeone before me,    Claid down these Amrails
Bmwhen it’s loaded up too Emheavy,
Cthis engine,  Dfails--   in loveEmtown
    DI can’t Emsettle down-       
    Dand do those Emteeth,  still match the Dwound
take a Cgood look around     Din loveEmtown
    Dlookin’ in Emlovetown           Dthis is Emlovetown
EmSometimes, you’re stormy water    Con which I pour my Amoil
Emin each others shadow,    Cthe roots reach into the Amsoil
 Bmall these knots, so tightly Emtied,
    Cwe could not unDcoil--     in loveEmtown
Dno place to Emsettle down-       
   Dand do those Emteeth, still match the Dwound
take a Cgood look around           Din loveEmtown
       Dthis is Emlovetown           Dlookin’ in Emlovetown                  
EmWho’s,  lonely Amlips,      will Dfind these hidden Emscars
EmWho’s,  seen the Amkisses,        Dleft in dimlit Embars
EmWho’s,  out in the Amstreets,      Dlooking for love like Emours
EmWho’s,  looking in Clovetown,      to-Amnight----------
Em         C          Am
AmHave you got what you EmwantC  Am  
Amhave you got what you EmneedC  Am  
with what you Cdid, and what you Amsaw----
did you Emfind, you,  Cneeded  Ammore---
have you Emgot, what, Cyou came Amfor---
are you really so Emsure---                C   Amare you really so Emsure
   Dlookin’ in Emlovetown            Dthis is Emlovetown
   Dlivin’ in  Emlovetown          Dyeah yeah Emyeah

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Lovetown

by Peter Gabriel

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Lovetown

Peter Gabriel

Em C Am

People go naked, and pick up these trails

Em C Am

someone before me, laid down these rails

Bm Em

when it’s loaded up too heavy,

C D Em

this engine, fails-- in lovetown

D Em

I can’t settle down-

D Em D

and do those teeth, still match the wound

C D Em

take a good look around in lovetown

D Em D Em

lookin’ in lovetown this is lovetown

Em C Am

Sometimes, you’re stormy water on which I pour my oil

Em C Am

in each others shadow, the roots reach into the soil

Bm Em

all these knots, so tightly tied,

C D Em

we could not uncoil-- in lovetown

D Em

no place to settle down-

D Em D

and do those teeth, still match the wound

C D Em

take a good look around in lovetown

D Em D Em

this is lovetown lookin’ in lovetown

Em Am D Em

Who’s, lonely lips, will find these hidden scars

Em Am D Em

Who’s, seen the kisses, left in dimlit bars

Em Am D Em

Who’s, out in the streets, looking for love like ours

Em C Am

Who’s, looking in lovetown, to-night----------

Em C Am

Am Em C Am

Have you got what you want

Am Em C Am

have you got what you need

C Am

with what you did, and what you saw----

Em C Am

did you find, you, needed more---

Em C Am

have you got, what, you came for---

Em C Am Em

are you really so sure--- are you really so sure

D Em D Em

lookin’ in lovetown this is lovetown

D Em D Em

livin’ in lovetown yeah yeah yeah

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