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 A   C#   Dx2
ABloodstains C#mon faded Dpictures
And it Acomes in waves
As the C#mshouts turn into Dwhispers
Thoughts keep Arunning through her brain
Make the C#mpounding in her heart beat Dquicker
Says it Aall comes down to the run-around
And as a C#mbook slips in her fDingers
Says I donâAt really think the drugs they've got caC#mn pull it Doff
So Iâm gonnAa sell my blood to a man I met iC#mn Simonâs DRock
Heâs got Aa plan to put me in C#ma diamond Dtop
And make a Agrand playin' geriatric glam nostC#malgia rocDk
Shaken to the Acore
Breaks in the door
Makes out C#mtwenty-five laying on the fDloor
All praying to the ALord
But the prayingâs ignored
Saying that they C#mshouldâve been praying Dbefore
And he wonât
And  Awoke that night to the rains of nuclear C#mwar and
And she Dsaid Aoh my soulâs gotteC#mn cold and Dlost
And Iâm throwing it Aout
AOh, wonât you go
Make the C#mmost of a bad exisDtence
âCause youâAre so much older C#mthan she ever planneDd to live with
And she says: AEverybody knows the difference
Between C#mright to try and a Dlife of lies
And if you Ago the distance, go the C#mdistanceD  
Iâll fall behiAnd
AEighteen C#mwith a sex addDiction
And he Astates his dreams in written C#monline erotica fDiction
Accounts of Aplaces he ainât been
About relC#mationships and Dvision
Types: TomAorrow nightâs been a long time comiC#mng
If theyâd have only Dlistened
Shaking in the Anight, wakes and he writes
Twenty-five C#mways you can waste your lDife
Says he takes what he Alikes
Breaks with the light
Makes for C#mBoston with his fate decDided
Says he Aprays that every thoughtâs been pre-aC#mssigned to him
âCause itâDs blinding to know
AOh my soulâs gotteC#mn cold anDd lost
And Iâm throwing it oAut
AOh, wonât you go
Make the C#mmost of a bad exisDtence
âCause youâAre so much older C#mthan she ever planneDd to live with
And she says: AEverybody knows the difference
Between C#mright to try and a Dlife of lies
And if you Ago the distance, go the C#mdistanceD  
Iâll fall AbehiC#mndD  
I'll fall behAind

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The Distance

by Iron Eyes Cody

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C#m

A C# D

A C#m D

Bloodstains on faded pictures

And it comes in waves

C#m D

As the shouts turn into whispers

Thoughts keep running through her brain

C#m D

Make the pounding in her heart beat quicker

Says it all comes down to the run-around

C#m D

And as a book slips in her fingers

A C#m D

Says I donât really think the drugs they've got can pull it off

A C#m D

So Iâm gonna sell my blood to a man I met in Simonâs Rock

A C#m D

Heâs got a plan to put me in a diamond top

A C#m D

And make a grand playin' geriatric glam nostalgia rock

Shaken to the core

Breaks in the door

C#m D

Makes out twenty-five laying on the floor

All praying to the Lord

But the prayingâs ignored

C#m D

Saying that they shouldâve been praying before

And he wonât

A C#m

And woke that night to the rains of nuclear war and

D A C#m D

And she said oh my soulâs gotten cold and lost

And Iâm throwing it out

Oh, wonât you go

C#m D

Make the most of a bad existence

A C#m D

âCause youâre so much older than she ever planned to live with

And she says: Everybody knows the difference

C#m D

Between right to try and a life of lies

A C#m D

And if you go the distance, go the distance

Iâll fall behind

A C#m D

Eighteen with a sex addiction

A C#m D

And he states his dreams in written online erotica fiction

Accounts of places he ainât been

C#m D

About relationships and vision

A C#m

Types: Tomorrow nightâs been a long time coming

If theyâd have only listened

Shaking in the night, wakes and he writes

C#m D

Twenty-five ways you can waste your life

Says he takes what he likes

Breaks with the light

C#m D

Makes for Boston with his fate decided

A C#m

Says he prays that every thoughtâs been pre-assigned to him

âCause itâs blinding to know

A C#m D

Oh my soulâs gotten cold and lost

And Iâm throwing it out

Oh, wonât you go

C#m D

Make the most of a bad existence

A C#m D

âCause youâre so much older than she ever planned to live with

And she says: Everybody knows the difference

C#m D

Between right to try and a life of lies

A C#m D

And if you go the distance, go the distance

A C#m D

Iâll fall behind

I'll fall behind

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