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Red Rover

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[Chords]
Em      0-2-2-0-0-0
Am      x-0-2-2-1-0
Badd4   x-2-4-4-4-0
C       x-3-2-0-1-0
Dsus2   x-x-0-2-3-0
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
My open heEmart
I shared it wiAm--th ya
I dropped my gBadd4uard
You took a pEmicture
But just in caEm--se
It didn't sAmuit you
You kept anoBadd4--ther, other
In the bEmedroom
[Chorus]
EmRed, red rover
Send sComeone over
To sDsus2atisfy your appetite for gEmames
[Verse 2]
The current's dEmeep
The water's cAmolder
And it weighs hBadd4eavy
Heavy on your shEmoulders
But no mermEmaid
No hidden trAmeasure
Could you find you pBadd4eace
Or bring you plEmeasure
[Chorus]
EmRed, red rover
Send sComeone over
To sDsus2atisfy our appetite for gEmames
[Verse 3]
      EmDo we struggle now to speakAm  
With words exploding at our feetBadd4  
Another black box to discardEm  
Another empty greetings cardEm  
Do we struggle now to sleepC  
With all the knots tied in our sheeDsus2ts
Will the truth just pass us byEm  
Or do we learn to let it liEme
[Chorus]
EmRed, red rover
Send sComeone over
To sDsus2atisfy your appetite for gEmames
EmRed, red rover
Send sComeone over
To sDsus2atisfy your appetite for gEmames
[Outro]
So now I sEmee
What I've been miAmssing
An open hBadd4eart
To let the lEmight in

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Red Rover

by Paper Aeroplanes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Badd4

Dsus2

[Chords]

Em 0-2-2-0-0-0

Am x-0-2-2-1-0

Badd4 x-2-4-4-4-0

C x-3-2-0-1-0

Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

My open heart

I shared it wi--th ya

Badd4

I dropped my guard

You took a picture

But just in ca--se

It didn't suit you

Badd4

You kept ano--ther, other

In the bedroom

[Chorus]

Red, red rover

Send someone over

Dsus2 Em

To satisfy your appetite for games

[Verse 2]

The current's deep

The water's colder

Badd4

And it weighs heavy

Heavy on your shoulders

But no mermaid

No hidden treasure

Badd4

Could you find you peace

Or bring you pleasure

[Chorus]

Red, red rover

Send someone over

Dsus2 Em

To satisfy our appetite for games

[Verse 3]

Em Am

Do we struggle now to speak

Badd4

With words exploding at our feet

Another black box to discard

Another empty greetings card

Do we struggle now to sleep

Dsus2

With all the knots tied in our sheets

Will the truth just pass us by

Or do we learn to let it lie

[Chorus]

Red, red rover

Send someone over

Dsus2 Em

To satisfy your appetite for games

Red, red rover

Send someone over

Dsus2 Em

To satisfy your appetite for games

[Outro]

So now I see

What I've been missing

Badd4

An open heart

To let the light in

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