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No Longer There
The Cat Empire
*CAPO FIRST FRET*
`= Hold for longer
[Verse]
              G               Bm        Em`
  I know you'd like to hear a song as everything's all
        Bm`                      C`
Right the temp'rature is warm the fire horses
        D`
Sleep so gently comes the
[Verse]
         G                  Bm          Em`
Night now close your eyes a-stare the ground they're on is
       Bm`                      C`
Bare but once it was as deep and wild as giant's
           D`
Dreams it's no longer
         G              Bm            Em`
There and all of our de-sires could mirror skies with
         Bm`                           C`
Flames and smoke out heaven's halls and who was that you
              D`             G  Bm  
Called they're no longer there
[Refrain]
    C`                    Em  G  
  Ah-here it goes a-gain oh-here it goes a-
    C`                Em`
gain here it goes a-gain__
  Am`    D`
[Bridge]
  EmNow what would you Gleave behind when Call your fields are Gdead when your
EmTerrit'ries are Gdried out and your Ccities drowned and Gswept a-what would you
EmLeave behind when Gthose who'll bear your Cname are born in Gthat place that you
      D`                      C`                         D`
Wrecked     and what would you leave behind__ when you're no longer
[Verse][solo]
    G    Bm    Em`
There
  Bm`    C`    D`
[Verse]
               G                Bm           Em`
  And would you sail to distant shores and hide within the
       Bm`                         C`
Haze and softly close your door pre-tend the world was
         D`
Saved and wait for heaven's
                 G                  Bm    Em`
Call or would you turn and face the seas  and calm beside you
           Bm`                         C`
Care there's chance but if you dare and swift as honest
                 D`             G  Bm  
Deeds before it's no longer there__
[Refrain]
    C`                    Em  G  
  Ah-here it goes a-gain oh-here it goes a-
    C`                Em`
gain here it goes a-gain__
  Am`    D`
[Bridge]
  EmWhat would you Gleave behind when Call your fields are Gdead when your
EmTerrit'ries are Gdried out and your Ccities drowned and Gswept what would you
EmLeave behind when Gthose who'll bear your Cname are born in Gthat place that you
      D`                  C`                         D`             G`
Wrecked     what would you leave behind__ when you're no longer there__
[CODA]
        C`                       Em`
__ To de-ny or to des-pair they're really just the
        D`                     D`
Same but ev'rything be-tween it means we have to
           C`                        Em`
Change 'cos where the one for-gets the world begins to
        D`                             D`       
Fade and all the shapes and shades that made the colour
               C`                                 D`
Scene well they suddenly turn grey then they're no longer
    G`  `  N.C.
There_____ (end on 1)

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No Longer There

by The Cat Empire

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No Longer There

The Cat Empire

*CAPO FIRST FRET*

`= Hold for longer

[Verse]

G Bm Em

I know you'd like to hear a song as everything's all

Bm C

` `

Right the temp'rature is warm the fire horses

Sleep so gently comes the

[Verse]

G Bm Em

Night now close your eyes a-stare the ground they're on is

Bm C

` `

Bare but once it was as deep and wild as giant's

Dreams it's no longer

G Bm Em

There and all of our de-sires could mirror skies with

Bm C

` `

Flames and smoke out heaven's halls and who was that you

D G Bm

Called they're no longer there

[Refrain]

C Em G

Ah-here it goes a-gain oh-here it goes a-

C Em

` `

gain here it goes a-gain__

Am D

` `

[Bridge]

Em G C G

Now what would you leave behind when all your fields are dead when your

Em G C G

Territ'ries are dried out and your cities drowned and swept a-what would you

Em G C G

Leave behind when those who'll bear your name are born in that place that you

D C D

` ` `

Wrecked and what would you leave behind__ when you're no longer

[Verse][solo]

G Bm Em

There

Bm C D

` ` `

[Verse]

G Bm Em

And would you sail to distant shores and hide within the

Bm C

` `

Haze and softly close your door pre-tend the world was

Saved and wait for heaven's

G Bm Em

Call or would you turn and face the seas and calm beside you

Bm C

` `

Care there's chance but if you dare and swift as honest

D G Bm

Deeds before it's no longer there__

[Refrain]

C Em G

Ah-here it goes a-gain oh-here it goes a-

C Em

` `

gain here it goes a-gain__

Am D

` `

[Bridge]

Em G C G

What would you leave behind when all your fields are dead when your

Em G C G

Territ'ries are dried out and your cities drowned and swept what would you

Em G C G

Leave behind when those who'll bear your name are born in that place that you

D C D G

` ` ` `

Wrecked what would you leave behind__ when you're no longer there__

[CODA]

C Em

` `

__ To de-ny or to des-pair they're really just the

D D

` `

Same but ev'rything be-tween it means we have to

C Em

` `

Change 'cos where the one for-gets the world begins to

D D

` `

Fade and all the shapes and shades that made the colour

C D

` `

Scene well they suddenly turn grey then they're no longer

` ` N.C.

There_____ (end on 1)

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