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Lifeguard On Duty

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[Intro]
 G   D   Am(x2)
G C
[Verse 1]
The Bmwork you chose has a Cpractical vein
But BmI read much more Cinto your Dname
GLifeguardC  
PaBmtrolling the length and the Cbreadth of your pool
I Bmcall your name from the Cvestibule
DLifeguard
[Chorus]
GLifeguard, Dsave me from Amlife
CSave me from Glife
DSave me from Amlife
CSave from the Gails and the Dills
And from Amother things
G C
[Verse 2]
The Bmcentre of the town is a Cdangerous zone
BmDrenched in phlegm every Ctime that I Dcome home
[Chorus]
GLifeguard, Dsave me from Amlife
CSave me from Glife
DSave me from Amlife
CSave from the Gails and the Dills
And from Amother things
[Bridge]
BmLove me, oh help me oh
GOh help me, Bmah help me CohD  
GLifeguard, Dguard me from Amlife
GLifeguard, Dguard me from Amlife
[Verse 3]
The Bmlast bus home is the Cdangerous one
A Bmbaseball bat across the Ccollarbone
DLifeguard
[Chorus]
GLifeguard, Dsave me from Amlife
CSave me from Glife
DSave me from Amlife
C'Cause it's the only life I'll ever Ghave
I'm always Dgood, I'm never Ambad
And I've Calways been so Gkind
To the Dsick and to the partially Amblind
CSave me from Glife
G D Am C G

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Lifeguard On Duty

by Morrissey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D Am

(x2)

G C

[Verse 1]

Bm C

The work you chose has a practical vein

Bm C D

But I read much more into your name

G C

Lifeguard

Bm C

Patrolling the length and the breadth of your pool

Bm C

I call your name from the vestibule

Lifeguard

[Chorus]

G D Am

Lifeguard, save me from life

C G

Save me from life

D Am

Save me from life

C G D

Save from the ails and the ills

And from other things

G C

[Verse 2]

Bm C

The centre of the town is a dangerous zone

Bm C D

Drenched in phlegm every time that I come home

[Chorus]

G D Am

Lifeguard, save me from life

C G

Save me from life

D Am

Save me from life

C G D

Save from the ails and the ills

And from other things

[Bridge]

Love me, oh help me oh

G Bm C D

Oh help me, ah help me oh

G D Am

Lifeguard, guard me from life

G D Am

Lifeguard, guard me from life

[Verse 3]

Bm C

The last bus home is the dangerous one

Bm C

A baseball bat across the collarbone

Lifeguard

[Chorus]

G D Am

Lifeguard, save me from life

C G

Save me from life

D Am

Save me from life

C G

'Cause it's the only life I'll ever have

D Am

I'm always good, I'm never bad

C G

And I've always been so kind

D Am

To the sick and to the partially blind

C G

Save me from life

G D Am C G

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