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Misplaced Childhood

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No guitar that I can make out, but here are some chords if you want
"BmHuddled in the safety of a Gpseudo silk kimono, wearing Bmbracelets..."
"ACruel joke, Gcruel joke..."
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-15b(17)r-12-----------------------------------------------------
--------------------12-14-14b16----11----------------------------
-----------------14-------------------12-------------------------
-----------------------------------------12/14-------------------
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-14b(15)r-12-----------------------------------------------------
-------------12--------------------------------------------------
----------------14-12-11-14----11--------------------------------
----------------------------12-------12--------------------------
----------------------------------14----12-14-10-12--------------
----------------------------------------------------10-12--------
-12b(14)--12b(14)r-12-10------15-14------------------------------
---------------------------12-------15---------------------------
---------------------------------------14----11------------------
------------------------------------------------12---------------
---------------------------------------------------12/14---------
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...Keyboard chords during words "A spider wanders aimlessly..."
Keyboard continues during lyrics "A train sleeps in a siding...", then
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-17~--14~-------14-15-17--17b(19)r-14~---------------------------
---------14~-----------------------------16-16b(18)r-13----------
--------------16-----------------------------------------14------
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---------------17~---------17b(19)-17b(19)r----------------------
----13-14-13~-----------------------------18----18p14----18p14---
-------------------14~-----------------------16-------16-------16
-16--------------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------17-16h17p16---------------
-------14-15--14h15-17-17b19r17--17/19-------------19p17---------
-18p14---------------------------------------------------18~-----
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-16-16b(17)r-14--------------------------------------------------
-----------------17p15-14/12-------------------------------------
-----------------------------13--14-13h14-16-16b(18)r--13~-------
---------------------------------------------14b(16)r------------
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-14b(15)r---------14b(15)r--------14b(15)r----------14b(15)r-----
----------15---------------15~-------------15----------------15--
-------------14~------------------------------14~----------------
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----------------17-------------------14b(15)r---------14b(15)r---
-------15-17b(19)--17b(19)rp15----------------15-----------------
-14b(16)-----------------------16----------------14~-----------15~
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"The sky was..."
-14b(15)r----------14b(15)r--------------------------------------
----------15----------------15----------15h17-17b(19)r-15--------
-------------14~---------------14-14h16--------------------------
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--8---7-------
----------7---
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Capo at the 5th fret - fret numbers are relative to the 5th fret.
Intro:
Am----0---------------0-------0-----------0--------Fmaj7---------0---
-1---1---1---1---1---1---1------0---0-------0--0-1--1--0-1----
--2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------0---0---0--0---2--2--------
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------4---4---4--4-----3--3-------
0-------0------------------------7---7---7--------------------
------------3---1-------1-------------------------------------
[thumb]
Verse (x2) (very similar)
Am----0---------------0-------0-----------0--------Fmaj7---------0---
---1-1-----1---1---1-1-----1----0---0-------0--0-1--1--0-1----
--2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------0---0---0--0---2--2--------
-2-----2-2---2---2-----2-2--------4---4---4--4-----3--3-------
0-------0------------------------7---7---7--------------------
------------3---1-------1-------------------------------------
"This time it seems to be..." (x2)
Em [2nd time]
5--5--5-7--7--7-3--3--3-0-----0- ... 0---0----
-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0---0-- -0---0---
--5--5----7--7----5--5----0-0--- --0---0--
---------------------------2---- ---2---2-
-------------------------------- ---------
-------------------------------- ---------
"With you..." (x2)
Am---0-----Em---------Am---0----Em---------
1---1--1-0---0--0-1---1--1-0---0--0
-2----2---0-0--0---2----2---0-0--0-
--2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--
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Intro, and three verses (x4)
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---0-0-0-1-1-1-3-3-1-0------0-------1---
2-2---0-----2---------0----0-0-----2----
-2----------------------2-2---2-3-3-----
-------------------------2-----2-3------
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Intro, repeat several times, add overdrive after a few...
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--------8-7-----
----7-9-----7-9-
7---------------
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"Wide boys..." (x6)
------------12--9-10-12--10p9---------9-10-9-------------------
----10--10--------------------12---12--------10---10--10b(12)r-
9-----9---9-----------------------------------------11---------
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"These hearts of Lothian..." (slower)
-----10-9-10-12-17--16-17-17b(19)r----------------------------
--10---------------------------------------15-14-15-17-17b(19)
9---------------------------------------14--------------------
-------------------------------------14-----------------------
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Repeat section between || for several verses - there are some variations
"It's six o'clock in the tower blocks..."
-------------------------||-------------------17---16-17-19p17p16-
-17-15-14-15-14h15p14----||-------15-14-15-17------------ ^^^^^^-repeat
----------------------14-||----14------------------------ several
-------------------------||-14--------------------------- times
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-----------------17~--16b(17)r---------||
-----15-14-15-17--------------17b(19)r-||
---14----------------------------------||
-14------------------------------------||
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Intro. (I think it's played on the keyboard actually)
-12-/-15-/-11-/-12-/-7-/-8-/-7-/-5---
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Verses (x2)
||------------------------------------------------12-11-12-15~-----
||--------------------10~--------------------10--------------------
||----8-9~--------8-9----------8-9~------8-9-----------------------
||-7-----------7------------7----------7---------------------------
||-----------------------------------------------------------------
||-----------------------------------------------------------------
1. "When taxis gather..."
2. "And the patter merchants..."
------------------------------------------------12-11------------
--------------------10~--------------------10---------12~--------
----8-9~--------8-9----------8-9~------8-9-----------------------
-7-----------7------------7----------7---------------------------
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--------------------10~------------------------------------------
----8-9~--------8-9----------8-9-------8-9----8-9-------8-9------
-7-----------7------------7------7-7-7------7-----7-7-7----------
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"So when you think it's time to go..."
[Chorus - repeat slides a few times]
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-10--/(17)\---10--/(17)\---||
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Pattern APattern B  
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-6---5---8-----6---5---8--- -10--8--7-8--10--8--7-8-----
-------7---7-5-------7---5- ------------------------7---
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Pattern C  
-10--8-7-8--10--8-7-8------
----------------------8----
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Intro 4xA
i) VOCAL UNDER A BLOODLIGHT
-12b14----12----9--9b(10)r---------9b(10)r-----------------------
-----------------------------10-------------12-------------------
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-9b(10)r---------------------------------------------------------
----------12--10---------------10b(12)r--------------------------
------------------11---------------------11----------------------
---------------------------------------------------11b(12)r------
-------------------------------------------------------------9---
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-9b(10)------12b(14)r~-------------------------------------------
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---------------------------10- --9----10-----9----10----10----
--7p6-7-6--------7p6-7-6------ -------------------------------
------------8------------8---- ----11-----11---11----11-------
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Solo...
Not sure about the first chord! Parts of this are completely wild. I
F#m?
-5?----------------------------------------------------------14--
-2?-------17b(19)-------17b(19)-17b(19)-17b(19)----17b(19)-------
-2?--------------------------------------------------------------
-4?--------------------------------------------------------------
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-16b(17)rp(14)---------------------------------------------------
---------------17b(19)---------19r(17)-15-14h15-14h15p14----14---
---------------------------------------------------------16----16
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-------------14h15p14----14--------------------------------------
-------14h15----------15----15-14h15p14----14--------------------
-15h16----------------------------------16----16-15-16---15h16p15
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-----15-----15h16h15----15h16p15-----15/16-16XXX--16/14-14-14----
-17-----17-----------17----------17---------------------------16-
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--------------------------------16-17-19-17h19-19(b)21-19b(21)---
-------------17b(19)-17b(19)-19----------------------------------
-14b(16)--16-----------------------------------------------------
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-19b(21)-19b(21)-19b(21)-19b(21)-19b(21)-----19/21-21b(22)XXX----
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-19-21-19/17-19---14-15-----14-----------------------------------
-------------------------17-----15-14-14h15-14-------------------
-----------------------------------------------16p15-15h16-------
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-----------------------------15b(17)-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------16/18-18-18-18-18-
------14h16p14h16p14h16...----------14h16~-----------------------
-16--------------------------------------------------------------
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(x2)
--------||----19-17-15-15h17-----------19-17-15-15h17------------
--------||--------------------15~-----------------------15~------
-18-18--||-------------------------------------------------------
--------||-------------------------------------------------------
--------||-------------------------------------------------------
--------||-------------------------------------------------------
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-15--14h15p14----14~-------15--14h15p14----14~-----||
--------------16------------------------16---------||
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-------------------------------------------10---------------10---
-12----11---------12-----11--------------------------------------
--------------9------------------9-12-11-9----------12-11-9------
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-11----11-12-14-12-11-----9---11-9-------------------------------
----11----------------11----9------12-11h12p11-9~----------------
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-11----11-12-14-12-11-----9---11-9-------------12/14~------------
----11----------------11----9------12-11h12p11-------------------
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(x2)
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-14----14-15/12---12---12-/17~----14----14-15/12---12---12~------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||----11---------------9---------------11---------------9----------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
-9-------------------------------9---9b(10)r---------------------
------12---10---9----------------------------12----10----9-------
------------------9----------------------------------------9-----
--------------------11---------------------------------------11--
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Intro, and twice per verse: (with minor variations)
-A-------------G------------A-------------------------G--------------
------1b(2)-------------------1b(2)--14b(15)r-12\----------------
-2------------4-----------2------------------------4------X\-----
-2------------5----5~-----2------------------------5------X\-----
-0------------5-----------0------------------------5------X\-----
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-D------------C------------D-----------C-----------------------------
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-7-----------5-----------7----------5-------X\-------------------
-7-----------5-----------7----------5-------X\-------------------
-5-----------3-----------5----------3-------X\-------------------
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"I can't take anymore..." (slight variation 2nd time)
-D17-15-14----15-14-------------17-15-14----15-14-----------------
----------15-------15-------------------15-------15-14-----------
----------------------14-----------------------------------------
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-C15-13-12----13-12-------------15--------------------------------
----------13-------13----------------13----15b(17)---------------
----------------------12-----------------------------------------
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Ending (x4):
------------12~----9-10-12-10p9--------9-10-9--------------------
------10-10--------------------12~---12------10~--10--10b(12)r---
-9~-----9--9----------------------------------------11-----------
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-11------------------11---------------
----12--14p11----------12---14-11-----
--------------12------------------12--
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Repeat chords for chorus:
(almost the same chords as the Kayleigh chorus!)
-7--------9----5---------10-------9----7-------
-9--------10---7---------10-------10---9-------
-9--------9----7---------11-------9----9-------
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Solo between verses:
----------------------------------12b(14)-12~--10-9-9h10-9-------
-12b(14)--12---10p9-10-9h10p9------------------------------10-12~
------------------------------9~---------------------------------
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-------------------------------12b(14)r-12--10-9-9h10-9----------
----12~--10-9-9h10-9-10---------------------------------10b(12)--
-9----------------------9~---------------------------------------
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------------------------12---------------------------------------
--------10------10---------------10--8h10p8-7-8--8p7-------------
-----------9-------9---------------------------------7-----------
--7----------------------------------------------------7---------
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--9--7h9p7--6h7p6------------------------------------------------
-------------------9--7------------------------------------------
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song, but replaces some of the fiddly bits with equivalent chords and
strums them a few times during the verses...?
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