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  D= x57775
  G= 355433
 F#= 244322
  B= 799877
  A= 577655
[Verse]
[D] someone [G]said don't be [F#]sad, the ladies are [B]watching [A]over [D]me
"Lady-[G]black" - the ready [F#]maid, beauti[B]ful and [A]friendly. [G]More than 
[F#]anyone around me...
  [D]  [G]  [F#]   [B][A] [D][G] [F#] [B]      [A]    [D]
e|--------------------6h7--------------------7-5-7--5-7---|
B|-7---8---7h8b7---7-5---5-7---8--7h8b7--6h7------7-------|
G|------------------------------------------------------7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[D] The costumes [G]were, placed in the [F#]back with stones-[B]statued faces.
[D]Not to [G]move, not to [F#]scare, but to [B]carry [A]us back [D]home, [D]
[Chorus]
[D]So let me guess it's suffo[F#]cating... [G]dancin' around here [C]like it's [A]nothing'
[D]let me guess it's really [F#]aching, [G]aching worse then [C]anyone [A]before [G]you
[Verse]
[D]It doesen't [G]matter what they [F#]say, what could [B]possibly [A]change.
[D]The costumes [G]will never [F#]feel.
And we'll [B]never [A]stop to.
[D]I'm going home, [G]I had it up [F#]to my neck with idiots.
Today I thought of givin' up..
I changed my mind,
I had a second thought,
I had a second thought,
I had a second thoooooought
[Chorus]
[D]So let me guess it's suffo[F#]cating... [G]dancin' around here [C]like it's [A]nothing'
[D]let me guess it's really [F#]aching, [G]aching worse then [C]anyone [A]before [G]you
 let me guess, it's suffocating..
 let me guess, it's really aching..
[Chorus]
[D]So let me guess it's suffo[F#]cating... [G]dancin' around here [C]like it's [A]nothing'
[D]let me guess it's really [F#]aching, [G]aching worse then [C]anyone [A]before [G]you
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| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
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Let Me Put It This Way

by David & the Citizens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

= x57775

= 355433

= 244322

= 799877

= 577655

[Verse]

D G F# B A D

[] someone []said don't be []sad, the ladies are []watching []over []me

G F# B A G

"Lady-[]black" - the ready []maid, beauti[]ful and []friendly. []More than

[]anyone around me...

D G F# B A D G F# B A D

[] [] [] [][] [][] [] [] [] []

e|--------------------6h7--------------------7-5-7--5-7---|

B|-7---8---7h8b7---7-5---5-7---8--7h8b7--6h7------7-------|

G|------------------------------------------------------7-|

D|--------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

D G F# B

[] The costumes []were, placed in the []back with stones-[]statued faces.

D G F# B A D D

[]Not to []move, not to []scare, but to []carry []us back []home, []

[Chorus]

D F# G C A

[]So let me guess it's suffo[]cating... []dancin' around here []like it's []nothing'

D F# G C A G

[]let me guess it's really []aching, []aching worse then []anyone []before []you

[Verse]

D G F# B A

[]It doesen't []matter what they []say, what could []possibly []change.

D G F#

[]The costumes []will never []feel.

B A

And we'll []never []stop to.

D G F#

[]I'm going home, []I had it up []to my neck with idiots.

Today I thought of givin' up..

I changed my mind,

I had a second thought,

I had a second thoooooought

[Chorus]

D F# G C A

[]So let me guess it's suffo[]cating... []dancin' around here []like it's []nothing'

D F# G C A G

[]let me guess it's really []aching, []aching worse then []anyone []before []you

let me guess, it's suffocating..

let me guess, it's really aching..

[Chorus]

D F# G C A

[]So let me guess it's suffo[]cating... []dancin' around here []like it's []nothing'

D F# G C A G

[]let me guess it's really []aching, []aching worse then []anyone []before []you

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| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

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