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[Intro]
e--E--E--E--E-------|
B-------------1-|
G------------1--|
D-----------2---|
A----------2----|
E---------------|
[Verse]
Well I've been sAtaring at this lightbulb for oEver a week
My eF#myes are burning and my lDegs are weak
But that's the pArice I pay, Efor being a lF#monerE  
Well I could mAake a call tomorrow, say that EI'm coming home
F#mI'm sorry baby I don't know wDho to phone
But that's the pArice I pay, Efor being a lF#moserE  
[Chorus]
AEach night I'm dreaming, the C#sheets soaking wet
DFaces from the past, that I'd rDmather forget
AI dream of Elvis, I dC#ream of King Kong
DI gets more exagerated, the furDmther I get along
But that's the pArice I pay, Efor my imaginF#mationE  
[Interlude]
e---------A--A--A--A----------A7---A7---A7---A7--------------D--D--D--D----------E--E--E--E-------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------1-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------1--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------2---|
A-----2-0-------------2-0-------------------2-0----------------2---------2----|
E-0-2-------------0-2-------------------0-2----------------0-2----------------|
[Verse]
I been sAtaring at strange women who IE'll never meet
UndF#mress them in my mind, from my hDead to their feet
And that's the pArice I pay, Efor my obesF#msionE  
Well you can gAet it if you want it, you can Emake it if you try
F#mYou can climb up any mountain, if you're nDot afraid to die
Or that's the prAice you'll pay, Efor your anxF#miety
And that's the pArice I pay, Efor my noF#mtoriety
And that's the pArice I pay, Efor my huF#mmanityE  
[Outro]
e---------A--A--A--A----------A7---A7---A7---A7--------------D--D--D--D----------E--E--E--E-------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------1-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------1--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------2---|
A-----2-0-------------2-0-------------------2-0----------------2---------2----|
E-0-2-------------0-2-------------------0-2----------------0-2----------------|

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The Price I Pay

by Elliott Murphy

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F#m

[Intro]

E E E E

e---------------|

B-------------1-|

G------------1--|

D-----------2---|

A----------2----|

E---------------|

[Verse]

A E

Well I've been staring at this lightbulb for over a week

F#m D

My eyes are burning and my legs are weak

A E F#m E

But that's the price I pay, for being a loner

A E

Well I could make a call tomorrow, say that I'm coming home

F#m D

I'm sorry baby I don't know who to phone

A E F#m E

But that's the price I pay, for being a loser

[Chorus]

A C#

Each night I'm dreaming, the sheets soaking wet

D Dm

Faces from the past, that I'd rather forget

A C#

I dream of Elvis, I dream of King Kong

D Dm

I gets more exagerated, the further I get along

A E F#m E

But that's the price I pay, for my imagination

[Interlude]

A A A A A7 A7 A7 A7 D D D D E E E E

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------1-|

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------1--|

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------2---|

A-----2-0-------------2-0-------------------2-0----------------2---------2----|

E-0-2-------------0-2-------------------0-2----------------0-2----------------|

[Verse]

A E

I been staring at strange women who I'll never meet

F#m D

Undress them in my mind, from my head to their feet

A E F#m E

And that's the price I pay, for my obession

A E

Well you can get it if you want it, you can make it if you try

F#m D

You can climb up any mountain, if you're not afraid to die

A E F#m

Or that's the price you'll pay, for your anxiety

A E F#m

And that's the price I pay, for my notoriety

A E F#m E

And that's the price I pay, for my humanity

[Outro]

A A A A A7 A7 A7 A7 D D D D E E E E

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------1-|

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------1--|

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------2---|

A-----2-0-------------2-0-------------------2-0----------------2---------2----|

E-0-2-------------0-2-------------------0-2----------------0-2----------------|

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