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Break The Night With Colour

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Notes:
- This is based on the acoustic version Richard played on "Live With Regis & Kelly" 
- I have transposed those chords onto the original version of the song
Chords:
    Dm= xx0231
 Fadd9= xx3213
     C= x32013
 Gsus4= 320013
    Am= x02210
     G= 320003   
 Fadd9= xx3213
     C= x32013
   C/B= x20013
[Intro]
Dm  Fadd9  C  Gsus4
[Verse 1]
  DmFools, they Fadd9think I do not Cknow the Gsus4road I'm taking
  DmIf you Fadd9meet me on the Cway, Gsus4hesitating
  DmThat is Fadd9just because I Cknow Gsus4which way I will DmchooseFadd9  C  Gsus4  
[Verse 2]
  DmThe corriFadd9dors of disconCtent that Gsus4I've been travelling
  DmOn the Fadd9lonely search for Ctruth, the Gsus4world's so frightening
  DmNothing's Fadd9going right toCday cos Gsus4nothing ever DmdoesFadd9  C  Gsus4  
[Chorus]
AmOooooGoh, I don't Fadd9wanna know your CsecrC/Bets
AmOooooGoh, they lie Fadd9heavy on my CheaC/Bd
AmOooooGoh, let's Fadd9break the night with CcolC/Bour
AmTi__Gme for Fadd9me   to move aCheaC/Bd
  Dm    Fadd9    C    Gsus4x2
[Verse 3]
  DmMonday Fadd9morning coming Cdown like Gsus4understanding
  DmMomma Fadd9thinks you are the Cground, you're Gsus4looking so frightning
  DmNothing's Fadd9going right toCday cos Gsus4nothing ever DmdoesFadd9  C  Gsus4  
[Chorus]
AmOooooGoh, I don't Fadd9wanna know your CsecrC/Bets
AmOooooGoh, they lie Fadd9heavy on my CheaC/Bd
AmTi__Gme for Fadd9me   to break my CcovC/Ber
AmTi__Gme for Fadd9me   to move aCheaC/Bd
  Dm    Fadd9    C    Gsus4x2
Middle:
  AmYou think I'm Ggiving it up,     Fadd9here I Ccome aC/Bgain
  AmYou think I'm Ggiving it up,     Fadd9here I Ccome aC/Bgain
[Chorus]
AmOooooGoh, I don't Fadd9wanna know your CsecrC/Bets
AmOooooGoh, they lie Fadd9heavy on my CheaC/Bd
AmOooooGoh, let's Fadd9break the night with CcolC/Bour
AmTi__Gme for uFadd9s   to move ahCeadC/B  
I said, AmoooooGoh, I don't Fadd9wanna know your CsecrC/Bets
AmOooooGoh, they lie Fadd9heavy on my CheaC/Bd
AmTi__Gme let's Fadd9break the night with CcolC/Bour
AmTi__Gme for uFadd9s   to move ahCeadC/B  
[Outro]
  Am    G    Fadd9    C    C/Bx3 (or as many times as necessary)
Am

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Break The Night With Colour

by Richard Ashcroft

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

Gsus4

C/B

Notes:

- This is based on the acoustic version Richard played on "Live With Regis & Kelly"

- I have transposed those chords onto the original version of the song

Chords:

= xx0231

Fadd9

= xx3213

= x32013

Gsus4

= 320013

= x02210

= 320003

Fadd9

= xx3213

= x32013

C/B

= x20013

[Intro]

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

[Verse 1]

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

Fools, they think I do not know the road I'm taking

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

If you meet me on the way, hesitating

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4 Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

That is just because I know which way I will choose

[Verse 2]

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

The corridors of discontent that I've been travelling

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

On the lonely search for truth, the world's so frightening

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4 Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

Nothing's going right today cos nothing ever does

[Chorus]

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, I don't wanna know your secrets

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, they lie heavy on my head

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, let's break the night with colour

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ti__me for me to move ahead

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

[Verse 3]

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

Monday morning coming down like understanding

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

Momma thinks you are the ground, you're looking so frightning

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4 Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

Nothing's going right today cos nothing ever does

[Chorus]

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, I don't wanna know your secrets

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, they lie heavy on my head

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ti__me for me to break my cover

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ti__me for me to move ahead

Dm Fadd9 C Gsus4

Middle:

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

You think I'm giving it up, here I come again

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

You think I'm giving it up, here I come again

[Chorus]

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, I don't wanna know your secrets

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, they lie heavy on my head

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, let's break the night with colour

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ti__me for us to move ahead

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

I said, ooooooh, I don't wanna know your secrets

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ooooooh, they lie heavy on my head

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ti__me let's break the night with colour

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

Ti__me for us to move ahead

[Outro]

Am G Fadd9 C C/B

x3 (or as many times as necessary)

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