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Capo on 3rd fret. 
[Intro] 
A E F#m E A
[Chorus] 
AThe lights are going down
EIn every city town
ABut you'll be fast asleep
EThere's no one that can keep
AThe dream out of your heart
EAnd when you fall apart
AJust hold your head up high
EYou have an E7alibi in Dme
[Verse 1]
F#mCan't compromise me for you
AThat kind of trade would never do
F#mWearing shoes that don't quite fit
ALose yourself, Ebit by bit
F#mCompletely alone now
ABlank page beginning, empty head, the world is spinning
F#mControl the strings, dancing puppets on a Astage, a Ecage
[Chorus] 
AThe lights are going down
EIn every city town
ABut you'll be fast asleep
EThere's no one that can keep
AThe dream out of your heart
EAnd when you fall apart
AJust hold your head up high
EYou have an E7alibi in Ame
[Verse 3]
F#mLate in the afternoon
AThe winter's cold will soon
F#mRewrite the summer's lies
AWith frozen Ealibis
[Chorus]
AThe lights are going down
EIn every city town
ABut you'll be fast asleep
EThere's no one that can keep
AThe love out of your heart
EAnd when you fall apart
AJust hold your head up high
EYou have an E7alibi in Ame

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Alibi

by The Strange Familiar

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo on 3rd fret.

[Intro]

A E F#m E A

[Chorus]

The lights are going down

In every city town

But you'll be fast asleep

There's no one that can keep

The dream out of your heart

And when you fall apart

Just hold your head up high

E E7 D

You have an alibi in me

[Verse 1]

F#m

Can't compromise me for you

That kind of trade would never do

F#m

Wearing shoes that don't quite fit

A E

Lose yourself, bit by bit

F#m

Completely alone now

Blank page beginning, empty head, the world is spinning

F#m A E

Control the strings, dancing puppets on a stage, a cage

[Chorus]

The lights are going down

In every city town

But you'll be fast asleep

There's no one that can keep

The dream out of your heart

And when you fall apart

Just hold your head up high

E E7 A

You have an alibi in me

[Verse 3]

F#m

Late in the afternoon

The winter's cold will soon

F#m

Rewrite the summer's lies

A E

With frozen alibis

[Chorus]

The lights are going down

In every city town

But you'll be fast asleep

There's no one that can keep

The love out of your heart

And when you fall apart

Just hold your head up high

E E7 A

You have an alibi in me

About Alibi Chords by The Strange Familiar

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