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[Verse 1]
CmI want you Ebbut you never reply
EbI can't get through on your line
EbWhile your intuitionEb  
BbKeeps holdin' you Abdown
You're hangin' me Bbup every time
[Verse 2]
EbI want you to want me
EbAnd whisper my name
EbIn every breath that you take
EbI wanna touch you
EbAnd fill up your dreams
EbAnd vow your heart will never break
EbI want your Abpassion
[Bridge]
AbThough it's not your fashion
AbI know you can make it your
Ebstyle
EbDon't you know there's no
[Chorus 1]
BbSubstitute    I Ablive for your touch
BbSubstitute    I Abwant you so much
BbSubstitute    No Fmsubstitute for your love
[Verse 3]
EbOh
EbOpen your window
Eband see the real world
EbTo know what you've been missing
EbCome out of the shadows
EbInsecurity lies
EbIn a heart Afraid to listen
EbDon't gamble your life
Abaway.  A fixing will fade away
AbLove is waiting For
EbYou.  Don't you know theres no
[Chorus 2]
BbSubstitute    I Ablive for your touch
BbSubstitute    I Abwant you so much
BbSubstitute    No Fmsubstitute Bbfor your
Eblove
[Instrumental]
Ab    Cm Cm  Cm  Cm
Eb Eb Eb Eb  Fm
Eb Eb        Ab
[Solo]
Eb Eb   Eb  Eb
Eb Eb   Eb  Eb
Eb
[Verse 4]
EbI want your Abpassion
AbThough it's not your fashionAb  
EbI know you can make it your style
BbDon't you know there's no
[Chorus 3]
BbSubstitute    I Ablive for your touch
BbSubstitute    I Abwant you so much
BbSubstitute    No substitute Abfor your Eblove
[Chorus 4]
BbSubstitute                For me therAbell never be
BbSubstitute                For me therAbell never be
BbSubstitute                I've got to Abmake you see
BbNo Substitute for your   lovAbe.Eb  
[Chorus 5]
BbSubstitute    Im Cmdreaming about you
BbSubstitute..        CmStill dreaming
Bband Dreaming Bbabout you and me
[Solo]
Ab  Ab  Bb
[Chorus 6]
BbNo no   FmSubsBbtituCmte
Bbno   SubstituteCm  
Bbno   Substitute for your CmLove
[Outro]
BbLoveBb  Bb  Cm  
BbFor Cmyour Bblove!

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No Substitute

by Vinnie Vincent Invasion

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[Verse 1]

Cm Eb

I want you but you never reply

I can't get through on your line

Eb Eb

While your intuition

Bb Ab

Keeps holdin' you down

You're hangin' me up every time

[Verse 2]

I want you to want me

And whisper my name

In every breath that you take

I wanna touch you

And fill up your dreams

And vow your heart will never break

Eb Ab

I want your passion

[Bridge]

Though it's not your fashion

I know you can make it your

style

Don't you know there's no

[Chorus 1]

Bb Ab

Substitute I live for your touch

Bb Ab

Substitute I want you so much

Bb Fm

Substitute No substitute for your love

[Verse 3]

Open your window

and see the real world

To know what you've been missing

Come out of the shadows

Insecurity lies

In a heart Afraid to listen

Don't gamble your life

away. A fixing will fade away

Love is waiting For

You. Don't you know theres no

[Chorus 2]

Bb Ab

Substitute I live for your touch

Bb Ab

Substitute I want you so much

Bb Fm Bb

Substitute No substitute for your

love

[Instrumental]

Ab Cm Cm Cm Cm

Eb Eb Eb Eb Fm

Eb Eb Ab

[Solo]

Eb Eb Eb Eb

[Verse 4]

Eb Ab

I want your passion

Ab Ab

Though it's not your fashion

I know you can make it your style

Don't you know there's no

[Chorus 3]

Bb Ab

Substitute I live for your touch

Bb Ab

Substitute I want you so much

Bb Ab Eb

Substitute No substitute for your love

[Chorus 4]

Bb Ab

Substitute For me therell never be

Bb Ab

Substitute For me therell never be

Bb Ab

Substitute I've got to make you see

Bb Ab Eb

No Substitute for your love.

[Chorus 5]

Bb Cm

Substitute Im dreaming about you

Bb Cm

Substitute.. Still dreaming

Bb Bb

and Dreaming about you and me

[Solo]

Ab Ab Bb

[Chorus 6]

Bb Fm Bb Cm

No no Substitute

Bb Cm

no Substitute

Bb Cm

no Substitute for your Love

[Outro]

Bb Bb Bb Cm

Love

Bb Cm Bb

For your love!

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