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Settle Down

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[Verse 1]
He set out with a Ebackpack
A compass in Bhand
To steal Mona ELisa
And that was his BplaF#n
A modern-day Eoutlaw
He'll take what he Bcan
And vanish before Eyou
Like tracks in the BsanF#d
[Pre-Chorus]
His Epockets were F#full but his heaG#mrt was so D#mheavy
And Eall these maF#terial thG#mings can be deD#madly if
ENo one is F#there who will Bshare when you're G#mseventy-F#one
[Chorus]
If EonlBy C#msomeBone
FEilled Bthe C#mspacBes
G#mHe mF#ight EseBttle F#down
[Verse 2]
He met her on ETuesday
On his way back from BFrance
He rolled up the Epainting
He stole with his BhanF#ds
And even EDa Vinci
Couldn't have G#msketched
A more perfect Ewoman
Than the one that he BmeF#t
[Pre-Chorus]
His Epockets were F#full but his heaG#mrt was so D#mheavy
And Eall these mateF#rial G#mthings can be D#mdeadly if
ENo one is F#there who will Bshare when you're G#mseventy-F#one
[Chorus]
If EonlBy C#msomeBone
FEilled Bthe C#mspacBes
G#mHe mF#ight EseBttle F#down
[Bridge]
Settle Edown,
settle G#mdownF#,
settle Edown,
settle G#mdownF#  
[Verse 3]
He woke up in the Emorning
With nothing Baround
She left with the Eportrait
No trace of her BfouF#nd
She was the Eoutlaw
She was the G#mone
She took the Ebounty
And left him with BnoF#ne
[Pre-Chorus]
His Epockets aren't F#full and his heG#mart is still emD#mpty
And Efalling in loF#ve, it can be G#mjust as deD#madly
And Eno one is F#there who will Bcare when he's G#mseventyF#-one
[Chorus]
If EoBnly sC#momeoBne
EFilleBd the C#mspacBes
G#mHe  F#might EsetBtle F#down
[Outro]
Settle Edown

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Settle Down

by Alec Benjamin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

He set out with a backpack

A compass in hand

To steal Mona Lisa

B F#

And that was his plan

A modern-day outlaw

He'll take what he can

And vanish before you

B F#

Like tracks in the sand

[Pre-Chorus]

E F# G#m D#m

His pockets were full but his heart was so heavy

E F# G#m D#m

And all these material things can be deadly if

E F# B G#m F#

No one is there who will share when you're seventy-one

[Chorus]

E B C#m B

If only someone

E B C#m B

Filled the spaces

G#m F# E B F#

He might settle down

[Verse 2]

He met her on Tuesday

On his way back from France

He rolled up the painting

B F#

He stole with his hands

And even Da Vinci

G#m

Couldn't have sketched

A more perfect woman

B F#

Than the one that he met

[Pre-Chorus]

E F# G#m D#m

His pockets were full but his heart was so heavy

E F# G#m D#m

And all these material things can be deadly if

E F# B G#m F#

No one is there who will share when you're seventy-one

[Chorus]

E B C#m B

If only someone

E B C#m B

Filled the spaces

G#m F# E B F#

He might settle down

[Bridge]

Settle down,

G#m F#

settle down,

G#m F#

settle down

[Verse 3]

He woke up in the morning

With nothing around

She left with the portrait

B F#

No trace of her found

She was the outlaw

G#m

She was the one

She took the bounty

B F#

And left him with none

[Pre-Chorus]

E F# G#m D#m

His pockets aren't full and his heart is still empty

E F# G#m D#m

And falling in love, it can be just as deadly

E F# B G#m F#

And no one is there who will care when he's seventy-one

[Chorus]

E B C#m B

If only someone

E B C#m B

Filled the spaces

G#m F# E B F#

He might settle down

[Outro]

Settle down

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