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Five Years

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There are only a handful of chords in this song, but it's important to get the rhythm
& timing right to get an accurate sound. Practise along with the song; it helps!
Here's the chords if you need them:
e|---G3---  |---Em0---  |---Am0---  |---C0---  |---D2---
b|---3---  |---0---  |---1---  |---1---  |---3---
g|---0---  |---0---  |---2---  |---0---  |---2---
d|---0---  |---2---  |---2---  |---2---  |---0---
a|---2---  |---2---  |---0---  |---3---  |---0---
e|---3---  |---0---  |---x---  |---x---  |---x---
one thing to note beforehand is that in the song the G & E minor chords are linked
by two notes; G & F#. this link should be played as follows:
e|---3-------0---
b|---3-------0---
g|---0-------0---   and so on. this is the case every time these two chords 
d|---0-------2---   are played together. let the G chord ring on as you
a|---2-------2---   fret the two notes, and play them strongly.
e|---3--3-2--0---
  Gpushing through the market square
  Emso many mothers sighing
  Amnews had just come over, we have
  CFive years left of crying
  Gnews guy wept and told us
  he said Emearth, was really dying
  Amcried so much his face was wet
  then i knewC, he was not lying
  i heard tGelephones, opera house, favourite melodies
  there were Emboys toys, electric guns and TVs
  mCy brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare
  i had to Amcram so many things to store everything in there
  and all the fatC, skinny people
  Amand all the tall shortC, people
  Amand all the nobody peoGple
  Cand all the somebody peoDple
  never thought i'd need, so many AmpeopleC  
  Ggirl my age went off her head
  Emhit some tiny children
  Amand if the black hadn't have pulled her off
  then i tChink, she would have killed them
  Gsoldier with a broken arm
  Emused to stare into the wheels of a cadillac
  Amcop knelt to kiss the feet of a priest
  and a qCueer threw up at the sight of that, well
  Gthink i saw you in an ice-cream parlour
  Emdrinking milkshakes cold and long
  Amsmiling and waving and looking so fine
  Cdon't think you knew you were in this song
  Gand it was cold, and it rained, so i felt like an actor
  Emand i thought of ma, and i wanted to get back there
  Amyour face, your waist, the way that you talk
  Ci miss you you're beautiful
  Gwe got five years stuck on my eyes
  Emfive years, what a surprise, we got
  Amfive years, my brain hurts alot
  Cfive years, that's all we got
                    G(ending chords are Gs)   
  we got, five years

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Five Years

by Placebo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

There are only a handful of chords in this song, but it's important to get the rhythm

& timing right to get an accurate sound. Practise along with the song; it helps!

Here's the chords if you need them:

G Em Am C D

e|---3--- |---0--- |---0--- |---0--- |---2---

b|---3--- |---0--- |---1--- |---1--- |---3---

g|---0--- |---0--- |---2--- |---0--- |---2---

d|---0--- |---2--- |---2--- |---2--- |---0---

a|---2--- |---2--- |---0--- |---3--- |---0---

e|---3--- |---0--- |---x--- |---x--- |---x---

one thing to note beforehand is that in the song the G & E minor chords are linked

by two notes; G & F#. this link should be played as follows:

e|---3-------0---

b|---3-------0---

g|---0-------0--- and so on. this is the case every time these two chords

d|---0-------2--- are played together. let the G chord ring on as you

a|---2-------2--- fret the two notes, and play them strongly.

e|---3--3-2--0---

pushing through the market square

so many mothers sighing

news had just come over, we have

Five years left of crying

news guy wept and told us

he said earth, was really dying

cried so much his face was wet

then i knew, he was not lying

i heard telephones, opera house, favourite melodies

there were boys toys, electric guns and TVs

my brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare

i had to cram so many things to store everything in there

and all the fat, skinny people

Am C

and all the tall short, people

Am G

and all the nobody people

C D

and all the somebody people

Am C

never thought i'd need, so many people

girl my age went off her head

hit some tiny children

and if the black hadn't have pulled her off

then i think, she would have killed them

soldier with a broken arm

used to stare into the wheels of a cadillac

cop knelt to kiss the feet of a priest

and a queer threw up at the sight of that, well

think i saw you in an ice-cream parlour

drinking milkshakes cold and long

smiling and waving and looking so fine

don't think you knew you were in this song

and it was cold, and it rained, so i felt like an actor

and i thought of ma, and i wanted to get back there

your face, your waist, the way that you talk

i miss you you're beautiful

we got five years stuck on my eyes

five years, what a surprise, we got

five years, my brain hurts alot

five years, that's all we got

(ending chords are Gs)

we got, five years

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