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It Couldnt Happen Here

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[Instrumental]
D# Em C Em C
[Verse 1]
EmYesterday, Gremember Fhow clear it seemed
Emin six-inch heels Gquoting Fmagazines
Go all the Fmaj7way, you Gmknew you could
So Dmfar, so Ggood
[Verse 2]
EmSomeone asked: GWho do you Fthink you are?
EmWho pays your bills?
GHow come you Fcame this far?
Shrugged Fmaj7him off and Gmlocked the door
So Dmgood, this Gfar
[Chorus]
GNow Cit almost Bmseems iEmmpossible
We’ve Fdrunk too much and Emwoke up everAmyone
I may be EmwroCng, I Dmthought we saidAm  
it couldBbn’t happen Fhere
[Verse 3]
EmI don’t expect Gto talk in Fterms of sense
Emour dignity and Ginjured Finnocence
It Fmaj7contradicts your Gmbattle scars
still Dmhealed so Gfar
[Chorus]
GNow Cit almost Bmseems iEmncredible
We've laFughed too loud and Emwoke up everyAmone
I may be EmwronCg but DmI thought we Amsaid
it couldBbn’t happen Fhere
[Instrumental]
Em G F Em G F Fmaj7 Gm Dm G
[Chorus]
GNow Cit almost Bmseems imEmpossible
We've Ffound ourselves back Emwhere we started Amfrom
I may be EmwroCng, I Dmthought we saidAm  
it couldBbn’t happen FhereEm  
[Instrumental]
G C Bm Em F Em Am
[Chorus]
I may be EmwroCng, I Dmthought we saidAm  
it couldBbn’t happen Amhere.

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It Couldnt Happen Here

by Pet Shop Boys

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Fmaj7

[Instrumental]

D# Em C Em C

[Verse 1]

Em G F

Yesterday, remember how clear it seemed

Em G F

in six-inch heels quoting magazines

Fmaj7 Gm

Go all the way, you knew you could

Dm G

So far, so good

[Verse 2]

Em G F

Someone asked: Who do you think you are?

Who pays your bills?

G F

How come you came this far?

Fmaj7 Gm

Shrugged him off and locked the door

Dm G

So good, this far

[Chorus]

G C Bm Em

Now it almost seems impossible

F Em Am

We’ve drunk too much and woke up everyone

Em C Dm Am

I may be wrong, I thought we said

Bb F

it couldn’t happen here

[Verse 3]

Em G F

I don’t expect to talk in terms of sense

Em G F

our dignity and injured innocence

Fmaj7 Gm

It contradicts your battle scars

Dm G

still healed so far

[Chorus]

G C Bm Em

Now it almost seems incredible

F Em Am

We've laughed too loud and woke up everyone

Em C Dm Am

I may be wrong but I thought we said

Bb F

it couldn’t happen here

[Instrumental]

Em G F Em G F Fmaj7 Gm Dm G

[Chorus]

G C Bm Em

Now it almost seems impossible

F Em Am

We've found ourselves back where we started from

Em C Dm Am

I may be wrong, I thought we said

Bb F Em

it couldn’t happen here

[Instrumental]

G C Bm Em F Em Am

[Chorus]

Em C Dm Am

I may be wrong, I thought we said

Bb Am

it couldn’t happen here.

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