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Red Skies

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[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
EmRed skies at night, red skies at night
Oh Doh (oh oh)
WhGoa oh Aoh, oh-oh-Emoh-oh-oh
EmShould have taken warning, it was juDst
GPeople Amourning
EmRunning, hiding, lost
Couldn't Dfind, Gfind a place to Ago, so it's
EmRed skies at night, red skies at night
Oh Doh (oh oh)
GWhoa oh Aoh oh
ASomeone's taking over
AAnd it looks like they're aiming
ARight at you and me and everybody everybody
ASomeone says we'll be dead by morning
ASomeone cries, oh, leaving
EmRed skies at night, red skies at night
Oh Doh, Gwhoa oh Aoh, oh-oh-Emoh-oh-oh
EmRed skies at night, red skies at night
Oh Doh, Gwhoa oh Aoh, oh-oh-Emoh-oh-oh
A
[Bridge]
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
Em(Red skies at night)
EmRed skies
EmAt night
EmRed skies at night, red skies at night
Oh Doh (oh oh)
GWhoa oh Aoh, oh-oh-oEmh-oh-oh
EmRed skies at night, red skies at night
Oh Doh (oh oh)
GWhoa oh Aoh, oEmh-oh-oh
EmRed skies at night, red skies at night
Oh Doh (oh oh)
GWhoa oh Aoh, oEmh-oh-oh

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Red Skies

by The Fixx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

[Verse]

Red skies at night, red skies at night

Oh oh (oh oh)

G A Em

Whoa oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Em D

Should have taken warning, it was just

G A

People mourning

Running, hiding, lost

D G A

Couldn't find, find a place to go, so it's

Red skies at night, red skies at night

Oh oh (oh oh)

G A

Whoa oh oh oh

Someone's taking over

And it looks like they're aiming

Right at you and me and everybody everybody

Someone says we'll be dead by morning

Someone cries, oh, leaving

Red skies at night, red skies at night

D G A Em

Oh oh, whoa oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Red skies at night, red skies at night

D G A Em

Oh oh, whoa oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Bridge]

(Red skies at night)

Red skies

At night

Red skies at night, red skies at night

Oh oh (oh oh)

G A Em

Whoa oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Red skies at night, red skies at night

Oh oh (oh oh)

G A Em

Whoa oh oh, oh-oh-oh

Red skies at night, red skies at night

Oh oh (oh oh)

G A Em

Whoa oh oh, oh-oh-oh

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