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Refugees

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No Capo
[Intro]
    Bm      D         A      G      Bm          Ax2
[Verse 1]
The snBmow on the screen
We're gDoing light speed tonAight
Like BGonnie and Clyde
ExcBmept we don't die tonAight
And the blBmister packs, coats
And crDumpled up notes appAear
It's a brGeak from the swill
The pBmiss they distill arAound here
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a brGeak from the swill
The pBmiss they distill arAound here
[Chorus 1]
  Bm7Lift off of this
  GMetropolis
  DWhen this town comes down
  AI wish, GI wish
  Bm7My first degree
  GEmergency
  DIs kettled by your cavalry
  AI wish, GI wish
[Verse 2]
The cBmash machine queens
When Dambulance teams arrAive
In their skGeletal jeans
They tBmake refugees for wAives
When their cBmollars get felt
Their glDorified belts won't kAeep you warm
We'll rGun up the strand
Your wrBmist in my hand,
we knAow we're bornBm  D  
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah I knAow I'm bornBm  D  
Yeah I knAow I'm bornBm  D  
[Chorus 1]
  Bm7Lift off of this
  GMetropolis
  DWhen this town comes down
  AI wish, GI wish
  Bm7My first degree
  GEmergency
  DIs kettled by your cavalry
  AI wish, GI wish
[Interlude]
  Bm    D    G   G|
  Bm    A    D   G|    x6
Bm  D  G
[Bridge]
When Gall of your friends are my enemies
Wishing me gAone as I'm running awBmayD  
And my Gonly defence is the worst of me
Out in the Aopen for all to survBmeyD  
When you sGettle for less than I promised you
Knowing that Aall of our barrels are scrapBmedD  
If it sGeems like it's harder to say to you
It's caAuse some things are just harder to sBm7ay
[Outro]
(Bm7)                  G             D         A  G  
 Ooooohho Ohooooooo  Ohhohhooo  Ohohooooo
  Bm7Lift off of this
  GMetropolis
  DWhen this town comes down
  AI wish, GI wishG  

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Refugees

by Embrace

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

No Capo

[Intro]

Bm D A G Bm A

[Verse 1]

The snow on the screen

D A

We're going light speed tonight

Like Bonnie and Clyde

Bm A

Except we don't die tonight

And the blister packs, coats

D A

And crumpled up notes appear

It's a break from the swill

Bm A

The piss they distill around here

[Pre-Chorus]

It's a break from the swill

Bm A

The piss they distill around here

[Chorus 1]

Bm7

Lift off of this

Metropolis

When this town comes down

A G

I wish, I wish

Bm7

My first degree

Emergency

Is kettled by your cavalry

A G

I wish, I wish

[Verse 2]

The cash machine queens

D A

When ambulance teams arrive

In their skeletal jeans

Bm A

They take refugees for wives

When their collars get felt

D A

Their glorified belts won't keep you warm

We'll run up the strand

Your wrist in my hand,

A Bm D

we know we're born

[Pre-Chorus]

A Bm D

Yeah I know I'm born

A Bm D

Yeah I know I'm born

[Chorus 1]

Bm7

Lift off of this

Metropolis

When this town comes down

A G

I wish, I wish

Bm7

My first degree

Emergency

Is kettled by your cavalry

A G

I wish, I wish

[Interlude]

Bm D G G

Bm A D G

| x6

Bm D G

[Bridge]

When all of your friends are my enemies

A Bm D

Wishing me gone as I'm running away

And my only defence is the worst of me

A Bm D

Out in the open for all to survey

When you settle for less than I promised you

A Bm D

Knowing that all of our barrels are scraped

If it seems like it's harder to say to you

A Bm7

It's cause some things are just harder to say

[Outro]

Bm7 G D A G

()

Ooooohho Ohooooooo Ohhohhooo Ohohooooo

Bm7

Lift off of this

Metropolis

When this town comes down

A G G

I wish, I wish

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