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Richard Ashcroft - The Direction
  F#244322
   E022100
   A577655
   B799877
F# E
F#seeing the world through a bastards eyes
Eagainst my life it'd feel real nice
F#walking down corridors of ice
Ei know that it's thin but it still feels right
F#  E
F#slipping in and out of time
Eim glad you're in here with this rhyme
F#life can be quick yet life can be short
Edon't lose my breath on any small talk
F#yeah Elive the walk walk the talk
F#and Ai Bwant you to feel 
F#thesAe Bmessages that seem so real
F#and AliBfe passes before you know 
F#the AdiBrecEtion that you want to go
F#   E
F#look what i did to my paradise 
Ethe captain got lost but he had advice
F#and now he's lost it he don't know what to do
Ehe's lost his ship and he's lost his crew
F#he's Elost his crew
F#and Ai Bwant you to feel 
F#thesAe Bmessages that seem so real
F#and AliBfe passes before you know 
F#the AdiBrecEtion that you want to go
AguBess F#that's always been the same
AguBess F#that's always been the same
AguBess F#that's always been the same
AguBess F#that's always been the same
F#and Ai Bwant you to feel 
F#thesAe Bmessages that seem so real
F#and AliBfe passes before you know 
F#the AdiBrecEtion that you want to go

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Direction

by Richard Ashcroft

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Richard Ashcroft - The Direction

244322

022100

577655

799877

F# E

seeing the world through a bastards eyes

against my life it'd feel real nice

walking down corridors of ice

i know that it's thin but it still feels right

F# E

slipping in and out of time

im glad you're in here with this rhyme

life can be quick yet life can be short

don't lose my breath on any small talk

F# E

yeah live the walk walk the talk

F# A B

and i want you to feel

F# A B

these messages that seem so real

F# A B

and life passes before you know

F# A B E

the direction that you want to go

F# E

look what i did to my paradise

the captain got lost but he had advice

and now he's lost it he don't know what to do

he's lost his ship and he's lost his crew

F# E

he's lost his crew

F# A B

and i want you to feel

F# A B

these messages that seem so real

F# A B

and life passes before you know

F# A B E

the direction that you want to go

A B F#

guess that's always been the same

A B F#

guess that's always been the same

A B F#

guess that's always been the same

A B F#

guess that's always been the same

F# A B

and i want you to feel

F# A B

these messages that seem so real

F# A B

and life passes before you know

F# A B E

the direction that you want to go

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