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[Verse 1]
GAre we lying in G/F#our beds or 
Gare we lying G/F#on a clinic G/F#table? 
Emstrange, 'cause I D7felt physically free 
[Solo] 
G G/F# G G/F#
[Verse 2]
GOpen your eyes G/F#  
Gbreak the TV screen G/F#paralyze G/F#your
right Emarm D7it's time to reverse 
GThere is no way G/F#out of here 
Gthey will not keep G/F#fighting 
Gno one is free G/F#nowadays 
Gthe worst enemy is G/F#your friend 
Cradioactive wind Din the air... 
fuck all, GI hope CM7it'll be a great Dexplosion and there'll Dbe a good breakdown 
[Chorus]
CWhere, where Cshall we CM7go nCM9ow? 
Amwill we talk in a hundred Gyears? 
Cif you keep Cbeing CM7hypnCM9otized 
AmI'd rather loose myself in the Gspace
[Outro]
 Am   Asus4(x4)
 G(x8)

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Breakdown

by Animal Farm

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G/F#

CM7

CM9

Asus4

[Verse 1]

G G/F#

Are we lying in our beds or

G G/F# G/F#

are we lying on a clinic table?

Em D7

strange, 'cause I felt physically free

[Solo]

G G/F# G G/F#

[Verse 2]

G G/F#

Open your eyes

G G/F# G/F#

break the TV screen paralyze your

Em D7

right arm it's time to reverse

G G/F#

There is no way out of here

G G/F#

they will not keep fighting

G G/F#

no one is free nowadays

G G/F#

the worst enemy is your friend

C D

radioactive wind in the air...

G CM7 D D

fuck all, I hope it'll be a great explosion and there'll be a good breakdown

[Chorus]

C C CM7 CM9

Where, where shall we go now?

Am G

will we talk in a hundred years?

C C CM7 CM9

if you keep being hypnotized

Am G

I'd rather loose myself in the space

[Outro]

Am Asus4

(x4)

(x8)

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