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[Verse 1]
BmRunning off over F#mnext doors garden
BeDfore the hour is Bmdone
It's Bmmore a question of F#mfeeling
Than it Dis a question of F#mfun
The Bmconfidence is the F#mbalaclava
I'm Dsure you'll baffle 'em Bmgood
Will the Bmending reek of F#msalty cheeks
And Drunny makeup aF#mlone
Or will Bmblood run doF#mwn the face
Of a Dboy bewildered and sBmcorned
And you'll fBmind yourself in a skF#mirmish
Where wDish you'd never been F#mborn
You tBmie yourself to the trF#macks
And there iDsn't no going Bmback
And it's Bmwrong wrong wF#mrong
But we'll dDo it anyway cause we F#mlove a bit of trouble
Bm F#m D Bm
Bm   F#m   D   F#mx2
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Are you pulling her from a burning building
Or thrDowing her to the sBmharks
Can oBmnly hope that the F#mending is as pDleasurable as the F#mstart
The cBmonfidence is the bF#malaclava, I'm Dsure you baffle 'em Bmstraight
And it's Bmwrong wrong F#mwrong, she can Dhardly waitD  
[Chorus]
That's rBmight, he won't let her out his sF#might
Now the shaggers peBmrform
And the daggers are F#mdrawn
Who's the crooks in tBmhis crime?
That's right, he won't let her out his sight
Now the shaggers peBmrform
And the daggers are F#mdrawn
Who's the crooks in this cBmrime?
(Bm) F#m   D  Bm  
Bm   F#m   D   F#mx4
[Bridge]
That's rBmightF#m, he Dwon't Bmlet her out his sBmightF#m  D  Bm  
That's rBmightF#m, he Dwon't Bmlet her out his sBmightF#m  D  Bm  
That's rBmightF#m, he Dwon't Bmlet her out his sBmightF#m  
WDell, Bmyou'll be F#mable to Dboast F#mof the Bmday F#mof the DmostF#m  
Flawless hBmeist F#mof all DtimBmeBm  F#m  D  F#m  
Bm F#m D Bm
Bm F#m D F#m
[Outro]
You Bmknew that it'd be F#mtrouble right bDefore the very Bmfirst kiss
QuiBmet and asF#msuming but you Dheard that they were the F#mnaughtiest
She Bmpleaded with you to F#mtake it off
But yDou resisted and Bmfought
Bm   F#mN.C.
Sorry sweetheart, I'd much rather keep on the balaclava
Bm F#m D Bm
Bm F#m D F#m
Bm F#m D Bm
Bm   F#m   D  F#m*
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