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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb (Half step down)
[Verse 1]
CI rise and Ecurse the waking Cday
Curse the Egrime and curse the Cstains on the Eair
And on the Cskin of the Ebed I'm tied Cwithin
Hiding Efrom the twitch and Ccrash
Of the Emood I hear you Chatch
You're the Emother growing Ccold
You're the Ebath now running Cold
I can Efeel the wall beCtween us sepaErate the filthy Cscene
As I Epush the door asCide - swallow, swEallow, swallow, sCmile
[Chorus]
ChmDm.G..Dhmm-hmm
But it's Emalright, I Dlie, it's EmOk, I Dlie, it's so Emfine, I Dlie
It's Emalright, ID, it's EmOk here's another Dlie, it's so Emfine, here's another Dlie, it's so oo CoDoo GoDo ooo...
[Verse 2]
I wander Eround the gulf beCtween us
Wonder Ehow I came to Cfeel as fragile Eas a broken Cbone
As useless E- I'm a broken Cbone
Come on let's Efight let's feel Calive
Come on let's Efight let's feel Calive
It's the Eonly feeling CI've kept Etowards you
That reEsembles any Cpassion, any Etremble, any Cword,
I'll take and Eturn it, twist and Cpissed-on, I'll Ereturn it
Give me Cmore, give me, EI'll swallow, Cswallow, swallow, Esmile
[Chorus]
ChmDm.G..Dhmm-hmm
But it's Emalright, I Dlie, it's EmOk, I Dlie, it's so Emfine, I Dlie
It's Emalright, ID, it's EmOk here's another Dlie, it's so Emfine, here's another Dlie, it's so oo CoDoo GoDo ooo...
[Outro]
B(well that was easy waiting, Aeverything's easy now,
And the Gdays are oh so normalF#  
Boh baby, how I miss you)

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Swallow Smile

by Franz Ferdinand

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb (Half step down)

[Verse 1]

C E C

I rise and curse the waking day

E C E

Curse the grime and curse the stains on the air

C E C

And on the skin of the bed I'm tied within

E C

Hiding from the twitch and crash

E C

Of the mood I hear you hatch

E C

You're the mother growing cold

E C

You're the bath now running old

E C E C

I can feel the wall between us separate the filthy scene

E C E C

As I push the door aside - swallow, swallow, swallow, smile

[Chorus]

C D G D

hmm...hmm-hmm

Em D Em D Em D

But it's alright, I lie, it's Ok, I lie, it's so fine, I lie

Em D Em D Em D C D G D

It's alright, I, it's Ok here's another lie, it's so fine, here's another lie, it's so oo ooo oo ooo...

[Verse 2]

E C

I wander round the gulf between us

E C E C

Wonder how I came to feel as fragile as a broken bone

E C

As useless - I'm a broken bone

E C

Come on let's fight let's feel alive

E C

Come on let's fight let's feel alive

E C E

It's the only feeling I've kept towards you

E C E C

That resembles any passion, any tremble, any word,

E C E

I'll take and turn it, twist and pissed-on, I'll return it

C E C E

Give me more, give me, I'll swallow, swallow, swallow, smile

[Chorus]

C D G D

hmm...hmm-hmm

Em D Em D Em D

But it's alright, I lie, it's Ok, I lie, it's so fine, I lie

Em D Em D Em D C D G D

It's alright, I, it's Ok here's another lie, it's so fine, here's another lie, it's so oo ooo oo ooo...

[Outro]

B A

(well that was easy waiting, everything's easy now,

G F#

And the days are oh so normal

oh baby, how I miss you)

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