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Speaking In Tongues

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I C#mguess AI Ethought we were iC#mndivAisiEble
RC#memembAer Ewhen the distance wasn't C#minsurAmountaEble
I'd C#mrun aAll Enight Just to hear you sC#mpeak in tAongues to Eme
Now we stC#mare aAt pEhones And talk in awkward C#mteenage ApoeEtry
AWhen I C#mget to you yeah my blood runs coldB  
'Cos I don't recogF#nise the person I behold
AUnderC#mneath the moon yeah we shake our bonesB  
But I don't uF#nderstand
When you Bspeak in tongues (in tongues)
I can't understand a Asingle word you say
Sex and politics a C#mdangerous game we play
It's all weB've ever known
AWe're speaking in tongues
C#mFace to face but miles away
BWe're speaking in tongues
F#I can't find the words to say
AWe're speaking in tongues
C#mYou're speaking in tongues
BYou're speaking in tongues F#to me
C#mI confess AI    Ewas never one for C#mwaxing AlyrEical
But the C#mradiAo    ETaunts me with its C#mmodern AparaEbles
AIt C#mdon't make sense but it's all I knowB  
F#When you're face down there's still further to go
AUndC#merneath the moon yeah we shake our bonBes
But I don't F#understand
When you Bspeak in tongues (in tongues)
I can't understand a Asingle word you say
Sex and politics a C#mdangerous game we play
It's all we've ever Bknown
AWe're speaking in tongues
C#mFace to face but miles away
BWe're speaking in tongues
F#I can't find the words to say
AWe're speaking in tongues
C#mYou're speaking in tongues
BYou're speaking in tongues to meF#  
Bridge:  A   C#m   B  F#  
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14------12---12---14-11--------------------------------------|
G|-------13------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
AI danced with the C#mdevil
BIn the pale moonF#light
AYou’ve got such a C#msharp tongue
BCuts me like a kF#nife
x2
AWe're speaking in tonC#mgues
(I danced with the devil)
BWe're speaking in tongueF#s
(I danced with the devil)
AWe're speaking in tongueC#ms
(I danced with the devil)
BIn the pale moonlF#ight
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Speaking In Tongues

by Young Guns

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C#m

C#m A E C#m A E

I guess I thought we were indivisible

C#m A E C#m A E

Remember when the distance wasn't insurmountable

C#m A E C#m A E

I'd run all night Just to hear you speak in tongues to me

C#m A E C#m A E

Now we stare at phones And talk in awkward teenage poetry

A C#m B

When I get to you yeah my blood runs cold

'Cos I don't recognise the person I behold

A C#m B

Underneath the moon yeah we shake our bones

But I don't understand

When you speak in tongues (in tongues)

I can't understand a single word you say

C#m

Sex and politics a dangerous game we play

It's all we've ever known

We're speaking in tongues

C#m

Face to face but miles away

We're speaking in tongues

I can't find the words to say

We're speaking in tongues

C#m

You're speaking in tongues

B F#

You're speaking in tongues to me

C#m A E C#m A E

I confess I was never one for waxing lyrical

C#m A E C#m A E

But the radio Taunts me with its modern parables

A C#m B

It don't make sense but it's all I know

When you're face down there's still further to go

A C#m B

Underneath the moon yeah we shake our bones

But I don't understand

When you speak in tongues (in tongues)

I can't understand a single word you say

C#m

Sex and politics a dangerous game we play

It's all we've ever known

We're speaking in tongues

C#m

Face to face but miles away

We're speaking in tongues

I can't find the words to say

We're speaking in tongues

C#m

You're speaking in tongues

B F#

You're speaking in tongues to me

A C#m B F#

Bridge:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--14------12---12---14-11--------------------------------------|

G|-------13------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

A C#m

I danced with the devil

B F#

In the pale moonlight

A C#m

You’ve got such a sharp tongue

B F#

Cuts me like a knife

A C#m

We're speaking in tongues

(I danced with the devil)

B F#

We're speaking in tongues

(I danced with the devil)

A C#m

We're speaking in tongues

(I danced with the devil)

B F#

In the pale moonlight

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