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Turning The Screw

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[Intro]
Bb    Eb  F  Bb    Gm  F
Bb    Eb  F  Bb    Gm  F
Bb    Gm  F  Bb    Gm  F
Bb    Gm  F  Bb    Gm  F
[Verse 1]
BbI heard about how you're gone for good
BbI took it better than I thought I would
I am alEbive and awake and I have no memorGmy
  BbNow everyday I want to disappear
BbI want to be in a coma for the rest of the year
I want to waEbtch my friends embrace my enemiesGm  
[Bridge]
  EbAll around in the daylight everybody looks so much older
    BbI was afraid you got too Ffar along
  EbI could see you in the distance, lookin' over your shoulder
    BbAnd I could tell you were alrFeady EbgoneBb  
[Chorus]
BbI turn around and Ebanother 2 yFears slip Bbaway
BbHave a dream about a ticking clock that's Gmgetting fFaster and
BbAt night when the day is dead EbI think about Fwhat I would've said Bband
BbAm I gonna get a chance to go Gmback or am I Fturning the Bbscrew
[Solo]
Bb    Gm  F  Bb    Gm  F
Bb    Gm  F  Bb    Gm  F
[Verse 2]
BbI know you really wanna go it alone
BbYou tell me you can never go back home
I know you Ebtalk to the mirror when you don't want to look at Gmme
BbDo you remember what you had before
BbAnd can you tell it isn't there anymore
And can you Ebsee that you are what you did not want to Gmbe
[Bridge]
  EbAll around in the daylight everybody looks so much older
    BbI was afraid you got too Ffar along
  EbI could see you in the distance, lookin' over your shoulder
    BbAnd I could tell you were alrFeady EbgoneBb  
[Chorus]
BbI turn around and Ebanother 2 yFears slip Bbaway
BbHave a dream about a ticking clock that's Gmgetting faFster and
BbAt night when the day is dead EbI think about Fwhat I would've said Bband
BbAm I gonna get a chance to go Gmback or am I Fturning the Ebscrew
EbOr am I turning the Bbscrew
BbI turn around and Ebanother 2 yFears slip Bbaway
BbHave a dream about a ticking clock that's Gmgetting faFster and
BbAt night when the day is dead EbI think about Fwhat I would've said Bband
BbAm I gonna get a chance to go Gmback or am I Fturning the Bbscrew
[Outro]
Bb    Gm  F  Bb    Gm  F
Bb    Gm  F  Bb    Gm  F
Bb    Gm  F  Bb    Gm  F
Bb    Gm  F  Bb    Gm  F

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Turning The Screw

by Generationals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bb Eb F Bb Gm F

Bb Gm F Bb Gm F

[Verse 1]

I heard about how you're gone for good

I took it better than I thought I would

Eb Gm

I am alive and awake and I have no memory

Now everyday I want to disappear

I want to be in a coma for the rest of the year

Eb Gm

I want to watch my friends embrace my enemies

[Bridge]

All around in the daylight everybody looks so much older

Bb F

I was afraid you got too far along

I could see you in the distance, lookin' over your shoulder

Bb F Eb Bb

And I could tell you were already gone

[Chorus]

Bb Eb F Bb

I turn around and another 2 years slip away

Bb Gm F

Have a dream about a ticking clock that's getting faster and

Bb Eb F Bb

At night when the day is dead I think about what I would've said and

Bb Gm F Bb

Am I gonna get a chance to go back or am I turning the screw

[Solo]

Bb Gm F Bb Gm F

[Verse 2]

I know you really wanna go it alone

You tell me you can never go back home

Eb Gm

I know you talk to the mirror when you don't want to look at me

Do you remember what you had before

And can you tell it isn't there anymore

Eb Gm

And can you see that you are what you did not want to be

[Bridge]

All around in the daylight everybody looks so much older

Bb F

I was afraid you got too far along

I could see you in the distance, lookin' over your shoulder

Bb F Eb Bb

And I could tell you were already gone

[Chorus]

Bb Eb F Bb

I turn around and another 2 years slip away

Bb Gm F

Have a dream about a ticking clock that's getting faster and

Bb Eb F Bb

At night when the day is dead I think about what I would've said and

Bb Gm F Eb

Am I gonna get a chance to go back or am I turning the screw

Eb Bb

Or am I turning the screw

Bb Eb F Bb

I turn around and another 2 years slip away

Bb Gm F

Have a dream about a ticking clock that's getting faster and

Bb Eb F Bb

At night when the day is dead I think about what I would've said and

Bb Gm F Bb

Am I gonna get a chance to go back or am I turning the screw

[Outro]

Bb Gm F Bb Gm F

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