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Hoover Dam

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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 	BStanding oAn the edge oEf the Hoover Dam,
 	F#I'm on Ethe centrelF#ine, caught between two states of mind,
 	and Bif the Awind from thGe traffic shoulF#d blow mEe away..
 	F#mand from tEhis altituC#mde, it will cBome back to you,
 	Abmand don't you F#mknow the Etime,
 	F#mand all that's Eleft of me C#mis xxxxxx  iBnsanity
 	E(I can't work outthe last line here )
 	BIf the AMississipi sEhould wash me away etc
 	F#down tEo nF#ew orleans, and maybe someday in my dreams...
 	At the end there is a slighly different chord pattern.
 	BStanding on the C#medge of the HEoover Dam
 	I Bam I C#mam I Eam ......I F#mam.     (repeat)

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Hoover Dam

by Sugar

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F#m

C#m

Abm

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B A E

Standing on the edge of the Hoover Dam,

F# E F#

I'm on the centreline, caught between two states of mind,

B A G F# E

and if the wind from the traffic should blow me away..

F#m E C#m B

and from this altitude, it will come back to you,

Abm F#m E

and don't you know the time,

F#m E C#m B

and all that's left of me is xxxxxx insanity

(I can't work outthe last line here )

B A E

If the Mississipi should wash me away etc

F# E F#

down to new orleans, and maybe someday in my dreams...

At the end there is a slighly different chord pattern.

B C#m E

Standing on the edge of the Hoover Dam

B C#m E F#m

I am I am I am ......I am. (repeat)

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