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From: aeu95317  ( "b.n.mcphail-bn")
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:55:47 -0800
Subject: CRD: Wasting Away - The Mission
                       Wasting Away - The Mission
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                          (From the Swoon EP)
Chords
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Intro:      D      G      D      G      D      G      D  G  
DCloaked in black like the Gstars, so Dwrapped up in yourself you Gare
The Dneedle taste sweeter by Gfar than the cold light of DdayG  
And Das you become enGslaved to the Dpuppy that you Ggrief
There is Dnothing I can do to Gsave you from slipping DawayG  
And I just Bmwanted, just needed to Gsay
I hate to Bmsee you wasting Gaway, just wasting Daway
[Following verse as above]
So when you just can't take anymore and the nappy comes too full of pain
You reach for the comfort of your white stallion again
And I just wanted, just needed to say
I hate to see you wasting away, just wasting away
Just wasting away
   EmI've seen the fire Adie away,    EmI've seen the sunset Ain your eyes
   EmI've seen the darkness Acoming down and I just Gneeded
  ATo say goodbye
[Following verse as first verse - Repeat D G sequence]
So you're dancing with the candy man, he's saving the last words for you
And as he leads you away by the hand there is nothing I can do
There is nothing I can do
Goodbye to you, goodbye to you
[End on  A  D]

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Wasting Away

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From: aeu95317 ( "b.n.mcphail-bn")

Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:55:47 -0800

Subject: CRD: Wasting Away - The Mission

Wasting Away - The Mission

--------------

(From the Swoon EP)

Chords

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D G D G D G D G

Intro:

D G D G

Cloaked in black like the stars, so wrapped up in yourself you are

D G D G

The needle taste sweeter by far than the cold light of day

D G D G

And as you become enslaved to the puppy that you grief

D G D G

There is nothing I can do to save you from slipping away

Bm G

And I just wanted, just needed to say

Bm G D

I hate to see you wasting away, just wasting away

[Following verse as above]

So when you just can't take anymore and the nappy comes too full of pain

You reach for the comfort of your white stallion again

And I just wanted, just needed to say

I hate to see you wasting away, just wasting away

Just wasting away

Em A Em A

I've seen the fire die away, I've seen the sunset in your eyes

Em A G

I've seen the darkness coming down and I just needed

To say goodbye

[Following verse as first verse - Repeat D G sequence]

So you're dancing with the candy man, he's saving the last words for you

And as he leads you away by the hand there is nothing I can do

There is nothing I can do

Goodbye to you, goodbye to you

A D

[End on ]

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