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Wont Be Long

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No bright liC#mghts, no big cF#ity wEent to my hBead
So I C#mwon't stick around in F#this town
No I'm gEetting out insBtead
Cause I C#mcan't find a thing here to F#get it done
To race my Eheart and ring my Bears
So I C#mwon't stick around in F#this town
And that's Etrue ooh ooh Booh ooh ooh
Cause I C#mwon't and I F#can't and I Edon't undersBtand
You becC#mame what you F#hate or you Ehate what you beBcome
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin'
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin' awaC#my
So I C#mmake my way through the F#quagmire
Of Eboomers glorifying their Byouth
And all the C#mpeacocks in this F#city
So if EI may be excBused
Cause I C#mwon't and I F#can't and I Edon't undersBtand
You becC#mame what you F#hate or you Ehate what you becBome
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin'
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin'
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin'
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin' C#maway
Well I wC#mon't be around for the F#good times
Won't Ebe around for the Bbad
And I C#mwon't stick around in F#this town
No I'm Egetting out Binstead
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!!!
And I C#mwon't, and I F#can't
And I'll Eleave, cause I Bcan
And I C#mwon't be F#back agEain!B  
Well I
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin'
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin'
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin'
C#mGot me a ticket and I F#won't be long cause I Ecan't go on and I Bgotta get goin' awC#may
And I Egotta get gBone awC#may
Cuz I gotta get gone away
Gotta get gone away

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Wont Be Long

by The Hives

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C#m

C#m F# E B

No bright lights, no big city went to my head

C#m F#

So I won't stick around in this town

E B

No I'm getting out instead

C#m F#

Cause I can't find a thing here to get it done

E B

To race my heart and ring my ears

C#m F#

So I won't stick around in this town

E B

And that's true ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

C#m F# E B

Cause I won't and I can't and I don't understand

C#m F# E B

You became what you hate or you hate what you become

C#m F# E B

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin'

C#m F# E B C#m

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin' away

C#m F#

So I make my way through the quagmire

E B

Of boomers glorifying their youth

C#m F#

And all the peacocks in this city

E B

So if I may be excused

C#m F# E B

Cause I won't and I can't and I don't understand

C#m F# E B

You became what you hate or you hate what you become

C#m F# E B

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin'

C#m F# E B

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin'

C#m F# E B

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin'

C#m F# E B C#m

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin' away

C#m F#

Well I won't be around for the good times

E B

Won't be around for the bad

C#m F#

And I won't stick around in this town

E B

No I'm getting out instead

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!!!

C#m F#

And I won't, and I can't

E B

And I'll leave, cause I can

C#m F# E B

And I won't be back again!

Well I

C#m F# E B

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin'

C#m F# E B

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin'

C#m F# E B

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin'

C#m F# E B C#m

Got me a ticket and I won't be long cause I can't go on and I gotta get goin' away

E B C#m

And I gotta get gone away

Cuz I gotta get gone away

Gotta get gone away

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