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Secret World (Peter Gabriel)
[Verse 1]
DI stood in this unsheltered placBme
G'Til I could see tAhe face behind the Dface
DAll that had gone before had lefBmt no trace
[Chorus 1]
GDown by the railwaAy siding
GIn our secret worlAd, we were colliding
GAll the places we Awere hiding loBmve
GWhat was it we werAe thinking of?D  
[Verse 2]
DSo I watch you wash your hairBm  
GUnderwater, unawarAeD  
DAnd the plane flies through the Bmair
[Chorus 2]
GDid you think I diAdn't have to choose it
GThat I alone could Awin or lose it
GIn all the places Awe were hiding Bmlove
GWhat was it we werAe thinking of?D  
[Verse 3]
DIn this house of make believeBm  
GDivided in two like AAdam and EveD  
DYou put out and I receiveBm  
[Verse 4]
GDown by the railwaAy siding
GIn our secret worlAd, we were colliding
GAll the places we Awere hiding loBmve
GWhat was it we werAe thinking of?D  
[Bridge]
D
DOh the wheel it is turning spinning round and round
DAnd the house it is crumbling but the stairways stand       
C       D
DWith no guilt and no shame, no sorrow or blame
DWhatever it is, we are all the same
C        D        C                D
[Bridge 2]
CShaking it upG  
CBreaking it upG  
CMaking it up in Gour secret worldD  
[Verse 5]
DSeeing things that were not thereBm  
GOn a wing, on a pArayerD  
DIn this state of disrepairBm  
[Verse 6]
GDown by the railwaAy siding
GIn our secret worlAd, we were colliding
GAll the places we Awere hiding lovBme
GWhat was it we werAe thinking of?D  
Ending
C G  C G  C G D

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Secret World

by Peter Gabriel

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Secret World (Peter Gabriel)

[Verse 1]

D Bm

I stood in this unsheltered place

G A D

'Til I could see the face behind the face

D Bm

All that had gone before had left no trace

[Chorus 1]

G A

Down by the railway siding

G A

In our secret world, we were colliding

G A Bm

All the places we were hiding love

G A D

What was it we were thinking of?

[Verse 2]

D Bm

So I watch you wash your hair

G A D

Underwater, unaware

D Bm

And the plane flies through the air

[Chorus 2]

G A

Did you think I didn't have to choose it

G A

That I alone could win or lose it

G A Bm

In all the places we were hiding love

G A D

What was it we were thinking of?

[Verse 3]

D Bm

In this house of make believe

G A D

Divided in two like Adam and Eve

D Bm

You put out and I receive

[Verse 4]

G A

Down by the railway siding

G A

In our secret world, we were colliding

G A Bm

All the places we were hiding love

G A D

What was it we were thinking of?

[Bridge]

Oh the wheel it is turning spinning round and round

And the house it is crumbling but the stairways stand

C D

With no guilt and no shame, no sorrow or blame

Whatever it is, we are all the same

C D C D

[Bridge 2]

C G

Shaking it up

C G

Breaking it up

C G D

Making it up in our secret world

[Verse 5]

D Bm

Seeing things that were not there

G A D

On a wing, on a prayer

D Bm

In this state of disrepair

[Verse 6]

G A

Down by the railway siding

G A

In our secret world, we were colliding

G A Bm

All the places we were hiding love

G A D

What was it we were thinking of?

Ending

C G C G C G D

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