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Morrissey - "Reader Meet Author" (Southpaw Grammar)
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Intro:
 A#   Am   G   Cx2
F C Dm G
CYou don't know a Gthing about their lDivesA  
CThey live where you Gwouldn't dare to DdriveA  
CYou shake as you Gthink of how they DsleepA  
But you Cwrite as if you Gall lie side by DsideA  
A#Reader, meet Amauthor
With the Ghope of hearing Csense
But you A#may be feeling Amlet down
By the Gwords of Cdefense
He says "Fno-one ever Csees me when I Dmcry"G  
CYou don't know a Gthing about their lDivesA  
CBooks don't save them, Gbooks aren't stanley DknivesA  
And if a Cfight Gbroke out here DtonightA  
You'd Cbe the first awayG, because you're that DtypeA  
And the A#year two Amthousand won't Gchange anyone Chere
As each A#fabled promise Amflies so fast you'll Gswear it was never Cthere
Oh, have you Fever escaped from a Cshipwrecked lDmife?G  
Solo:
 Am   D#   A#   Fx4
 C   G   D      Ax4
So A#safely with your Amsoftware, Gmiles from the front Cline
You A#hear the way the Amsad voice sings, and you Gstart to imagine tChings
Oh, Fany excuse to Cwrite more lDmiesG  
Outro:
Am D# A# F
end on Am  

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Reader Meet Author

by Morrissey

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Morrissey - "Reader Meet Author" (Southpaw Grammar)

Brillant song, no tab on this site yet. 99% sure this is correct.

Intro:

A# Am G C

F C Dm G

C G D A

You don't know a thing about their lives

C G D A

They live where you wouldn't dare to drive

C G D A

You shake as you think of how they sleep

C G D A

But you write as if you all lie side by side

A# Am

Reader, meet author

G C

With the hope of hearing sense

A# Am

But you may be feeling let down

G C

By the words of defense

F C Dm G

He says "no-one ever sees me when I cry"

C G D A

You don't know a thing about their lives

C G D A

Books don't save them, books aren't stanley knives

C G D A

And if a fight broke out here tonight

C G D A

You'd be the first away, because you're that type

A# Am G C

And the year two thousand won't change anyone here

A# Am G C

As each fabled promise flies so fast you'll swear it was never there

F C Dm G

Oh, have you ever escaped from a shipwrecked life?

Solo:

Am D# A# F

C G D A

A# Am G C

So safely with your software, miles from the front line

A# Am G C

You hear the way the sad voice sings, and you start to imagine things

F C Dm G

Oh, any excuse to write more lies

Outro:

Am D# A# F

end on

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