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Revolution

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[Intro]
C   E   Am   F
[Verse 1]
CLost my valentEine
AmYou could never keep my meaning Fstraight
Cand I won't waEit in line
Amfor you to give me any time of Fday
[Chorus]
CI want a revolution
GYou want a short solution
AmWe never could see eye to Feye
CYou wanted retribution
GI came to the same conclusion
AmIt's a story as old as Ftime
I heard you crying in the other 
CroomE  Am  F  
[Verse 2]
CTry to test the Eice
AmI could hear it cracking underFneath
CThere's no comproEmise
Amif both of us are aching to be Ffree
[Chorus]
CI want a revolution
GYou want a short solution
AmWe never could see eye to Feye
CYou wanted retribution
GI came to the same conclusion
AmIt's a story as old as Ftime
I heard you crying in the other 
CroomE  Am  F  
[Bridge]
GIt took a lifetime
Ffor us to see that it's too Clate
We're up against Amfate
GAnd after all of this 
Fyou keep ignoring the Csigns
The waters run Amdry
[Chorus]
CI want a revolution
GYou want a short solution
AmWe never could see eye to Feye
CYou wanted retribution
GI came to the same conclusion
AmIt's a story as old as Ftime
I heard you crying in the other 
CroomE  Am  F  
        C         E          Am  F(I want a revolution)
        C         E          Am  F(I want a revolution...)C  

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Revolution

by Van William

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C E Am F

[Verse 1]

C E

Lost my valentine

Am F

You could never keep my meaning straight

C E

and I won't wait in line

Am F

for you to give me any time of day

[Chorus]

I want a revolution

You want a short solution

Am F

We never could see eye to eye

You wanted retribution

I came to the same conclusion

Am F

It's a story as old as time

I heard you crying in the other

C E Am F

room

[Verse 2]

C E

Try to test the ice

Am F

I could hear it cracking underneath

C E

There's no compromise

Am F

if both of us are aching to be free

[Chorus]

I want a revolution

You want a short solution

Am F

We never could see eye to eye

You wanted retribution

I came to the same conclusion

Am F

It's a story as old as time

I heard you crying in the other

C E Am F

room

[Bridge]

It took a lifetime

F C

for us to see that it's too late

We're up against fate

And after all of this

F C

you keep ignoring the signs

The waters run dry

[Chorus]

I want a revolution

You want a short solution

Am F

We never could see eye to eye

You wanted retribution

I came to the same conclusion

Am F

It's a story as old as time

I heard you crying in the other

C E Am F

room

C E Am F

(I want a revolution)

C E Am F C

(I want a revolution...)

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