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Holy Commotion

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1/51

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 51Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

No Capo
[Intro]
C C Am Ab
C C Am Ab
e|---8-----5------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---5--8---5---------------------------------|
G|----------------7---5--7---5--7----5----------------|
D|-------------------------7-------7---7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------| x2
[Verse]
CAh ah ah a mass of devAmotion
CAh ah ah and a Holy commAmotion
I just wFant, I want, I want, to see your fAmace
I just wFant, I want, I want to change your plGace 
LG6ift your bGill
[Solo]
e|---8-----5------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---5--8---5---------------------------------|
G|----------------7---5--7---5--7----5----------------|
D|-------------------------7-------7---7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------| x2
[Verse]
CAh ah ah a mass of devAmotion
CAh ah ah and a Holy commAmotion
I just wFant, I want, I want to lead the blAmind
I just wFant, I want, I want to free your mGind
CG6ome on bGaby
[Chorus]
CAh ah ah a mass of devoAmtion
CAh ah ah and a Holy commAmotion
I just wFant, I want, I want to see the lAmight
I just wFant, I want, I want to dance all nGight
Oh bG6e my bGaby
[Solo]
e|---8-----5------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---5--8---5---------------------------------|
G|----------------7---5--7---5--7----5----------------|
D|-------------------------7-------7---7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------| x2 
[Refrain]
When the wCalls come tumbling down
And the lAmove drags all around
And the dCogs of war come around no more
No more rAmape or torture or mutilation
One lFove one way
AmOne humanity
One wFay one love
One humAmanity
[Outro]
CAh ah aaahhh devAmotion devotion
CAh ah aaahhh  Amlisten Come on
CAh ah aaahhh AmUhhhhhhhhhh
CAh ah aaahhh AmUhhhhhhhhh
CAh ah aaahhh   Amlisten  
CAh ah aaahhh Am, devotion, devotion, devotion ...

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Holy Commotion

by Pretenders

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No Capo

[Intro]

C C Am Ab

e|---8-----5------------------------------------------|

B|-------8---5--8---5---------------------------------|

G|----------------7---5--7---5--7----5----------------|

D|-------------------------7-------7---7--------------|

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

E|----------------------------------------------------| x2

[Verse]

C Am

Ah ah ah a mass of devotion

C Am

Ah ah ah and a Holy commotion

F Am

I just want, I want, I want, to see your face

F G

I just want, I want, I want to change your place

G6 G

Lift your bill

[Solo]

e|---8-----5------------------------------------------|

B|-------8---5--8---5---------------------------------|

G|----------------7---5--7---5--7----5----------------|

D|-------------------------7-------7---7--------------|

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

E|----------------------------------------------------| x2

[Verse]

C Am

Ah ah ah a mass of devotion

C Am

Ah ah ah and a Holy commotion

F Am

I just want, I want, I want to lead the blind

F G

I just want, I want, I want to free your mind

G6 G

Come on baby

[Chorus]

C Am

Ah ah ah a mass of devotion

C Am

Ah ah ah and a Holy commotion

F Am

I just want, I want, I want to see the light

F G

I just want, I want, I want to dance all night

G6 G

Oh be my baby

[Solo]

e|---8-----5------------------------------------------|

B|-------8---5--8---5---------------------------------|

G|----------------7---5--7---5--7----5----------------|

D|-------------------------7-------7---7--------------|

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

E|----------------------------------------------------| x2

[Refrain]

When the walls come tumbling down

And the love drags all around

And the dogs of war come around no more

No more rape or torture or mutilation

One love one way

One humanity

One way one love

One humanity

[Outro]

C Am

Ah ah aaahhh devotion devotion

C Am

Ah ah aaahhh listen Come on

C Am

Ah ah aaahhh Uhhhhhhhhhh

C Am

Ah ah aaahhh Uhhhhhhhhh

C Am

Ah ah aaahhh listen

C Am

Ah ah aaahhh , devotion, devotion, devotion ...

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