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DbIs it the pain of the drEinking
or the sAbuddenly sinking feDbelingDbsus4  Db  
Fthe  car never seGbems to work
Dwhen its late your girlfriends on a dateE  
and the hero with her in your drCeams and your sleep
seems like you
Dturn around and ask yourselfD  Dsus4  D  
Dturn around and ask yourselfD  Dsus4  
BbmmanchiEbld, wDbill you ever Bwin
BbmmanchiEbld, lBook at the state you're Dbin
Dbcould you go undercoEver and sAbell your brand new lDbover   Dbsus4could Dbyou
   Fbe someone eGblse for a night
Dmaybe someone else will love you
Eyou'd sell your soul for a tacky sCong
like the ones you hear on the radio
Dturnaround and ask yourselfD  Dsus  D  
Dturnaround and ask yourselfD  Dsus  
BbmmanchiEbld Dbwill you ever Bwin
BbmmanchiEbld lBook at the state you're Dbin
BbmmanchiEbld, Dbhe won't make you cBry
BbmmanchiEbld, BbmmanchEbild Bbmmanchild
Ebmfrom Monday down to Friday
you're working on a another man's cBbmar
Ebmor is it in the factory, it doesn't matter where you Bbmare
[rap1]
just turn around and ask yourself does this communication
accentuate the positive to give some illustration
say manchild, you're no-one, I turn the microphone on
control communication when I'm kicking it and so on
to the point where I need    air that I breathe
and to annoy the instance, waiting and ecstatic to receive
for the meantime, another mirror
I keep on saying it, I know what the time is and the crowd will
keep on playing,
through these beat boxes, loud's my diagnosis
coz I believe in miracles and words in heavy doses
enough r.e.s.p.e.c.t, respect himself express, no stress
remark is easy just believe that all you need is the air that you
breathe (turn around and ask yourself, x 2)
BbmmanchiEbld Dbwill you ever Bwin
BbmmanchiEbld lBook at the state you're Dbin
BbmmanchiEbld, Dbhe won't make you cBry
BbmmanchiEbld, BbmmanchEbild BbmmanchEbild he's the aBpple of your lDbife
once  bitten, twice shy
[rap2]
why dont you find me again, just take it in, right
and go tell your friends
are you ready for the words, I'll turn the microphone on
a figure of speech to reach you at the back
and so on this style
I'm stimulating dancefloors, raise your body temperature now
and this demands for power in the amps, you know loud's my diagnosis
coz I believe in miracles, words in heavy doses
x46664 - Db  
022100 - E
466544 - Ab
x46674 - Dbsus4  
133211 - F
244322 - Gb
xx0232 - D  
xx0233 - Dsus4  
x32010 - C  
x13321 - Bbm  
xx5343 - Eb  
x24442 - B  
x68876 - Ebm  

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Manchild

by Neneh Cherry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbsus4

Dsus4

Bbm

Dsus

Ebm

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Db E

Is it the pain of the drinking

Ab Db Dbsus4 Db

or the suddenly sinking feeling

F Gb

the car never seems to work

D E

when its late your girlfriends on a date

and the hero with her in your dreams and your sleep

seems like you

D D Dsus4 D

turn around and ask yourself

D D Dsus4

turn around and ask yourself

Bbm Eb Db B

manchild, will you ever win

Bbm Eb B Db

manchild, look at the state you're in

Db E Ab Db Dbsus4 Db

could you go undercover and sell your brand new lover could you

F Gb

be someone else for a night

maybe someone else will love you

E C

you'd sell your soul for a tacky song

like the ones you hear on the radio

D D Dsus D

turnaround and ask yourself

D D Dsus

turnaround and ask yourself

Bbm Eb Db B

manchild will you ever win

Bbm Eb B Db

manchild look at the state you're in

Bbm Eb Db B

manchild, he won't make you cry

Bbm Eb Bbm Eb Bbm

manchild, manchild manchild

Ebm

from Monday down to Friday

Bbm

you're working on a another man's car

Ebm Bbm

or is it in the factory, it doesn't matter where you are

[rap1]

just turn around and ask yourself does this communication

accentuate the positive to give some illustration

say manchild, you're no-one, I turn the microphone on

control communication when I'm kicking it and so on

to the point where I need air that I breathe

and to annoy the instance, waiting and ecstatic to receive

for the meantime, another mirror

I keep on saying it, I know what the time is and the crowd will

keep on playing,

through these beat boxes, loud's my diagnosis

coz I believe in miracles and words in heavy doses

enough r.e.s.p.e.c.t, respect himself express, no stress

remark is easy just believe that all you need is the air that you

breathe (turn around and ask yourself, x 2)

Bbm Eb Db B

manchild will you ever win

Bbm Eb B Db

manchild look at the state you're in

Bbm Eb Db B

manchild, he won't make you cry

Bbm Eb Bbm Eb Bbm Eb B Db

manchild, manchild manchild he's the apple of your life

once bitten, twice shy

[rap2]

why dont you find me again, just take it in, right

and go tell your friends

are you ready for the words, I'll turn the microphone on

a figure of speech to reach you at the back

and so on this style

I'm stimulating dancefloors, raise your body temperature now

and this demands for power in the amps, you know loud's my diagnosis

coz I believe in miracles, words in heavy doses

x46664 -

022100 - E

466544 - Ab

Dbsus4

x46674 -

133211 - F

244322 - Gb

xx0232 -

Dsus4

xx0233 -

x32010 -

Bbm

x13321 -

xx5343 -

x24442 -

Ebm

x68876 -

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