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Frank Black - The Vanishing Spies
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[Intro]
C F G Ab
[Verse 1]
  CThe vanishing Abspies
  DSomething I Gread
  AbA couple of Ceyes
  FFrom out from the C/EheadE  
  DAnd all that was Gsaid
  CWas that's just how Fsome things don't materiaGlizeAb  
[Verse 2]
  CCould be they Abbroke
  DAnd swam like a Gbird
  AbFear of spooking the Cfolk
  FWith talk of the C/EthirEd
  DOr maybe the Gthird played a Cjoke.
[Chorus]
  FGive me a Gblip, ah
  FAnd I'll totally Gflip, ah
  CYe-Ameah   CYeah
  FSay it's nothing but Gsky
  FAnd I'll be a lGonely guyAm  C  Am  
[Verse 3]
  CThe vanishing Abspies
  DJust something I Gread
  AbNow there were two Ceyes
  FSeen out from the C/EheadE  
  DBut all that was Gsaid
  CWell, that is just Fhow some things do not GmaterializeAb  
[Pre-Chorus]
C A7 C A7 C A7 C A7
[Chorus]
  FGive me one little Gblip, oh oh
  FAnd I'll totally Gflip, ah ah
  CYe-Ameah   CYeah
  FSay it's nothing but Gsky
  FAnd I'll be Gone lonely AmguyC  Am  
[Post-Chorus]
C A7 C A7 C A7 C A7
[Bridge]
F G Ab A B C
[Solo on Chorus]
F G F G C Am C
F G F G Am C Am
F G F G C Am C
F G F G Am C Am
F G F G C Am C

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The Vanishing Spies

by Frank Black

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Frank Black - The Vanishing Spies

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[Intro]

C F G Ab

[Verse 1]

C Ab

The vanishing spies

D G

Something I read

Ab C

A couple of eyes

F C/E E

From out from the head

D G

And all that was said

C F G Ab

Was that's just how some things don't materialize

[Verse 2]

C Ab

Could be they broke

D G

And swam like a bird

Ab C

Fear of spooking the folk

F C/E E

With talk of the third

D G C

Or maybe the third played a joke.

[Chorus]

F G

Give me a blip, ah

F G

And I'll totally flip, ah

C Am C

Ye-eah Yeah

F G

Say it's nothing but sky

F G Am C Am

And I'll be a lonely guy

[Verse 3]

C Ab

The vanishing spies

D G

Just something I read

Ab C

Now there were two eyes

F C/E E

Seen out from the head

D G

But all that was said

C F G Ab

Well, that is just how some things do not materialize

[Pre-Chorus]

C A7 C A7 C A7 C A7

[Chorus]

F G

Give me one little blip, oh oh

F G

And I'll totally flip, ah ah

C Am C

Ye-eah Yeah

F G

Say it's nothing but sky

F G Am C Am

And I'll be one lonely guy

[Post-Chorus]

C A7 C A7 C A7 C A7

[Bridge]

F G Ab A B C

[Solo on Chorus]

F G F G C Am C

F G F G Am C Am

F G F G C Am C

F G F G Am C Am

F G F G C Am C

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