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[Verse 1]
AmWould you Gstay on Fstandby
Because I need another alibiAm  
In the Gwrong place at the Fwrong time
AmCould you Gtalk a fine Fline
I need to know that I'll be AmfineG  
BulletFproof
[Chorus]
C
GIt's like I've never Ambeen bornF  
We conceive in the Calleyways
GIt's like I've never Ambeen bornF  
We believe Fin other waysG  
That you dEmo and you Amdid
And there's Fproof that we Gdid wrong Etonight
[Verse 2]
AmCould you Gsense a Ftragedy
Because I saw it on the BBAmC
There's a Gpanel on that Fchannel
AmCould you Gwalk a narrow Fline
I need to know I'll serve my AmtimeG  
FWith some use
[Chorus]
C
GIt's like I've never Ambeen bornF  
We conceive in the Calleyways
GIt's like I've never Ambeen bornF  
We believe Fin other waysG  
That you dEmo and you Amdid
And there's Fproof that we Gdid wrong Etonight
[Middle 8]
And Ftonight you can Amcry if you Gwant to
But it won't Amhelp you
You can Fcry if you Gwant to
But it won't Amhelp Cyou
To Gget you through this crime
It Amwill plague Gyou FstandbyE  
[Chorus]
C
GIt's like I've never Ambeen bornF  
We conceive in the Calleyways
GIt's like I've never Ambeen bornF  
We believe Fin other waysG  
That you dEmo and you Amdid
And there's Fproof that we Gdid wrong Etonight
[Outro]
EWe did wrong
We did wrong

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On Standby

by Shed Seven

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

Am G F

Would you stay on standby

Because I need another alibi

G F

In the wrong place at the wrong time

Am G F

Could you talk a fine line

Am G

I need to know that I'll be fine

Bulletproof

[Chorus]

G Am F

It's like I've never been born

We conceive in the alleyways

G Am F

It's like I've never been born

F G

We believe in other ways

Em Am

That you do and you did

F G E

And there's proof that we did wrong tonight

[Verse 2]

Am G F

Could you sense a tragedy

Because I saw it on the BBC

G F

There's a panel on that channel

Am G F

Could you walk a narrow line

Am G

I need to know I'll serve my time

With some use

[Chorus]

G Am F

It's like I've never been born

We conceive in the alleyways

G Am F

It's like I've never been born

F G

We believe in other ways

Em Am

That you do and you did

F G E

And there's proof that we did wrong tonight

[Middle 8]

F Am G

And tonight you can cry if you want to

But it won't help you

F G

You can cry if you want to

Am C

But it won't help you

To get you through this crime

Am G F E

It will plague you standby

[Chorus]

G Am F

It's like I've never been born

We conceive in the alleyways

G Am F

It's like I've never been born

F G

We believe in other ways

Em Am

That you do and you did

F G E

And there's proof that we did wrong tonight

[Outro]

We did wrong

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