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[Intro]
D F#m E
D F#m E
[Verse 1]
DSpeedy, speedy, slow down time
BmGas station is rAunning dry
DMm, hey hey, Emm
DSweaty, sweaty, wonder why
Now it's always summer time
DMm, hey hey, F#mmmE  
[Refrain]
DIt's all gone but hEere we're gonna sDtayF#m  
EAnyway but, the cDoncrete is limp
So we're mF#making Ea pDaradeF#m  E  
[Pre-Chorus]
It goes lDeft, nothing there
It goes rF#might, watch your sEtep
It goes leDft, don't look now
It goes rF#might, look straight aEhead
Go aDhead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead
F#mMaybe there's some foEod up therDeF#m  
[Chorus]
DP-A-R-A-ED with me
Yeah there's nDothing left to ruin, we finEally got free
DHow's that for manifesting our dEestiny
DP-A-R-AF#m-D with Eme
[Instrumental]
D Gm
D G
[Verse 2]
DSalty, salty, water dried
Oceans are gone wEith the tide
DMm, hey hey, mm
DSteamy, steamy, breaths and shine
Flowers, grass and tErees all died
DMm, hey hey, mEm
[Refrain]
DIt's all gone but F#mhere we're goEnna stDayF#m  
EAnyway but, the coDncrete is limp
So we're F#mmaking Ea paDradeF#m  E  
[Pre-Chorus]
It goes lDeft, nothing there
It goes rF#might, watch your sEtep
It goes leDft, don't look now
It goes rF#might, look straight aEhead
Go aDhead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead
F#mMaybe there's some foEod up therDeF#m  
[Chorus]
DP-A-R-A-ED with me
Yeah there's nDothing left to ruin, we finEally got free
DHow's that for manifesting our dEestiny
DP-A-R-AF#m-D with Eme
[Instrumental]
D Gm
D G
[Chorus]
DP-A-R-A-ED with me
Yeah there's nDothing left to ruin, we finEally got free
DHow's that for manifesting our dEestiny
DP-A-R-AF#m-D with Eme
[Outro]
D F#m E
D F#m E

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Parad

by Sylvan Esso

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F#m

[Intro]

D F#m E

[Verse 1]

Speedy, speedy, slow down time

Bm A

Gas station is running dry

D E

Mm, hey hey, mm

Sweaty, sweaty, wonder why

Now it's always summer time

D F#m E

Mm, hey hey, mm

[Refrain]

D E D F#m

It's all gone but here we're gonna stay

E D

Anyway but, the concrete is limp

F#m E D F#m E

So we're making a parade

[Pre-Chorus]

It goes left, nothing there

F#m E

It goes right, watch your step

It goes left, don't look now

F#m E

It goes right, look straight ahead

Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead

F#m E D F#m

Maybe there's some food up there

[Chorus]

D E

P-A-R-A-D with me

D E

Yeah there's nothing left to ruin, we finally got free

D E

How's that for manifesting our destiny

D F#m E

P-A-R-A-D with me

[Instrumental]

D Gm

D G

[Verse 2]

Salty, salty, water dried

Oceans are gone with the tide

Mm, hey hey, mm

Steamy, steamy, breaths and shine

Flowers, grass and trees all died

D E

Mm, hey hey, mm

[Refrain]

D F#m E D F#m

It's all gone but here we're gonna stay

E D

Anyway but, the concrete is limp

F#m E D F#m E

So we're making a parade

[Pre-Chorus]

It goes left, nothing there

F#m E

It goes right, watch your step

It goes left, don't look now

F#m E

It goes right, look straight ahead

Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead

F#m E D F#m

Maybe there's some food up there

[Chorus]

D E

P-A-R-A-D with me

D E

Yeah there's nothing left to ruin, we finally got free

D E

How's that for manifesting our destiny

D F#m E

P-A-R-A-D with me

[Instrumental]

D Gm

D G

[Chorus]

D E

P-A-R-A-D with me

D E

Yeah there's nothing left to ruin, we finally got free

D E

How's that for manifesting our destiny

D F#m E

P-A-R-A-D with me

[Outro]

D F#m E

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