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Romance Is Dead

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 Paloma Faith - Romance Is Dead
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No capo
[Intro]
|  D   A|  Bm   G|
|    D|     A|
[Verse 1]
  DThe plastic Aflowers you BmgaveG  
  Sit on the Dtable, so unsAtable
  DAnd there are some Agreasy fingerBmprintsG  
  On that pre-wrote Dbirthday card you wrote Ayour name in
[Pre-Chorus]
And I Eknow that you make your effort 
But I Gthink you could do much AbetterC9  
[Chorus]
Are Froses blue and Gviolets red?
BbSay it isn't Bbmtrue
Don't tell me romance is Fdead
So wake up you Gsleepy head
BbAll your dreams are Bbmjust a kiss aDmwayG  
[Verse 2]
  DI asked Ayou for a BmletterG  
  So you De-mailed, have Awe failed?
  Oh, you Dkiss with Asuch a poBmtential G  
  Then ask to Dspeed up, it's not Aenough
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I am Ecarrying my own bags up 
G17 flights of Astairs, loveC9  
[Chorus]
Are Froses blue and Gviolets red?
BbSay it isn't Bbmtrue
Don't tell me romance is Fdead
So wake up you Gsleepy head
BbThink of all the Bbmmagic we could Dmmake
BbAll your dreams are Bbmjust a kiss aDmway
[Bridge]
  FIt shouldn't take Fmaj7Valentine's Day 
  F7Just to show you Bb/Flove mBbm/Fe
  FYou don't need Fmaj7any money 
  F7Just a bit of iBb/FmaginatiBbm/FonBbm6/F  
[Chorus]
Are Froses blue and Gviolets red?
BbSay it isn't Bbmtrue
Don't tell me romance is Fdead
So wake up you Gsleepy head
BbThink of all the Bbmmagic we could Dmmake
BbAll your dreams are Bbmjust a kiss aDmway
[Chorus]
Are Abroses blue and Bbviolets red?
DbSay it isn't Dbmtrue
Don't tell me romance is Abdead
So wake up you Bbsleepy head
DbThink of all the Dbmmagic we could Fmmake
   Db  DbmAll your dreams
[Chorus]
Are Abroses blue and Bbviolets red?
DbSay it isn't Dbmtrue
Don't tell me romance is Abdead
So wake up you Bbsleepy head
DbThink of all the Dbmmagic we could Fmmake
DbAll your dreams are Dbmjust a kiss aFmway

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Romance Is Dead

by Paloma Faith

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Fmaj7

Bb/F

Bbm/F

Bbm6/F

Dbm

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Paloma Faith - Romance Is Dead

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No capo

[Intro]

D A Bm G

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D A

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[Verse 1]

D A Bm G

The plastic flowers you gave

D A

Sit on the table, so unstable

D A Bm G

And there are some greasy fingerprints

D A

On that pre-wrote birthday card you wrote your name in

[Pre-Chorus]

And I know that you make your effort

G A C9

But I think you could do much better

[Chorus]

F G

Are roses blue and violets red?

Bb Bbm

Say it isn't true

Don't tell me romance is dead

So wake up you sleepy head

Bb Bbm Dm G

All your dreams are just a kiss away

[Verse 2]

D A Bm G

I asked you for a letter

D A

So you e-mailed, have we failed?

D A Bm G

Oh, you kiss with such a potential

D A

Then ask to speed up, it's not enough

[Pre-Chorus]

Now I am carrying my own bags up

G A C9

17 flights of stairs, love

[Chorus]

F G

Are roses blue and violets red?

Bb Bbm

Say it isn't true

Don't tell me romance is dead

So wake up you sleepy head

Bb Bbm Dm

Think of all the magic we could make

Bb Bbm Dm

All your dreams are just a kiss away

[Bridge]

F Fmaj7

It shouldn't take Valentine's Day

F7 Bb/F Bbm/F

Just to show you love me

F Fmaj7

You don't need any money

F7 Bb/F Bbm/F Bbm6/F

Just a bit of imagination

[Chorus]

F G

Are roses blue and violets red?

Bb Bbm

Say it isn't true

Don't tell me romance is dead

So wake up you sleepy head

Bb Bbm Dm

Think of all the magic we could make

Bb Bbm Dm

All your dreams are just a kiss away

[Chorus]

Ab Bb

Are roses blue and violets red?

Db Dbm

Say it isn't true

Don't tell me romance is dead

So wake up you sleepy head

Db Dbm Fm

Think of all the magic we could make

Db Dbm

All your dreams

[Chorus]

Ab Bb

Are roses blue and violets red?

Db Dbm

Say it isn't true

Don't tell me romance is dead

So wake up you sleepy head

Db Dbm Fm

Think of all the magic we could make

Db Dbm Fm

All your dreams are just a kiss away

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