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Chords used:
Em9:    x7577x
Fmaj7:  xx355x
B7#5:   7x788x
A7:     xx7577
A  -----5--7-----
E  -/7--------0--
Em9
I have my Em9thoughts to position
But do I know how to act?
I have no silent ambitions
But does that make me a man
Until I Fmaj7learn all I can
And mean all I understand
B7#5         Em9  
 As a way of giving
I'm a Em9piece of the earth
I take Em9no offence
I can be Em9who I am
I have Em9no pretence
Only to Fmaj7what you can be
If you want to be 
B7#5           Em9           B7#5 Em9 B7#5
I've got a Em9pen in my pocket does that A7make me a writer
Em9Standing on the mountain doesn't A7make me no higher
Em9Putting on gloves don't A7make you a fighter
And all the Em9study in the world
        B7#5
Doesn't make it science
 Em9Yeah.
So grab a piece in the air
Try an' make it sing
Try and be who you can
It's the real, real thing
I'm into what you can be
If you want to be
As a way of living
 Em9   Fmaj7   Em9B7#5  Em9B7#5
(guitar solo)

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Science

by Paul Weller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

Fmaj7

Chords used:

Em9

: x7577x

Fmaj7

: xx355x

B7#5: 7x788x

: xx7577

A -----5--7-----

E -/7--------0--

Em9

I have my thoughts to position

But do I know how to act?

I have no silent ambitions

But does that make me a man

Fmaj7

Until I learn all I can

And mean all I understand

Em9

B7#5

As a way of giving

Em9

I'm a piece of the earth

Em9

I take no offence

Em9

I can be who I am

Em9

I have no pretence

Fmaj7

Only to what you can be

If you want to be

B7#5 Em9 B7#5 Em9 B7#5

Em9 A7

I've got a pen in my pocket does that make me a writer

Em9 A7

Standing on the mountain doesn't make me no higher

Em9 A7

Putting on gloves don't make you a fighter

Em9

And all the study in the world

B7#5

Doesn't make it science

Em9

Yeah.

So grab a piece in the air

Try an' make it sing

Try and be who you can

It's the real, real thing

I'm into what you can be

If you want to be

As a way of living

Em9 Fmaj7 Em9 Em9

B7#5 B7#5

(guitar solo)

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