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A rich, lush, blackly humourous ballad from Mr. Cocker and Co. from 1986
*CHORDS*(EADBGe)
  Fmaj7XX3210
     F#244322
      G320003
     Gm355333
      AX02220
     AmX02210
     Ab466544
     BbX1333X
*INTRO*
Bb    A
Bb    A
*VERSE*
ALL THE VERSES ARE THE SAME AS THE INTRO.
BbHis body loved her
His mind was set on Aother things
Keep your Bbface out of sight
And your thoughts to Ayourself
*BRIDGE*
FAnd this went on for several nights
F E Eb D
DbFestering in silence
BbGrowing in the dark
*CHORUS*
And this they saw as Flove
LooooovvvGvvvveeeeeee
So sad to F#see
They suffocate Fmaj7at night
Oh this thay saw as Flove
LoooooovvGvvvveeeeeee
So sad to F#see
To see it sFmaj7lowly die
*VERSE*
SAME AS BEFORE
She met his wishes
He found that he had changed his mind
Now the fit is too tight
And the bedroom too warm
*BRIDGE*
SAME AS BEFORE
The days are full of things to do
Night time lives so hollow
And memories betrayed
*CHORUS*
SAME AS BEFORE
Those memories of love
Loooovvvvvvvveeee
So sad to see
They suffocate at night
Those memories of love
Loooovvvvvvvveeee
So sad to see
To see it slowly die
*VERSE*
SAME AS BEFORE
Two years have passed
Two years of emptiness inside
And the grey skies above
Show just how far I went wrong
*BRIDGE*
SAME AS BEFORE
I wonder if she's living there
The way that I recall
The way I'll always think of you
*CHORUS*
SAME AS BEFORE
When I think of you
I think of love
Loooovvvvvvvveeee
So sad to see
They suffocate at night
Those memories of love
Loooovvvvvvvveeee
So sad to see
To see it slowly die
*VERSE*
SAME AS BEFORE
I wrote you a letter
I threw it away
I wrote you a letter
I threw it away
I need her
No, I don't need her
I need her
ohhhhhh
etc.

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They Suffocate At Night

by Pulp

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Fmaj7

A rich, lush, blackly humourous ballad from Mr. Cocker and Co. from 1986

*CHORDS*(EADBGe)

Fmaj7

XX3210

244322

320003

355333

X02220

X02210

466544

X1333X

*INTRO*

Bb A

*VERSE*

ALL THE VERSES ARE THE SAME AS THE INTRO.

His body loved her

His mind was set on other things

Keep your face out of sight

And your thoughts to yourself

*BRIDGE*

And this went on for several nights

F E Eb D

Festering in silence

Growing in the dark

*CHORUS*

And this they saw as love

Looooovvvvvvveeeeeee

So sad to see

Fmaj7

They suffocate at night

Oh this thay saw as love

Loooooovvvvvveeeeeee

So sad to see

Fmaj7

To see it slowly die

*VERSE*

SAME AS BEFORE

She met his wishes

He found that he had changed his mind

Now the fit is too tight

And the bedroom too warm

*BRIDGE*

SAME AS BEFORE

The days are full of things to do

Night time lives so hollow

And memories betrayed

*CHORUS*

SAME AS BEFORE

Those memories of love

Loooovvvvvvvveeee

So sad to see

They suffocate at night

Those memories of love

Loooovvvvvvvveeee

So sad to see

To see it slowly die

*VERSE*

SAME AS BEFORE

Two years have passed

Two years of emptiness inside

And the grey skies above

Show just how far I went wrong

*BRIDGE*

SAME AS BEFORE

I wonder if she's living there

The way that I recall

The way I'll always think of you

*CHORUS*

SAME AS BEFORE

When I think of you

I think of love

Loooovvvvvvvveeee

So sad to see

They suffocate at night

Those memories of love

Loooovvvvvvvveeee

So sad to see

To see it slowly die

*VERSE*

SAME AS BEFORE

I wrote you a letter

I threw it away

I wrote you a letter

I threw it away

I need her

No, I don't need her

I need her

ohhhhhh

etc.

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