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a b-side, written by dougie payne ^.^ <3 love this song!
Intro: G F# G F# and so on (not sure about G, but sounds good)
F#Illuminate me please I Bmneed a distraction
From Aall this sense that juEst descends
From the sDkies, all the trees
All the birAds, and the bees
When it's Efalling from time
   Bm(or D)
We fall in line
(same as above)
I get distracted from the heart of the matter
The bright lights blind and take my mind
From the fact, there's a tack
That is keeping me back
From a real life, it feels like
Refrain:
AAll the little thiEngs I miss are
DMaking up what all this Ais
I'm liDving driven to AdistractioEn
Verse:
I get an answer then it slips away from me
Before I tell somebody else
And just when I thought it was safe in the water
I'm sinking, I'm thinking
{Refrain}
Bridge:
And alDl the action's someAwhere else where
DJust when I think IA've got somewhere
BmI'm back distracted
DWondering what's Eout there
Refrain again, 
end with A!

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Distraction

by Travis

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a b-side, written by dougie payne ^.^ <3 love this song!

Intro: G F# G F# and so on (not sure about G, but sounds good)

F# Bm

Illuminate me please I need a distraction

A E

From all this sense that just descends

From the skies, all the trees

All the birds, and the bees

When it's falling from time

Bm D

(or )

We fall in line

(same as above)

I get distracted from the heart of the matter

The bright lights blind and take my mind

From the fact, there's a tack

That is keeping me back

From a real life, it feels like

Refrain:

A E

All the little things I miss are

D A

Making up what all this is

D A E

I'm living driven to distraction

Verse:

I get an answer then it slips away from me

Before I tell somebody else

And just when I thought it was safe in the water

I'm sinking, I'm thinking

{Refrain}

Bridge:

D A

And all the action's somewhere else where

D A

Just when I think I've got somewhere

I'm back distracted

D E

Wondering what's out there

Refrain again,

end with A!

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