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The Reggae Guitar Chords and lyrics for UB40`s 'The Pillow' a double A side single with
'The Pillow' is mainly Saxophone Keyboards Drums and Vocals,Guitars both Rhythm and Bass are sparse.
[Chords]
[Guitar 1] [Guitar 2]
FEADGBE CEADGBE FEADGBE CEADGBE
133211 X35553 XX3565 XX5553
[Intro]
N.C
[Verse 1]
N.C
A smile for every passing car and when they stop with door ajar,
N.C
She shrugs and whispers `que sera` and turns her thoughts to the pillow,
N.C
Her face is etched with memories she finds no joy amid the sleaze,
N.C
It`s hard when you`ve been paid to please so she turns her head to the pillow.
[Chorus 1]
DaylFight comes she rests her head,
FThe beauty of an empty bed,
FShe dreams of happy days instead,
Of brooding on tomCorrow.
[Verse 2]
CShe swapped her dreams of shining knights for pushers bars and money fights,
CFor nameless faces in red light so she turns her head to the pillow,
CThose black eyes they don`t hurt no more she`s heard the jokes and jibes before,
CShe`s felt the long arm of the law so she turns her head to the pillow.
[Chorus 2]
DaylFight comes she rests her head,
FThe beauty of an empty bed,
FShe dreams of happy days instead,
Of brooding on tomCorrow.
[Verse 3]
CTaking drugs was not for fun it made her feel like going on,
CBut know she hurts when it`s all gone and she turns her head to the pillow,
N.C
She takes a blade and breaks her skin sweet life source flows from within,
N.C
The white clouds in her head grow dim and she turns her face to the pillow.
[Chorus 3]
SunlFight creeps across her bed,
FPale beauty in a crimson bed,
FNo dreams of happy days ahead she`ll have no more,
N.C
Tomorrows.
[Outro]
N.C for 38-40 bars then.
C[Till Fade]
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