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[Verse]
DShe takes off my shEirt, using her woArds
She makes my heart start to shF#make
DI need to leEave, she can't come with Ame
She makes my heart start to shF#make
And DI couldn't wait for this gEhost town to burn
I'll tAake her away, and neF#mver return
But DI can't remain here in my EEarthly form
I sAaid, "You must stay as F#mI must move on."
[Chorus]
And Dwe could fly away
ETo a far off place
ATokyo, Tokyo, oh
F#mTokyo, Tokyo, oh
DFly off like a bird
ENever to return
ATokyo, Tokyo, oh
F#mTokyo, Tokyo, oh
[Verse 2]
DShe takes all my wEords, I cannot be heAard
She makes my heart start to shF#make
DInto the unkEnown, within my sAoul
She makes my heart start to shF#make
And DI couldn't wait for this ghEost town to burn
I'll tAake her away, and neF#mver return
But DI can't remain here in my EEarthly form
I sAaid, "You must stay as F#mI must move on."
[Chorus]
And Dwe could fly away
ETo a far off place
ATokyo, Tokyo, oh
F#mTokyo, Tokyo, oh
DFly off like a bird
ENever to return
ATokyo, Tokyo, oh
F#mTokyo, Tokyo, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
DLike a fire, like a fire, we can Eburn this town
Like a fAire, like a fire, we can F#mburn this town
DLike a fire, like a fire, we can Eburn this town to the gAroundF#m  
DLike a fire we can bEurn this town.
[Chorus]
And Dwe could fly away
ETo a far off place
ATokyo, Tokyo, oh
F#mTokyo, Tokyo, oh
DFly off like a bird
ENever to return
ATokyo, Tokyo, oh
F#mTokyo, Tokyo, oh
[Outro]
DTake it off! Take it off, oh!
ETake it off! Take it off!
AMy dear, you F#mhave no fear
DTake it off!  Take it off, oh!
ETake it off! Take it off, oh!
AMy dear, F#myou have no fear
DTake it off! Take it off, oh!
ETake it off! Take it off, oh!
AMy dear, Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

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Tokyo

by Vinyl Theatre

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F#m

[Verse]

D E A

She takes off my shirt, using her words

F#m

She makes my heart start to shake

D E A

I need to leave, she can't come with me

F#m

She makes my heart start to shake

D E

And I couldn't wait for this ghost town to burn

A F#m

I'll take her away, and never return

D E

But I can't remain here in my Earthly form

A F#m

I said, "You must stay as I must move on."

[Chorus]

And we could fly away

To a far off place

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

F#m

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

Fly off like a bird

Never to return

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

F#m

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

[Verse 2]

D E A

She takes all my words, I cannot be heard

F#m

She makes my heart start to shake

D E A

Into the unknown, within my soul

F#m

She makes my heart start to shake

D E

And I couldn't wait for this ghost town to burn

A F#m

I'll take her away, and never return

D E

But I can't remain here in my Earthly form

A F#m

I said, "You must stay as I must move on."

[Chorus]

And we could fly away

To a far off place

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

F#m

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

Fly off like a bird

Never to return

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

F#m

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

[Pre-Chorus]

D E

Like a fire, like a fire, we can burn this town

A F#m

Like a fire, like a fire, we can burn this town

D E A F#m

Like a fire, like a fire, we can burn this town to the ground

D E

Like a fire we can burn this town.

[Chorus]

And we could fly away

To a far off place

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

F#m

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

Fly off like a bird

Never to return

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

F#m

Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

[Outro]

Take it off! Take it off, oh!

Take it off! Take it off!

A F#m

My dear, you have no fear

Take it off! Take it off, oh!

A F#m

My dear, you have no fear

Take it off! Take it off, oh!

My dear, Tokyo, Tokyo, oh

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