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[Intro]
Em7
[Verse 1]
Em7Drink up baby,
C9Stay up all night
With the Gmaj7things you could do,
You D6won't but you might.
The pEm7otential you'll be,
That C9you'll never see
The Gmaj7promises you'lBmaj7l only make.Cmaj7  
Em7Drink up with me now,
FoC9rget all about
The Gmaj7pressure of days
D6Do what I say
Em7And I'll make you okay,
C9Drive them away,
The Gmaj7images stucBmaj7k in your hCmaj7ead:
[Chorus]
C7The peoD7ple
EmYou've been before that you
C7Don't waD7nt 
EmAround any more
They pC7ush, and shoD7ve
EmAnd won't bend to your C7will
C7I'll keep them sCmtill.
[Verse 2]
Em7Drink up baby,
C9Look at the stars.
I'll kiss Gmaj7you again
BetwD6een the bars.
I keeEm7p seeing you there,
With C9your hands in the air
WaitGmaj7ing to finalBmaj7ly be cauCmaj7ght.
Em7Drink up one more time,
AnC9d I'll make you mine.
Keep Gmaj7you apart,
D6Deep in my heart.
Em7Separate from the rest
C9Where I like you the best
And Gmaj7keep the thBmaj7ings you fCmaj7orgot.
[Chorus]
C7The peoD7ple
Em      1
You've been before that you
C7Don't waD7nt 
EmAround any more
They pC7ush, and shoD7ve
EmAnd won't bend to your C7will
C7I'll keep them sCmtill.
Cm

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Between The Bars

by Madeleine Peyroux

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Gmaj7

Bmaj7

Cmaj7

[Intro]

Em7

[Verse 1]

Em7

Drink up baby,

Stay up all night

Gmaj7

With the things you could do,

You won't but you might.

Em7

The potential you'll be,

That you'll never see

Gmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7

The promises you'll only make.

Em7

Drink up with me now,

Forget all about

Gmaj7

The pressure of days

Do what I say

Em7

And I'll make you okay,

Drive them away,

Gmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7

The images stuck in your head:

[Chorus]

C7 D7

The people

You've been before that you

C7 D7

Don't want

Around any more

C7 D7

They push, and shove

Em C7

And won't bend to your will

C7 Cm

I'll keep them still.

[Verse 2]

Em7

Drink up baby,

Look at the stars.

Gmaj7

I'll kiss you again

Between the bars.

Em7

I keep seeing you there,

With your hands in the air

Gmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7

Waiting to finally be caught.

Em7

Drink up one more time,

And I'll make you mine.

Gmaj7

Keep you apart,

Deep in my heart.

Em7

Separate from the rest

Where I like you the best

Gmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7

And keep the things you forgot.

[Chorus]

C7 D7

The people

Em 1

You've been before that you

C7 D7

Don't want

Around any more

C7 D7

They push, and shove

Em C7

And won't bend to your will

C7 Cm

I'll keep them still.

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