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[INTRO]      E/     D    A/  x2
            E/     D    A/  x2
              petrol
[VERSE]
EFeels like I'm dying Dgot so mAuch in Emy veins  (DpetroAl)
Don't wanna do it 'cause its burning away my brains  (petrol)
Met her a month ago how long can I last  (petrol)
Feel like I'm overdosing when I see her walking past  (petrol)
BThere goes the killAer there she goes
There goes the lover there she goes
BThey call her PetroDl 'cause she burns like a flame
BThey call her Petrol F#because that's her namF#e
E(What's she called noDw?) Call Aher Petrol
(What's she do now?) Burns my heart
(What's she called now?) Call her Petrol
E(What's she do now?A) ...... SAhe burns me!A  A  
[VERSE]
EAt six o'clock when I Dwas ridAing on Ethe trainD  A  
They took me home but I could not remember my name
I was so burned out last night I think that was enough
I feel so bad now I'm so down on love
BThere goes the killAer there she goes
There goes the lover there she goes
BThey call her PetroDl 'cause she burns like a flame
BThey call her Petrol F#because that's her namF#e
E(What's she called noDw?) Call Aher Petrol
(What's she do now?) Burns my heart
(What's she called now?) Call her Petrol
E(What's she do now?A) Burns meA!A  A  
[SOLO]  over verse chords  x4
EThat girl is hot she DburnsA  
Love is like a flame
Hotter than fire
EBurn me!A  A  A  A  

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Petrol

by The Vibrators

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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E D A

[INTRO] / / x2

E D A

/ / x2

petrol

[VERSE]

E D A E D A

Feels like I'm dying got so much in my veins (petrol)

Don't wanna do it 'cause its burning away my brains (petrol)

Met her a month ago how long can I last (petrol)

Feel like I'm overdosing when I see her walking past (petrol)

B A

There goes the killer there she goes

There goes the lover there she goes

B D

They call her Petrol 'cause she burns like a flame

B F# F#

They call her Petrol because that's her name

E D A

(What's she called now?) Call her Petrol

(What's she do now?) Burns my heart

(What's she called now?) Call her Petrol

E A A A A

(What's she do now?) ...... She burns me!

[VERSE]

E D A E D A

At six o'clock when I was riding on the train

They took me home but I could not remember my name

I was so burned out last night I think that was enough

I feel so bad now I'm so down on love

B A

There goes the killer there she goes

There goes the lover there she goes

B D

They call her Petrol 'cause she burns like a flame

B F# F#

They call her Petrol because that's her name

E D A

(What's she called now?) Call her Petrol

(What's she do now?) Burns my heart

(What's she called now?) Call her Petrol

E A A A A

(What's she do now?) Burns me!

[SOLO] over verse chords x4

E D A

That girl is hot she burns

Love is like a flame

Hotter than fire

E A A A A

Burn me!

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