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Compulsion

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C#minor

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[Intro]
 B-  C#m-  F#m- A  
[Verse 1]
BCharms in limiteC#md supply
F#mAnd refusing to Astretch
BThat indefinable C#mnothing
F#mSomehow keeps puAshing you
BFinding the C#mright words
F#mCan be a Aproblem
BHow many times C#mmust it be said
F#mThere's no plan
AIt had to happen
[Chorus]
BGot to move on C#msometime
And it's about F#mtime
By putting one foot iAn front of another
And Brepeating the process
C#mCross over the street
F#mYou're free to change your mind
AStrength through diversity
BCouldn't have put it more C#mplainly
F#mGot to move on Asometime
BGot to move on C#msometime
F#mGot to move on Asometime
[Verse 2]
BCharms in limiC#mted supply
F#mUnder threat of Aextinction
BThat indefinabC#mle nothing
F#mSomehow motivates Ayou
BFinding the riC#mght words
F#mCan be a Aproblem
BHow many times C#mmust it be said
F#mThere's no plan
AIt had to happen
[Chorus]
BGot to move on C#msometime
And it's about F#mtime
By putting one foot Ain front of another
BAnd repeating the process
C#mCross over the street
F#mYou're free to change your mind
AStrength through diversity
BCouldn't have put it morC#me plainly
F#mGot to move on Asometime
BGot to move on C#msometime
F#mGot to move on Asometime
[Outro]
 B-  C#m-  F#m- A  

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Compulsion

by Martin L. Gore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

B C#m F#m A

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[Verse 1]

B C#m

Charms in limited supply

F#m A

And refusing to stretch

B C#m

That indefinable nothing

F#m A

Somehow keeps pushing you

B C#m

Finding the right words

F#m A

Can be a problem

B C#m

How many times must it be said

F#m

There's no plan

It had to happen

[Chorus]

B C#m

Got to move on sometime

F#m

And it's about time

By putting one foot in front of another

And repeating the process

C#m

Cross over the street

F#m

You're free to change your mind

Strength through diversity

B C#m

Couldn't have put it more plainly

F#m A

Got to move on sometime

B C#m

Got to move on sometime

F#m A

Got to move on sometime

[Verse 2]

B C#m

Charms in limited supply

F#m A

Under threat of extinction

B C#m

That indefinable nothing

F#m A

Somehow motivates you

B C#m

Finding the right words

F#m A

Can be a problem

B C#m

How many times must it be said

F#m

There's no plan

It had to happen

[Chorus]

B C#m

Got to move on sometime

F#m

And it's about time

By putting one foot in front of another

And repeating the process

C#m

Cross over the street

F#m

You're free to change your mind

Strength through diversity

B C#m

Couldn't have put it more plainly

F#m A

Got to move on sometime

B C#m

Got to move on sometime

F#m A

Got to move on sometime

[Outro]

B C#m F#m A

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