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Lyrics are probably wrong in places. Just copied off some website. Hope the chords sound ok!
[Intro]
 F#m   E   F#mx2
[Verse]
I left your house when you were F#msleeping
Having correctly had my Ehead screwed F#mon
Tried to find a F#mway to write a note
Couldn't get your sEhower to work
I sort of wish that it was F#mraining
So that I could pull the Ehood up on my F#mcoat
I'm always happy to be F#mleaving
Could be the company EI'm keeping
[Chorus]
Like when you're looking for your DshadesBm  
Rifling through your Dpockets
And you find them on your Bmface
Ooh I can't eF#mscape it, aEbnormal behavior
Uncontrollably F#mvapor
And on, Ebout some/
Thing doneF#m  
Sooner or lEater
This strange little aF#mrrangement
And all of its eExchanges
Must cease
F#m E F#m
F#m E
[Verse]
Shouldn't have cF#mome back
Shouldn't have Eswitched it on at F#mall
Didn't mean to F#mhold you so close
But you Eknow how it goes
I sort of wish that it was F#msunset
I kind of wish that it was ENew Year's F#mDay
On a F#mvacant street
I cast a lEong-eyed shadow
[Chorus]
Like when you're looking for your DshadesBm  
Rifling through your Dpockets
And you find them on your Bmface
Walking around in a DdazeBm  
I don't want to Dstop it
Baby let you Bmtrade
Ooh I can't eDscape it
Abnormal Bmbehavior, uncontrollably Dvapor
And on about sBmome/
Thing doneD  
Sooner or Bmlater
This strange little aDrrangement 
And all of its Bmexchanges
Must cease
[Outro]
F#mNot easy to see where to go
BmThe misty middle twist and swallow
FmThe curves are the only part 
BmI know
And maybe takes a side of cool
DOoohBm  
DAwO0ouBm  
 F#m   Bmx2
F#m

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Shades

by Alexandra Savior

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F#m

Lyrics are probably wrong in places. Just copied off some website. Hope the chords sound ok!

[Intro]

F#m E F#m

[Verse]

F#m

I left your house when you were sleeping

E F#m

Having correctly had my head screwed on

F#m

Tried to find a way to write a note

Couldn't get your shower to work

F#m

I sort of wish that it was raining

E F#m

So that I could pull the hood up on my coat

F#m

I'm always happy to be leaving

Could be the company I'm keeping

[Chorus]

D Bm

Like when you're looking for your shades

Rifling through your pockets

And you find them on your face

F#m E

Ooh I can't escape it, abnormal behavior

F#m

Uncontrollably vapor

And on, bout some/

F#m

Thing done

Sooner or later

F#m

This strange little arrangement

And all of its exchanges

Must cease

F#m E F#m

F#m E

[Verse]

F#m

Shouldn't have come back

E F#m

Shouldn't have switched it on at all

F#m

Didn't mean to hold you so close

But you know how it goes

F#m

I sort of wish that it was sunset

E F#m

I kind of wish that it was New Year's Day

F#m

On a vacant street

I cast a long-eyed shadow

[Chorus]

D Bm

Like when you're looking for your shades

Rifling through your pockets

And you find them on your face

D Bm

Walking around in a daze

I don't want to stop it

Baby let you trade

Ooh I can't escape it

Bm D

Abnormal behavior, uncontrollably vapor

And on about some/

Thing done

Sooner or later

This strange little arrangement

And all of its exchanges

Must cease

[Outro]

F#m

Not easy to see where to go

The misty middle twist and swallow

The curves are the only part

I know

And maybe takes a side of cool

D Bm

Oooh

D Bm

AwO0ou

F#m Bm

F#m

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