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Creep City

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[Intro]
Fm
[Verse 1]
FmYou said to come and sort your Abmind
But did you mean it, Ooh, but did you mean it
FmThen warmed the bread and poured the Abwine
I thought I'd seen it all, until you broke that seventh wall
[Pre-Chorus]
CI said I'd hang on for the ride
Now I'm hanging on for Ebdear life
Is that a C/Ereal knife?
[Chorus]
FmGet me out of this creep city
I'm flat broke and I don't need pity right C#now
Just get me C/EoutC/G, outC/Bb, out, C/C#out
FmAll the dogs in the back been smothered
And these cats don't make good lovers
This C#town's on cursed C/EgroundC/G, groundC/Bb, groundC/C#, ground
[Verse 2]
FmWas the judge not clear?
FmJust have a look at them ears
Full of ice cream sundaes
AbFunny no one wondered whose thumb I was under
FmNever gave a goddamn, I gave you 21 grand
Cause baby I Ablove you more than the trash can
[Pre-Chorus]
CI said I'd give it one more try
Now I'm giving up the Ebgood life
I'd make a C/Ebad wife
[Chorus]
FmGet me out of this creep city
I'm flat broke and I don't look pretty right C#now
Just get me C/EoutC/G, outC/Bb, out, C/C#out
FmAll the dogs in the back been smothered
And these cats don't make good lovers
This C#town's on cursed C/EgroundC/G, groundC/Bb, groundC/C#, ground
[Bridge]
AAnd if there's a Aaugsign to show me from this F#mworld back to mAaugine
Or tell me you'll Atry, or at least please Aaugreply
Sincerely I'll be F#mwaiting, 'til I dGie
[Instrumental]
Fm, Ab  
Fm, Ab  
C, Eb, C/E  
[Outro]
FmCreep C#city
No I'm C/Enever gonna C/G[save my C/Bblife?]C/C#  
FmSin ciC#ty
But C/Esomething C/Gis alC/BbiveC/C#  

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Creep City

by Jake Shears

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

C/G

C/Bb

C/C#

Aaug

F#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Fm Ab

You said to come and sort your mind

But did you mean it, Ooh, but did you mean it

Fm Ab

Then warmed the bread and poured the wine

I thought I'd seen it all, until you broke that seventh wall

[Pre-Chorus]

I said I'd hang on for the ride

Now I'm hanging on for dear life

C/E

Is that a real knife?

[Chorus]

Get me out of this creep city

I'm flat broke and I don't need pity right now

C/E C/G C/Bb C/C#

Just get me out, out, out, out

All the dogs in the back been smothered

And these cats don't make good lovers

C# C/E C/G C/Bb C/C#

This town's on cursed ground, ground, ground, ground

[Verse 2]

Was the judge not clear?

Just have a look at them ears

Full of ice cream sundaes

Funny no one wondered whose thumb I was under

Never gave a goddamn, I gave you 21 grand

Cause baby I love you more than the trash can

[Pre-Chorus]

I said I'd give it one more try

Now I'm giving up the good life

C/E

I'd make a bad wife

[Chorus]

Get me out of this creep city

I'm flat broke and I don't look pretty right now

C/E C/G C/Bb C/C#

Just get me out, out, out, out

All the dogs in the back been smothered

And these cats don't make good lovers

C# C/E C/G C/Bb C/C#

This town's on cursed ground, ground, ground, ground

[Bridge]

A Aaug F#m Aaug

And if there's a sign to show me from this world back to mine

A Aaug

Or tell me you'll try, or at least please reply

F#m G

Sincerely I'll be waiting, 'til I die

[Instrumental]

Fm Ab

C Eb C/E

, ,

[Outro]

Fm C#

Creep city

C/E C/G C/Bb C/C#

No I'm never gonna [save my life?]

Fm C#

Sin city

C/E C/G C/Bb C/C#

But something is alive

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