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[Intro]
F#m  D  Bm   E
  F#m    D     Bm   E(x2)
[Verse 1]
F#mI look out tDo the fields
BmWhere blood iEs shed upon the ground
F#mI breathe in, Dbreathe out
BmChange the chEannel, mute the sound
F#mI take a match, Da cigarettBme, and a walk to clear mEy head
F#mStomach's reelinDg at the thBmought of all those (humaEn beings dead)
F#mI breathe in, Dbreathe out
BmI'm going to Ean interview
F#mAbout a song, Dthree minutes long
BmI just need sometEhing to do
F#mEspecially when Dmy dearest friend
BmWas sent to cEover kosovo
F#mHis last assignment brDought a bullet
BmAnd now hEe's gone, hC#e's gone
[Chorus]
DFeels like I'm Afiddling while Bmrome is burnF#ming down
DShould I put mAy fiddle down, Bmtake a rifle F#mfrom the ground
DI need the ghoAst to breathe a Bmnorthern galF#me tonight
             D                A    F#m   D    Bm   E(play intro)
'Cause I'm paralyzed, I'm paralyzed
[Verse 2]
F#mI packed his books up, Dleft the office
BmWent to tell the wife tEhe news
F#mShe fell in shock, the Dbaby kicked,
BmAnd shed a tear inside thEe womb
F#mI breathed in, I Dbreathed out,
BmSoaked the gound up with Emy eyes
F#mIt's hard to say a hDealing word
BmWhen your tongue is paralEyzedC#  
[Chorus]
DFeels like I'm Afiddling while Bmrome is burnF#ming down
DShould I put mAy fiddle down, Bmtake a rifle F#mfrom the ground
DI need the ghoAst to breathe a Bmnorthern galF#me tonight
D'Cause I'm paralyzed, AI'm paralyzed
[Instrumental]
F#m  D Bm  E
F#mI breathe in, I Dbreathe oBmutE  
F#mI breathe in, I Dbreathe oBmutE  
F#mI breathe in, I Dbreathe oBmutE  
[Outro]
F#m  D Bm  E
F#m  D Bm  E
F#m  D Bm  E
F#m  D Bm  A C#
F#m  D Bm  A C#
F#m  D Bm  A C#
F#m

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Paralyzed

by Sixpence None The Richer

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m D Bm E

(x2)

[Verse 1]

F#m D

I look out to the fields

Bm E

Where blood is shed upon the ground

F#m D

I breathe in, breathe out

Bm E

Change the channel, mute the sound

F#m D Bm E

I take a match, a cigarette, and a walk to clear my head

F#m D Bm E

Stomach's reeling at the thought of all those (human beings dead)

F#m D

I breathe in, breathe out

Bm E

I'm going to an interview

F#m D

About a song, three minutes long

Bm E

I just need something to do

F#m D

Especially when my dearest friend

Bm E

Was sent to cover kosovo

F#m D

His last assignment brought a bullet

Bm E C#

And now he's gone, he's gone

[Chorus]

D A Bm F#m

Feels like I'm fiddling while rome is burning down

D A Bm F#m

Should I put my fiddle down, take a rifle from the ground

D A Bm F#m

I need the ghost to breathe a northern gale tonight

D A F#m D Bm E

(play intro)

'Cause I'm paralyzed, I'm paralyzed

[Verse 2]

F#m D

I packed his books up, left the office

Bm E

Went to tell the wife the news

F#m D

She fell in shock, the baby kicked,

Bm E

And shed a tear inside the womb

F#m D

I breathed in, I breathed out,

Bm E

Soaked the gound up with my eyes

F#m D

It's hard to say a healing word

Bm E C#

When your tongue is paralyzed

[Chorus]

D A Bm F#m

Feels like I'm fiddling while rome is burning down

D A Bm F#m

Should I put my fiddle down, take a rifle from the ground

D A Bm F#m

I need the ghost to breathe a northern gale tonight

D A

'Cause I'm paralyzed, I'm paralyzed

[Instrumental]

F#m D Bm E

I breathe in, I breathe out

F#m D Bm E

I breathe in, I breathe out

F#m D Bm E

I breathe in, I breathe out

[Outro]

F#m D Bm E

F#m D Bm A C#

F#m

About Paralyzed Chords by Sixpence None The Richer

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