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Screen Kiss

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D
 Bm   A   Em    Em/D|   A7x2
[Verse]
         Emaj7            F#6   G#m/ F#/       G#        B/ C#/D#  
       Miller time at the bar where all the English meet
         Emaj7            F#6     G#m/ F#/          G#                       B/ C#/D#  
She used to   drink in the hills             Only now she drinks in the valleys
         Emaj7         F#6      G#m/ F#/       G#            B/ C#/D#  
  Where every road has a name like Beachwood Avenue  Or so it seems
       Emaj7A CroydF#6on gi-rG6l
     G/A  Em7could really hope to find a Bm7home
But with a thEm7ousand miles of real estate to A7choose fromBm7  
You begEm7in to see the value of your freA6edom
         Emaj7              F#6                G#m        B/ C#/D#  
   The moon is bright in the haze above old Hollywood
         Emaj7                     F#6                 G#m                  B/ C#/D#  
     And     deer look down from the hills  And it's three o'clock in the morning
         Emaj7            F#6                 G#m        B/ C#/D#  
     Pill in hand you can hear his golden surfer boys
Emaj7Crying out,F#6  G6  
G/Amommy  won't come out of the bathroom
     Bm7And you'd hoEm7ped he'd say he's sorry if he Ahit you
      Bm7But he's bEm7uried in the screenplay of his A6feature
[Chorus]
Bm7Screen kiss, one scEm7reened kiss
G/AStraight from a film I forget who was in
Bm7Screen kiss, one scEm7reen kiss
BG/Alue filter lens, in a pool of Vaseline
But aDll the rushes looBm/Dk the same
Only thG/Dere's a movie I wouldn't Dpay to see againBm  Bm7  
   Em7If it's the one with hiG/Am inAmaj7  
         Emaj7              F#6     G#m/ F#/       G#        B/ C#/D#  
        You and I could be a mile above the   earth tremors
         Emaj7              F#6     G#m/ F#/               G#        B/ C#/D#  
       Hold to me and we'll climb           You could sneak out while he's sleeping
      Emaj7           F#6     G#m/ F#/       G#        B/ C#/D#  
       Suicide in the hills above      old Hollywood
Emaj7Is never going to F#6change the worGld
CG/Ahange the world oveBm7rnight
             Em7/                   D               G/A  Bm7  
Any more than the invention of the six-gun, child
             Em7/                  D          A7  Bm7  
Any more than the discovery of radium
                              Em7         A6/G  
Or California tipping in the ocean
                Bm7       Em7/D  
Screen kiss, one screened kiss
             G/A/       G/            A/G  
Straight from a film I forget who was in
     Bm7/           A          Em7/D  
Screen kiss, one screen kiss
         G/A/           G/              A/G  
Blue filter lens, in a pool of Vaseline
But aDll the rushes looBm/Dk the same
Only thG/Dere's a movie I wouldn't Dpay to see againBm  Bm7/A  
   Em7If it's the oneG/A  
    Em7with him iA7n
Bm

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Screen Kiss

by Thomas Dolby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/D

Emaj7

F#6

G#m

G/A

Em7

Bm7

Bm/D

G/D

Amaj7

Bm7/A

Bm A Em Em/D A7

| x2

[Verse]

Emaj7 F#6 G#m F# G# B C# D#

/ / / /

Miller time at the bar where all the English meet

Emaj7 F#6 G#m F# G# B C# D#

/ / / /

She used to drink in the hills Only now she drinks in the valleys

Emaj7 F#6 G#m F# G# B C# D#

/ / / /

Where every road has a name like Beachwood Avenue Or so it seems

Emaj7 F#6 G6

A Croydon gi-rl

G/A Em7 Bm7

could really hope to find a home

Em7 A7 Bm7

But with a thousand miles of real estate to choose from

Em7 A6

You begin to see the value of your freedom

Emaj7 F#6 G#m B C# D#

/ /

The moon is bright in the haze above old Hollywood

Emaj7 F#6 G#m B C# D#

/ /

And deer look down from the hills And it's three o'clock in the morning

Emaj7 F#6 G#m B C# D#

/ /

Pill in hand you can hear his golden surfer boys

Emaj7 F#6 G6

Crying out,

G/A

mommy won't come out of the bathroom

Bm7 Em7 A

And you'd hoped he'd say he's sorry if he hit you

Bm7 Em7 A6

But he's buried in the screenplay of his feature

[Chorus]

Bm7 Em7

Screen kiss, one screened kiss

G/A

Straight from a film I forget who was in

Bm7 Em7

Screen kiss, one screen kiss

G/A

Blue filter lens, in a pool of Vaseline

D Bm/D

But all the rushes look the same

G/D D Bm Bm7

Only there's a movie I wouldn't pay to see again

Em7 G/A Amaj7

If it's the one with him in

Emaj7 F#6 G#m F# G# B C# D#

/ / / /

You and I could be a mile above the earth tremors

Emaj7 F#6 G#m F# G# B C# D#

/ / / /

Hold to me and we'll climb You could sneak out while he's sleeping

Emaj7 F#6 G#m F# G# B C# D#

/ / / /

Suicide in the hills above old Hollywood

Emaj7 F#6 G

Is never going to change the world

G/A Bm7

Change the world overnight

Em7 D G/A Bm7

Any more than the invention of the six-gun, child

Em7 D A7 Bm7

Any more than the discovery of radium

Em7 A6 G

Or California tipping in the ocean

Bm7 Em7 D

Screen kiss, one screened kiss

G/A G A G

/ / /

Straight from a film I forget who was in

Bm7 A Em7 D

/ /

Screen kiss, one screen kiss

G/A G A G

/ / /

Blue filter lens, in a pool of Vaseline

D Bm/D

But all the rushes look the same

G/D D Bm Bm7/A

Only there's a movie I wouldn't pay to see again

Em7 G/A

If it's the one

Em7 A7

with him in

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