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Ten Years Asleep

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[Intro]
 D   F#   B   Gx3
G A
[Verse]
DIt wouldn't F#happen in anBother Gworld
DIt couldn't've F#happened to a Bnicer Gplanet
DIt would've F#happened in anBother Gworld
SGo don't pretend to caAre
WhAen you don't care
[Instrumental]
 D   F#   B   Gx3
G A
[Chorus]
DTen Dsus2years aslBmeep
In the qAueue for the laGte night bus
With aAll of us
DBreaDsus2kfast telBmevision
Is the bAiggest decGision I've made
In the laAst decade
[Verse]
DIt wouldn't F#happen in anBother Gworld
DIt couldn't've F#happened to a Bnicer Gplanet
DIt would've F#happened in anBother Gworld
SGo don't pretend to caAre
WhAen you don't care
[Chorus]
DTen Dsus2years aslBmeep
It'll soAon be fGar too late
To call A0898
DTen Dsus2years aslBmeep
Every miAnd is a GUXB
So dAon't pretend that...
[Verse]
DIt wouldn't F#happen in anBother Gworld
DIt couldn't've F#happened to a Bnicer Gplanet
DIt would've F#happened in anBother Gworld
SGo don't pretend to caAre
WhAen you don't care
[Solo]
 D   D   G   A   Ax2
[Chorus]
DAlDsus2l the pBmunks are pAushing thGirty years
And aAre hardly feared
DAll Dsus2the young Bmdudes
Work for Aall the olGd brutes
In eAxpensive suits
DTen Dsus2years aslBmeep
'cause your grAave is emGpty
But alAready dug
DTen Dsus2years of Bmspreading knAees
InstGead of news
So doAn't complain that...
[Verse]
DIt wouldn't F#happen in anBother Gworld
DIt couldn't've F#happened to a Bnicer Gplanet
DIt would've F#happened in anBother Gworld
SGo don't pretend to caAre
WhAen you don't care
[Outro]
D     F#    B
GThere, there, there
D     F#     B
GThere, there, there
D     F#     B
GThere, there, there
GOoAoh...
 D   Dsus2   Bmx3
A G A D

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Ten Years Asleep

by Kingmaker

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Dsus2

[Intro]

D F# B G

G A

[Verse]

D F# B G

It wouldn't happen in another world

D F# B G

It couldn't've happened to a nicer planet

D F# B G

It would've happened in another world

G A

So don't pretend to care

When you don't care

[Instrumental]

D F# B G

G A

[Chorus]

D Dsus2 Bm

Ten years asleep

A G

In the queue for the late night bus

With all of us

D Dsus2 Bm

Breakfast television

A G

Is the biggest decision I've made

In the last decade

[Verse]

D F# B G

It wouldn't happen in another world

D F# B G

It couldn't've happened to a nicer planet

D F# B G

It would've happened in another world

G A

So don't pretend to care

When you don't care

[Chorus]

D Dsus2 Bm

Ten years asleep

A G

It'll soon be far too late

To call 0898

D Dsus2 Bm

Ten years asleep

A G

Every mind is a UXB

So don't pretend that...

[Verse]

D F# B G

It wouldn't happen in another world

D F# B G

It couldn't've happened to a nicer planet

D F# B G

It would've happened in another world

G A

So don't pretend to care

When you don't care

[Solo]

D D G A A

[Chorus]

D Dsus2 Bm A G

All the punks are pushing thirty years

And are hardly feared

D Dsus2 Bm

All the young dudes

A G

Work for all the old brutes

In expensive suits

D Dsus2 Bm

Ten years asleep

A G

'cause your grave is empty

But already dug

D Dsus2 Bm A

Ten years of spreading knees

Instead of news

So don't complain that...

[Verse]

D F# B G

It wouldn't happen in another world

D F# B G

It couldn't've happened to a nicer planet

D F# B G

It would've happened in another world

G A

So don't pretend to care

When you don't care

[Outro]

D F# B

There, there, there

D F# B

There, there, there

D F# B

There, there, there

G A

Oooh...

D Dsus2 Bm

A G A D

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