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Turnstiles

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|----G7-------B7-------Em-------------| \
B|----8------12------5-----------|  \
G|-------------------------------|   \
D|-------------------------------|   / x2
A|-------------------------------|  /
E|-------------------------------| /
[Verse 1]
G7How’d it get so late
There’s darB7kness everywhere you lEmook
G7Screaming past the turnstiles
B7Rippling through the neighborhEmood
G7Forget about the whispers and the scrFeams
And taking aCll, all the logic of a dream
And kG7now that things are never what they seFem
But tell that tCo
That wEmeird old hDmeart of mCine
That wEmeird old hDmeart of mEmine
FDoo doo doo doodoodoo doo-oCoh
[Verse 2]
G7I have heard the sirens
B7Singing softly each to eEmach
G7So intent on something 
B7Always hovering out of rEmeach
You sG7lay ‘em with your kindness and your stFyle
You make them wCeak, you leave them dancing in the aisles
You'll kG7eep ‘em with the sadness in your smFile
And your tCune
A blEmeary lDmullaCby
A blEmeary lDmullaEmbyF  C  Em  
FDoo doo doo doodoodoo doo-oCoh
[Verse 3]
G7Crying out in pleasure or in pFain
Where we aCre, oh they largely sound the same
G7Commotion at the edges of the frFame
Oh a lumCinous transmission at the far end of the dial
And the cG7ity full of strangers
It’ll mFake this brittle time wortChwhile
Till we crEmoss that fDminish lCine
Till you cEmross that fiDmnish lCine
EmDoo doo doo dDmoodoodoo doo-oCohAm  

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Turnstiles

by ARMS

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G7 B7 Em

e|-------------------------------| \

B|----8------12------5-----------| \

G|-------------------------------| \

D|-------------------------------| / x2

A|-------------------------------| /

E|-------------------------------| /

[Verse 1]

How’d it get so late

B7 Em

There’s darkness everywhere you look

Screaming past the turnstiles

B7 Em

Rippling through the neighborhood

G7 F

Forget about the whispers and the screams

And taking all, all the logic of a dream

G7 F

And know that things are never what they seem

But tell that to

Em Dm C

That weird old heart of mine

Em Dm Em

That weird old heart of mine

F C

Doo doo doo doodoodoo doo-ooh

[Verse 2]

I have heard the sirens

B7 Em

Singing softly each to each

So intent on something

B7 Em

Always hovering out of reach

G7 F

You slay ‘em with your kindness and your style

You make them weak, you leave them dancing in the aisles

G7 F

You'll keep ‘em with the sadness in your smile

And your tune

Em Dm C

A bleary lullaby

Em Dm Em F C Em

A bleary lullaby

F C

Doo doo doo doodoodoo doo-ooh

[Verse 3]

G7 F

Crying out in pleasure or in pain

Where we are, oh they largely sound the same

G7 F

Commotion at the edges of the frame

Oh a luminous transmission at the far end of the dial

And the city full of strangers

F C

It’ll make this brittle time worthwhile

Em Dm C

Till we cross that finish line

Em Dm C

Till you cross that finish line

Em Dm C Am

Doo doo doo doodoodoo doo-ooh

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