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Be Your Shadow
by The Wombats
from "Glitterbug" (2015)
standard tuning
This is my first tab and it sounds right to me, but if you find any mistakes - feel free to comment! 
[Intro]
Bb    F    Dm    C
Bb    F    Dm    C
[Verse 1]
ToBbnight we'll both go MFIA
In Dmdifferent towns but in Csimilar ways
I've Bbtried my best, best to Fforget
But I Dmcan't, I can't, I Ccan't
ToBbnight we'll scratch each other's Fface
If it's Dmin the moment no Cone complains
I‘ve Bbtried my best to move Falong
But I Dmcan't, I can't, I Ccan't
[Chorus]
BbKiss me with your Ffist it's alright
DmWrap your hands around Cmy throat I won't mind
BbI'm permaFnent now, I won't go
DmI just wanna Cbe your shadow
[Verse 2]
BbJust one more uptempo Ftune
The Dmsuits don't care if their fCeet aren't blue
Are Bbyou aware of what‘s going Fon
In my Dmheart, my heart, my Cheart
BbThose machine gun Feyes have fired Dmcrystals into Cme
BbYou're such a violent Fhigh
And I'm such a loose Dmcannon can't you Csee?
[Chorus]
BbKiss me with your Ffist it's alright
DmWrap your hands around Cmy throat I won't mind
BbI'm permaFnent now, I won't go
DmI just wanna Cbe your shadow
BbHave a bus drive it Fover my rib cage
DmSnap my bank cards and Cthrow them at my face
BbI'm permaFnent, now I won't go
DmI just wanna Cbe your shadow
[Bridge]
         BbAnd I just wanna Dmbe the Csum of your broken Bbparts
BbAnd I just wanna Dmbe your Ccreature of the Bbdark
BbAnd I just wanna Dmbe the Csum of your broken Bbparts
BbAnd I just wanna Dmbe your Ccreature of, your creature of the Bbdark
     Bb      F       Dm      C       Bb      F   DmI just wanna Cbe your shadow
[Chorus]
BbKiss me with your Ffist it's alright
DmWrap your hands around Cmy throat I won't mind
BbI'm permaFnent now, I won't go
DmI just wanna Cbe your shadow Bb  F  
DmI just wanna Cbe your shadowBb  F  
DmI just wanna Cbe your shadowBb  

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Be Your Shadow

by The Wombats

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Be Your Shadow

by The Wombats

from "Glitterbug" (2015)

standard tuning

This is my first tab and it sounds right to me, but if you find any mistakes - feel free to comment!

[Intro]

Bb F Dm C

[Verse 1]

Bb F

Tonight we'll both go MIA

Dm C

In different towns but in similar ways

Bb F

I've tried my best, best to forget

Dm C

But I can't, I can't, I can't

Bb F

Tonight we'll scratch each other's face

Dm C

If it's in the moment no one complains

Bb F

I‘ve tried my best to move along

Dm C

But I can't, I can't, I can't

[Chorus]

Bb F

Kiss me with your fist it's alright

Dm C

Wrap your hands around my throat I won't mind

Bb F

I'm permanent now, I won't go

Dm C

I just wanna be your shadow

[Verse 2]

Bb F

Just one more uptempo tune

Dm C

The suits don't care if their feet aren't blue

Bb F

Are you aware of what‘s going on

Dm C

In my heart, my heart, my heart

Bb F Dm C

Those machine gun eyes have fired crystals into me

Bb F

You're such a violent high

Dm C

And I'm such a loose cannon can't you see?

[Chorus]

Bb F

Kiss me with your fist it's alright

Dm C

Wrap your hands around my throat I won't mind

Bb F

I'm permanent now, I won't go

Dm C

I just wanna be your shadow

Bb F

Have a bus drive it over my rib cage

Dm C

Snap my bank cards and throw them at my face

Bb F

I'm permanent, now I won't go

Dm C

I just wanna be your shadow

[Bridge]

Bb Dm C Bb

And I just wanna be the sum of your broken parts

Bb Dm C Bb

And I just wanna be your creature of the dark

Bb Dm C Bb

And I just wanna be the sum of your broken parts

Bb Dm C Bb

And I just wanna be your creature of, your creature of the dark

Bb F Dm C Bb F Dm C

I just wanna be your shadow

[Chorus]

Bb F

Kiss me with your fist it's alright

Dm C

Wrap your hands around my throat I won't mind

Bb F

I'm permanent now, I won't go

Dm C Bb F

I just wanna be your shadow

Dm C Bb F

I just wanna be your shadow

Dm C Bb

I just wanna be your shadow

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