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     eadgbe
  F/Cx3321x
[Intro]
D F/C Am D F/C Am
[Verse]
  DI'm sending you a leF/Ctter
Because I Amdon't think there's much time
  DTime to clear the cF/Cobwebs
AmTime to bear the crime
[Chorus]
It's Donly a number
It's F/Conly a death
   AmAnother soldier died in action
AmThe telegram regrets
It's Donly a number
It's F/Conly a death
   AmAnother soldier died in action
AmThe telegram regrets
[Verse]
I'm Dlying on a strF/Cetcher
They're Amlying to my face
There's Dno-one left to hF/Celp me
I'm just a Amwaste of space
[Chorus]
It's Donly a number
It's F/Conly a death
   AmAnother soldier died in action
AmThe telegram regrets
It's Donly a number
It's F/Conly a death
   AmAnother soldier died in action
AmThe telegram regrets
[Solo]
D F/C Am D F/C Am
[Verse]
DIt's a matter of moF/Cments
I'll be Amdead before you've read
  DThere's blood on the tF/Cable
And my Amback is full of lead
[Chorus]
It's Donly a number
It's F/Conly a death
   AmAnother soldier died in action
AmThe telegram regrets
It's Donly a number
It's F/Conly a death
   AmAnother soldier died in action
AmThe telegram regrets
It's Donly a number
It's F/Conly a death
   AmAnother soldier died in action
AmThe telegram regrets
It's Donly a number
It's F/Conly a death
   AmAnother soldier died in action
AmThe telegram regrets
[Solo]
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D F/C Am D F/C Am
D(rF/CepeaAmt aDnd F/CfadAme)

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Synesthesia

by Porcupine Tree

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F/C

eadgbe

F/C

x3321x

[Intro]

D F/C Am D F/C Am

[Verse]

D F/C

I'm sending you a letter

Because I don't think there's much time

D F/C

Time to clear the cobwebs

Time to bear the crime

[Chorus]

It's only a number

F/C

It's only a death

Another soldier died in action

The telegram regrets

It's only a number

F/C

It's only a death

Another soldier died in action

The telegram regrets

[Verse]

D F/C

I'm lying on a stretcher

They're lying to my face

D F/C

There's no-one left to help me

I'm just a waste of space

[Chorus]

It's only a number

F/C

It's only a death

Another soldier died in action

The telegram regrets

It's only a number

F/C

It's only a death

Another soldier died in action

The telegram regrets

[Solo]

D F/C Am D F/C Am

[Verse]

D F/C

It's a matter of moments

I'll be dead before you've read

D F/C

There's blood on the table

And my back is full of lead

[Chorus]

It's only a number

F/C

It's only a death

Another soldier died in action

The telegram regrets

It's only a number

F/C

It's only a death

Another soldier died in action

The telegram regrets

It's only a number

F/C

It's only a death

Another soldier died in action

The telegram regrets

It's only a number

F/C

It's only a death

Another soldier died in action

The telegram regrets

[Solo]

D F/C Am D F/C Am

(repeat and fade)

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