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[Intro]
Am  Em F  G
Am  Em F
Am  Em F  G
Am  Em F  G
[Verse 1]
AmAcross the room, acrEmoss the strFeet
I'm watching you wGatching Amme
So is that all there iEms to seeF  
Are these your only memories
Am  Em F G
AmAre you the fly that's Emon the waFll
You can't be caught, you'll Gnever faAmll
Hiding in secret frEmom us alFl
Who can you trust, who will you callAm  
There was a time, you cEmould do yoFu
Now all you do is Gpeople wAmatch
You people watch, that's alEml you doAm  
You loved and lost, you peGople watcAmhEm  F  
[Pre-Chorus]
AmEverybody's people watching
GEverybody's punch clocking
CWaiting for the moonwalk
To take them back
To dEmance them awaAmyAm  
AmEverybody shadow boxing
GDon't you want to stop drop and Croll
Til the whole thing burns
Like you Emearned the Amflame
AmIt's all the sameG  
[Chorus]
Shame shame shamAmeEm  F  
GShame shame shamAmeEm  F  
[Verse 2]
AmHow can you sleep, how wiEmll you diFe
When this is how you Glive your liAmfe
You see the world while locEmked insFide
It's just a flash before your eyesAm  
We don't know why we Emcan't break thrFough
If all we do is Gpeople waAmtch
You people watch, that's alEml you doAm  
You loved and lost, you peGople watchAm  Em  F  
[Pre-Chorus]
AmEverybody's people watching
GEverybody's punch clocking
CWaiting for the moonwalk
To take them back
To dEmance them awaAmy
AmIt's all the same
AmEverybody shadow boxing
GDon't you want to stop drop and Croll
Til the whole thing burns
Like you Emearned the Amflame
AmIt's all the sameG  
[Chorus]
A shame shame shaAmmeG  C  
EmShame shame shaAmme
(Whoo!Am)G  C  
EmShame shame shaAmmeG  
Am    G     C
A Emshame shame shaAmme
GShame shame shame
[Outro]
Am Am Am Am

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People Watching

by Air Traffic Controller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Em F G

Am Em F

Am Em F G

[Verse 1]

Am Em F

Across the room, across the street

G Am

I'm watching you watching me

Em F

So is that all there is to see

Are these your only memories

Am Em F G

Am Em F

Are you the fly that's on the wall

G Am

You can't be caught, you'll never fall

Em F

Hiding in secret from us all

Who can you trust, who will you call

Em F

There was a time, you could do you

G Am

Now all you do is people watch

Em Am

You people watch, that's all you do

G Am Em F

You loved and lost, you people watch

[Pre-Chorus]

Everybody's people watching

Everybody's punch clocking

Waiting for the moonwalk

To take them back

Em Am Am

To dance them away

Everybody shadow boxing

G C

Don't you want to stop drop and roll

Til the whole thing burns

Em Am

Like you earned the flame

Am G

It's all the same

[Chorus]

Am Em F

Shame shame shame

G Am Em F

Shame shame shame

[Verse 2]

Am Em F

How can you sleep, how will you die

G Am

When this is how you live your life

Em F

You see the world while locked inside

It's just a flash before your eyes

Em F

We don't know why we can't break through

G Am

If all we do is people watch

Em Am

You people watch, that's all you do

G Am Em F

You loved and lost, you people watch

[Pre-Chorus]

Everybody's people watching

Everybody's punch clocking

Waiting for the moonwalk

To take them back

Em Am

To dance them away

It's all the same

Everybody shadow boxing

G C

Don't you want to stop drop and roll

Til the whole thing burns

Em Am

Like you earned the flame

Am G

It's all the same

[Chorus]

Am G C

A shame shame shame

Em Am

Shame shame shame

Am G C

(Whoo!)

Em Am G

Shame shame shame

Am G C

Em Am

A shame shame shame

Shame shame shame

[Outro]

Am Am Am Am

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