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[Verse]
DLess than a day, when the Dspeed of decision, was Ataken while we waited outAside
For Dsavage ineptitude, Dmotionless spectacle, Ainto the glass of timeA  
[Chorus]
So Gwhat do we learn from that?  G  AWhat do we learn from that?A  
GWhat do we learn from that? GThe F#mworld goes F#mround
[Verse]
DWhat was replacing the Dfractured event in the Alandscape of nobody Aleft
Done day you said, Dyou will return Asafer by far than the fools Aat the bar
[Chorus]
GWhat do we learn from that?  G  AWhat do we Alearn from that?
GWhat do we learn from that? GThe F#mworld goes rouF#mnd
[Verse]
DInside the demand for a Dluxury hand lurks the Acontext of misery's Atrend
DHow in the world can the Dtrouble be found, Awhen the movement's too Afast for that
[Chorus]
(we're slow) GBut we learn from that,  G  AThat's what we learn from Athat
You Gknow what we learn from that,  G  F#mThat's what we learn from thatF#m  
[Solo]
A A D D G G D D A A
F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m Bm Bm
[Verse]
A Dfacet to be Dfacet to do, A Ashattered inevitable Agreed
You're Dwalking on locusts - you Dlike to do that, I can Ahear it when you Atalk
[Chorus]
GWhat do we learn from that? GTaking Aeverything back from thatA  
So Gwhat do we learn from that?  G  AWhat do we learn from Athat?
[Break]
The F#mcontext decides if we Bmlive or we die, It F#mcomes to me when I'm aBlone
Your F#mvoice keeps me quiet Buntil then, BYou should know by C#nowC#  
[Outro]
if Dwe ever learn from that, Ddo Awe ever learn from thatA?
 DYou know what we learn from thatD, Ayou know what we learn from that    A(fade)
 DYou know what we learn from thatD, Ayou know what we learn from thatA  
 DYou know what we learn from thatD, Ayou know what we learn from thatA  

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So What

by John Cale

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F#m

C#m

[Verse]

D D A A

Less than a day, when the speed of decision, was taken while we waited outside

D D A A

For savage ineptitude, motionless spectacle, into the glass of time

[Chorus]

G G A A

So what do we learn from that? What do we learn from that?

G G F#m F#m

What do we learn from that? The world goes round

[Verse]

D D A A

What was replacing the fractured event in the landscape of nobody left

D D A A

one day you said, you will return safer by far than the fools at the bar

[Chorus]

G G A A

What do we learn from that? What do we learn from that?

G G F#m F#m

What do we learn from that? The world goes round

[Verse]

D D A A

Inside the demand for a luxury hand lurks the context of misery's trend

D D A A

How in the world can the trouble be found, when the movement's too fast for that

[Chorus]

G G A A

(we're slow) But we learn from that, That's what we learn from that

G G F#m F#m

You know what we learn from that, That's what we learn from that

[Solo]

A A D D G G D D A A

F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m Bm Bm

[Verse]

D D A A

A facet to be facet to do, A shattered inevitable greed

D D A A

You're walking on locusts - you like to do that, I can hear it when you talk

[Chorus]

G G A A

What do we learn from that? Taking everything back from that

G G A A

So what do we learn from that? What do we learn from that?

[Break]

F#m Bm F#m B

The context decides if we live or we die, It comes to me when I'm alone

F#m B B C# C#

Your voice keeps me quiet until then, You should know by now

[Outro]

D D A A

if we ever learn from that, do we ever learn from that?

D D A A

You know what we learn from that, you know what we learn from that (fade)

D D A A

You know what we learn from that, you know what we learn from that

D D A A

You know what we learn from that, you know what we learn from that

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