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[Verse 1]
EmFolded Amin your fleshy Gpurse
I am Ffloating once Emagain
While the Ammuted sounds are A7pumping rhythm
EmAll the Amwalls close in on Gme
Pressure's Fbuilding wave on Emwave
Until the Amwater breaks and A7outside I go, Goh
Em(x8)
AmOne Emdot, that's on or off
EmDefines what is and what is not, Amone Emdot
EmTwo dot, a pair of eyes, a voice
A touch, complete surprise, Amtwo Emdot
[Chorus]
EmGrowing up, growing up
EmLooking for a place to live
EmGrowing up, growing up
EmLooking for a place to live
EmGrowing up, growing up
EmLooking for a place to live
EmGrowing up, Cgrowing up
Em6Looking for a place to Em7live
Em(x2)
[Hook]
AmMy Emghost likes to travel Amso Emfar in the unknown
AmMy Emghost likes to travel Amso Emdeep into your space
Em(x2)
[Verse 2]
AmThree Emdot, a trinity
EmA way to map the universe, Amthree Emdot
AmFour Emdot, is what will make a square
A bed to build on, it's all there, Amfour Emdot
[Hook]
AmMy Emghost likes to CtravEm6el            Em7so far in the unknown
AmMy Emghost likes to CtravEm6el            Em7so deep into your space
[Verse 3]
EmAll the Amslow clouds pass us Gby
Make the Fempire state look Emhigh
As you Amtake me in your A7sea-stained sweetness
EmIt spills, it Amtingles and it Gstings
All the Fpleasure that it Embrings
Until the Amdoor has let the A7outside inside here
AmWell on the Emfloor there's a long wooden table
AmOn the Emtable there's an open book
AmOn the Empage there's a detailed drawing
AmAnd on the Emdrawing is the name I took
[Hook]
AmMy Emghost likes to travel Amso Emfar in the unknown
AmMy Emghost likes to travel Amso Emdeep into your space
[Chorus]
EmGrowing up, growing up
EmLooking for a place to live
EmGrowing up, growing up
EmLooking for a place to live
EmGrowing up, Cgrowing up
Em6Looking for a Em7place to live
EmGrowing up, Cgrowing up
Em6Looking for a Em7place to live
[Bridge]
AmMy Emghost likes to travel
AmMy Emghost likes to travel
EmMoving insAmide of your Emspace
AmMy Emghost likes to travel
AmMy Emghost likes to travel
EmMoving insAmide of your Emspace
AmMy Emghost likes to travel
CMoving Em6inside
AmMy Emghost likes to travel
EmMoving insAmide of your Emspace
AmMy Emghost likes to travel
CMoving Em6inside
AmMy Emghost likes to travel
EmMoving insAmide of your Emspace
Em(x12)
[Verse 4]
EmThe breathing Amstops, I don't know Gwhen
In transFition once Emagain
Such a Amstruggle getting A7through these changes
EmAnd it Amall seems so absGurd
To be Fflying like a Embird
When I Amdo not feel I've A7really landed Ghere
Em (outro)

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Growing Up

by Peter Gabriel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em6

Em7

[Verse 1]

Em Am G

Folded in your fleshy purse

F Em

I am floating once again

Am A7

While the muted sounds are pumping rhythm

Em Am G

All the walls close in on me

F Em

Pressure's building wave on wave

Am A7 G

Until the water breaks and outside I go, oh

Em(x8)

Am Em

One dot, that's on or off

Em Am Em

Defines what is and what is not, one dot

Two dot, a pair of eyes, a voice

Am Em

A touch, complete surprise, two dot

[Chorus]

Growing up, growing up

Looking for a place to live

Growing up, growing up

Looking for a place to live

Growing up, growing up

Looking for a place to live

Em C

Growing up, growing up

Em6 Em7

Looking for a place to live

Em(x2)

[Hook]

Am Em Am Em

My ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown

Am Em Am Em

My ghost likes to travel so deep into your space

Em(x2)

[Verse 2]

Am Em

Three dot, a trinity

Em Am Em

A way to map the universe, three dot

Am Em

Four dot, is what will make a square

Am Em

A bed to build on, it's all there, four dot

[Hook]

Am Em C Em6 Em7

My ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown

Am Em C Em6 Em7

My ghost likes to travel so deep into your space

[Verse 3]

Em Am G

All the slow clouds pass us by

F Em

Make the empire state look high

Am A7

As you take me in your sea-stained sweetness

Em Am G

It spills, it tingles and it stings

F Em

All the pleasure that it brings

Am A7

Until the door has let the outside inside here

Am Em

Well on the floor there's a long wooden table

Am Em

On the table there's an open book

Am Em

On the page there's a detailed drawing

Am Em

And on the drawing is the name I took

[Hook]

Am Em Am Em

My ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown

Am Em Am Em

My ghost likes to travel so deep into your space

[Chorus]

Growing up, growing up

Looking for a place to live

Growing up, growing up

Looking for a place to live

Em C

Growing up, growing up

Em6 Em7

Looking for a place to live

Em C

Growing up, growing up

Em6 Em7

Looking for a place to live

[Bridge]

Am Em

My ghost likes to travel

Am Em

My ghost likes to travel

Em Am Em

Moving inside of your space

Am Em

My ghost likes to travel

Am Em

My ghost likes to travel

Em Am Em

Moving inside of your space

Am Em

My ghost likes to travel

C Em6

Moving inside

Am Em

My ghost likes to travel

Em Am Em

Moving inside of your space

Am Em

My ghost likes to travel

C Em6

Moving inside

Am Em

My ghost likes to travel

Em Am Em

Moving inside of your space

Em(x12)

[Verse 4]

Em Am G

The breathing stops, I don't know when

F Em

In transition once again

Am A7

Such a struggle getting through these changes

Em Am G

And it all seems so absurd

F Em

To be flying like a bird

Am A7 G

When I do not feel I've really landed here

Em (outro)

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