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This is a very simple chords version of the great Pink Floyd´s song "Poles Apart"
[Intro]
G    D    G    D
[Verse 1]
Did you Gknow... it was all going to go so Dwrong for you
And did you Gsee it was all going to be so Dright for me
F#mWhy Emdid Dwe A/C#tell Bmyou Athen
F#mYou Gwere F#mal - Emways Dthe A/C#golden Bmboy Athen
F#mAnd Gthat F#myou'd Emne-Dver A/C#lose that Glight in your Deyes
[Verse 2]
Hey Gyou... did you ever realize what Dyou'd become
And did you Gsee that it wasn't only me you were Drunning from
Did you F#mknow Emall Dthe A/C#time Bmbut Ait
F#mNe - Gver F#mbothEmered Dyou A/C#any - BmwayA  
LeaF#mding Gthe F#mblind Emwhile DI A/C#stared out the Gsteel in your Deyes
[Instrumental]
C#m  D  C#m  E
C#m  D  Bm  E
D
[Verse 3]
The rain fell Gslow, down on all the roofs of unDcertainty
I thought of Gyou and the years and all the sadness fell aDway from me
And did you Gknow...D  
F#m  Em  D A/C#  Bm  A
F#m G F#m Em D A/C#   Bm  A
I F#mne - Gver F#mthought Emthat Dyou'd A/C#lose that Glight in your Deyes
[Outro Solo]
    G      Dx7
(fade out)

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Poles Apart

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F#m

A/C#

C#m

This is a very simple chords version of the great Pink Floyd´s song "Poles Apart"

[Intro]

G D G D

[Verse 1]

G D

Did you know... it was all going to go so wrong for you

G D

And did you see it was all going to be so right for me

F#m Em D A/C# Bm A

Why did we tell you then

F#m G F#m Em D A/C# Bm A

You were al - ways the golden boy then

F#m G F#m Em D A/C# G D

And that you'd ne-ver lose that light in your eyes

[Verse 2]

G D

Hey you... did you ever realize what you'd become

G D

And did you see that it wasn't only me you were running from

F#m Em D A/C# Bm A

Did you know all the time but it

F#m G F#m Em D A/C# Bm A

Ne - ver bothered you any - way

F#m G F#m Em D A/C# G D

Leading the blind while I stared out the steel in your eyes

[Instrumental]

C#m D C#m E

C#m D Bm E

[Verse 3]

G D

The rain fell slow, down on all the roofs of uncertainty

G D

I thought of you and the years and all the sadness fell away from me

G D

And did you know...

F#m Em D A/C# Bm A

F#m G F#m Em D A/C# Bm A

F#m G F#m Em D A/C# G D

I ne - ver thought that you'd lose that light in your eyes

[Outro Solo]

G D

(fade out)

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The chords for "Poles Apart" show the original chord names (including G, D, F#m, Em, A/C#, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.