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Kiss The Ground

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[Intro]
 C#m   E   B   C#m| 6x
[Verse]
C#mI'm in a Egolden BtempleC#m  
C#mIn a Ebombed out BstreetC#m  
C#mFeel the Erough and BtumbleC#m  
C#mDown where the Eborders BmeetC#m  
C#mI hear the Esandstorm's Bfallin'C#m  
C#mDown where the Etears have dBriedC#m  
C#mAnd there's a Ewest wind Bcallin'C#m  
C#mBut I get Eno repBly
[Chorus]
N.C.                 F#   A  B  
And I kiss the ground
I kiss the grC#moundA  
ANothin' F#aroundB  
[Verse]
N.C.              E       B  C#m  
There is no hidden karma
C#mThere is no Esacred BplightC#m  
C#mThere is no Especial BamourC#m  
C#mTo take me tEhrough the nBight
[Chorus]
N.C.            F#   A  B  
I kiss the ground
I kiss the groC#mundA  
ANothing F#aroundB  
I kiss the groF#undA  B  
I kiss the groC#mundA  
ANothing F#aroundB  
[Bridge]
Into the F#space between us
Into the Bwords that sF#ay
That every Blaw dF#emeans uAs
Then every Bprice you F#payA  
There is no Bhidden F#karma
There is no Bsacred F#plight
There is no Bspecial F#amourA  
To take me Bthrough the F#night
[Chorus]
N.C.             F#   A  B  
I kiss the ground
I kiss the grC#moundA  
ANothing aF#roundA  B  
I kiss the grC#moundA  
AI kiss the F#groundA  B  
I kiss the groC#mundA  
ANothing F#aroundA  B  
I kiss the grC#moundA  
There is no F#manna-maniaA  B  
There is no bC#manquet hereA  
There is F#only ghettosB  
C#mI kiss the ground

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Kiss The Ground

by Simple Minds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

[Intro]

C#m E B C#m

| 6x

[Verse]

C#m E B C#m

I'm in a golden temple

C#m E B C#m

In a bombed out street

C#m E B C#m

Feel the rough and tumble

C#m E B C#m

Down where the borders meet

C#m E B C#m

I hear the sandstorm's fallin'

C#m E B C#m

Down where the tears have dried

C#m E B C#m

And there's a west wind callin'

C#m E B

But I get no reply

[Chorus]

F# A B

N.C.

And I kiss the ground

C#m A

I kiss the ground

A F# B

Nothin' around

[Verse]

E B C#m

N.C.

There is no hidden karma

C#m E B C#m

There is no sacred plight

C#m E B C#m

There is no special amour

C#m E B

To take me through the night

[Chorus]

F# A B

N.C.

I kiss the ground

C#m A

I kiss the ground

A F# B

Nothing around

F# A B

I kiss the ground

C#m A

I kiss the ground

A F# B

Nothing around

[Bridge]

Into the space between us

B F#

Into the words that say

B F# A

That every law demeans us

B F# A

Then every price you pay

B F#

There is no hidden karma

B F#

There is no sacred plight

B F# A

There is no special amour

B F#

To take me through the night

[Chorus]

F# A B

N.C.

I kiss the ground

C#m A

I kiss the ground

A F# A B

Nothing around

C#m A

I kiss the ground

A F# A B

I kiss the ground

C#m A

I kiss the ground

A F# A B

Nothing around

C#m A

I kiss the ground

F# A B

There is no manna-mania

C#m A

There is no banquet here

F# B

There is only ghettos

C#m

I kiss the ground

About Kiss The Ground Chords by Simple Minds

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