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[Intro]
E Abm   E    B    G
[1st verse]
   AbmIt started with a sandEcastle
   AbmToday washed up Emy tGomorrow
    EBut one night the mark was made
Seared iBn your flesh Ewith canGola oil
[Chorus]
  BThese Edays are piling Abmup
Piling F#up like Bbricks
Walls bElocking off the Abmsun
I F#miss youB  
Oh Ecall it what you likeAbm  
My sF#haky memorBy
We kEnew it from the Abmtop
We're dF#eep seaB  
[Instrumental]
E   G   Em   B  E  G  A
[2nd verse]
    AbmOn every bBus I take Ethere's an empty sAbmeat
There's an empty sEtare in every sGtreetlamp
   AbmAnd the city Ebnights are full of colouErs
Colours dormant in the Abmday
 Trashy light in the sky Eand a rainbow Gof greyBs
[Chorus]
  BThese Edays are piling Abmup
Piling F#up like Bbricks
Walls bElocking off the Abmsun
I F#miss youB  
Oh Ecall it what you likeAbm  
My sF#haky memorBy
We kEnew it from the Abmtop
We're dF#eep seaB  
[Instrumental]
E  G   Em   B  E  G  A  B
E  G   Em   B  E  A
[Bridge]
 AbmThe one Ebthing that sEilence Abmbrings
These empty-hEbouse       EeveningBs
  AbmMy dEbreams are Ehaunted Abmby
GhosEbtly pagEes that I Gcan't fill
[Chorus] x2
  BThese Edays are piling Abmup
Piling F#up like Bbricks
Walls bElocking off the Abmsun
I F#miss youB  
Oh  Ecall it what you likAbme
My sF#haky memorBy
We kEnew it from the Abmtop
We're dF#eep sea
[Outro]x2
    BWe Eknew it from the Abmtop
We're dF#eep sea 

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These Days

by The Zolas

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Abm

[Intro]

E Abm E B G

[1st verse]

Abm E

It started with a sandcastle

Abm E G

Today washed up my tomorrow

But one night the mark was made

B E G

Seared in your flesh with canola oil

[Chorus]

B E Abm

These days are piling up

F# B

Piling up like bricks

E Abm

Walls blocking off the sun

F# B

I miss you

E Abm

Oh call it what you like

F# B

My shaky memory

E Abm

We knew it from the top

F# B

We're deep sea

[Instrumental]

E G Em B E G A

[2nd verse]

Abm B E Abm

On every bus I take there's an empty seat

E G

There's an empty stare in every streetlamp

Abm Eb E

And the city nights are full of colours

Abm

Colours dormant in the day

E G B

Trashy light in the sky and a rainbow of greys

[Chorus]

B E Abm

These days are piling up

F# B

Piling up like bricks

E Abm

Walls blocking off the sun

F# B

I miss you

E Abm

Oh call it what you like

F# B

My shaky memory

E Abm

We knew it from the top

F# B

We're deep sea

[Instrumental]

E G Em B E G A B

E G Em B E A

[Bridge]

Abm Eb E Abm

The one thing that silence brings

Eb E B

These empty-house evenings

Abm Eb E Abm

My dreams are haunted by

Eb E G

Ghostly pages that I can't fill

[Chorus] x2

B E Abm

These days are piling up

F# B

Piling up like bricks

E Abm

Walls blocking off the sun

F# B

I miss you

E Abm

Oh call it what you like

F# B

My shaky memory

E Abm

We knew it from the top

We're deep sea

[Outro]x2

B E Abm

We knew it from the top

We're deep sea

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