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    Fmx865xx or xx311x or x3311xx (in second verse)
   Fm7x868xx or xx314x  
   Fm6x867xx or xx313x
    Cmx655xx
   Bbmx433xx  
[Intro]
Fm
Fm7 Fm6
Fm
Fm7 Fm6
[Verse 1]
FmMostly I never knew which way was outFm7  Fm6  Fm  
FmOnce it was on, it was on and that was that
FmThe umbilicus was a force that they'd found in rabid blood, then I spin on my Fm7wheel Fm6  Fm  
FmLike a laboratory rat
FmI was an electrical storm on the bathroom floor, Fm7clutching the bowlFm6  Fm  
FmMy blood was for the gags and other people's diseases
FmMy monstrous little memory had swallowed me wholeFm7  Fm6  
FmIt was the year I officially became the bride of CmJesus
[Chorus]
In love, in love, in Bbmlove you laugh
In love you move, I move and one Fmmore time with feFm7elingFm6  
FmFor love, you love, I laugh, you love
FmSaw you in heart and the Cmstars are splashed across the Bbmceiling
[Verse 2]
FmOh, the urge to kill somebody was Fm7basically overwhelmingFm6  Fm  
FmI had such hard blues down there in the supermarket queues
FmAnd I had a sudden urge to become someone, Fm7someone like you Fm6who started Fmout with less
FmThan anyone I ever knew
[Chorus]
CmIn love, in love, I love, you love, I laugh, you love
CmI move, you move and one more time wBbmith feeling
BbmI love, you love, I laugh, you love
BbmI'm sewn in heart aCmnd all the stars are splashed 'cross the Bbmceiling
[Break]
Fm Fm7 Fm6
Fm Fm7 Fm6
[Bridge]
FmOh, and oh, you come shining Fm7softly to the Fm6hold of a drinkFm  
FmCome as far as the edge of my blood Fm7and swimFm6  Fm  
FmAnd in the bathroom mirror Fm7I see me voFm6mit in the sinkFm  
FmAnd all through the house we hear the hyena's hymns
[Chorus]
CmOf love, I love, you love, I love, you love, I laugh, you love
CmI move, you move, you move, Bbmand one more time with feeling
BbmI love, you love, I laugh, you love 
BbmWe saw each other in heart and all the stars have splashed aFmnd Fm7splattered 'Fm6cross the ceiFmling

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Magneto

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7

Fm6

Bbm

x865xx or xx311x or x3311xx (in second verse)

Fm7

x868xx or xx314x

Fm6

x867xx or xx313x

x655xx

Bbm

x433xx

[Intro]

Fm7 Fm6

[Verse 1]

Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

Mostly I never knew which way was out

Once it was on, it was on and that was that

Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

The umbilicus was a force that they'd found in rabid blood, then I spin on my wheel

Like a laboratory rat

Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

I was an electrical storm on the bathroom floor, clutching the bowl

My blood was for the gags and other people's diseases

Fm Fm7 Fm6

My monstrous little memory had swallowed me whole

Fm Cm

It was the year I officially became the bride of Jesus

[Chorus]

Bbm

In love, in love, in love you laugh

Fm Fm7 Fm6

In love you move, I move and one more time with feeling

For love, you love, I laugh, you love

Fm Cm Bbm

Saw you in heart and the stars are splashed across the ceiling

[Verse 2]

Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

Oh, the urge to kill somebody was basically overwhelming

I had such hard blues down there in the supermarket queues

Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

And I had a sudden urge to become someone, someone like you who started out with less

Than anyone I ever knew

[Chorus]

In love, in love, I love, you love, I laugh, you love

Cm Bbm

I move, you move and one more time with feeling

Bbm

I love, you love, I laugh, you love

Bbm Cm Bbm

I'm sewn in heart and all the stars are splashed 'cross the ceiling

[Break]

Fm Fm7 Fm6

[Bridge]

Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

Oh, and oh, you come shining softly to the hold of a drink

Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

Come as far as the edge of my blood and swim

Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

And in the bathroom mirror I see me vomit in the sink

And all through the house we hear the hyena's hymns

[Chorus]

Of love, I love, you love, I love, you love, I laugh, you love

Cm Bbm

I move, you move, you move, and one more time with feeling

Bbm

I love, you love, I laugh, you love

Bbm Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm

We saw each other in heart and all the stars have splashed and splattered 'cross the ceiling

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