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Cellophane

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Intro
A B G
AForty Bmore than I can taGke today
AWrap it Bup in Gcellophane
AThrowing Bout for safety's Gsake
A'Cause they'll just Bthink it sounds the Gsame
BI'll go a day
GI'll go a day
AI've gone for dayBs
BI know a way
GI know the way
ABut I can't Bspeak
BAnd if I Gstay
AWell I'll have to Bmake this up
BSixteen Gdays to find a Away
BTo try and get this shut
AAnd I'll be Bgone
So I'll be Gsafe
ABusy sBcratching out this Gache
      Ab               G  
Taking pressure off my face
AWe'll throw this Bout for safety's Gsake
BI'll go a day
GI'll go a day
AI've gone for Bweeks
AI know a way
GI know a way
ABut I can't Bspeak
BAnd if I Gstay
AWell I'll have to Bmake this up
BSixteen Gdays to find a Away
BTo try and get this shut

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Cellophane

by Knapsack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

A B G

Forty more than I can take today

A B G

Wrap it up in cellophane

A B G

Throwing out for safety's sake

A B G

'Cause they'll just think it sounds the same

I'll go a day

A B

I've gone for days

I know a way

I know the way

A B

But I can't speak

B G

And if I stay

A B

Well I'll have to make this up

B G A

Sixteen days to find a way

To try and get this shut

A B

And I'll be gone

So I'll be safe

A B G

Busy scratching out this ache

A G

Taking pressure off my face

A B G

We'll throw this out for safety's sake

I'll go a day

A B

I've gone for weeks

I know a way

A B

But I can't speak

B G

And if I stay

A B

Well I'll have to make this up

B G A

Sixteen days to find a way

To try and get this shut

About Cellophane Chords by Knapsack

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