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The Crowd

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[Chorus]
GLord unchain my Dmhands
Let me Gsing inside the crowded Dmtrams
Let me Gdance among the traffic Dmjams
We're gonna Gsleep on the St. Kilda Dmsands
GLord unbind my Dmfeet
Let me Gmingle with the good people we Dmmeet
Water Grising up into the Dmstreet
Unbind my GfeetDm  
[Verse 1]
GThe apparition of these faces in the crowd
DmPetals on a wet black bough
GEzra Pound found the formula
Our houses are rectangular
DmBut life is curved not angular
So when things start to strangular
GRemember rain still falls on the halls of power
DmNew babies being born every hour
GAnd the eagle keeps watch on the old clock tower
DmOver me
[Chorus]
GLord unchain my Dmhands
Let me Gsing inside the crowded Dmtrams
Let me Gdance among the traffic Dmjams
We're gonna Gsleep on the St. Kilda Dmsands
GLord unbind my Dmfeet
Let me Gmingle with the good people we Dmmeet
Water Grising up into the Dmstreet
Unbind my GfeetDm  
[Verse 2]
GOn the train I refrain
From sitting with heads and shoulders bowed
DmThey told me time is of the essence
No wandering allowed
GBut then I saw a pretty girl
Whose features stood out in the crowd
DmWent ten minutes past my stop
Waiting for her to look around
GI'm just another clown
Kicking around in Melbourne town
DmCooling out, relaxing
Watching the world go 'round
GSo if you ever got the time
And you want to go drink some wine
DmI'd rather greet you with a smile
Than greet you with a frown
[Chorus]
GLord unchain my Dmhands (unchain my hands)
Let me Gsing inside the crowded Dmtrams (sing inside the crowded trams)
Let me Gdance among the traffic Dmjams( among the traffic jams)
We're gonna Gsleep on the St. Kilda Dmsands (da!)
GLord unbind my Dmfeet (I said a lord.. I said a lord, unbind my feet!)
Let me Gmingle with the good people we Dmmeet
Water Grising up into the Dmstreet (up into the street!)
Unbind my GfeetDm  
[Scat singing]
G  Dm  G  Dm  G  Dm  G  Dm  G

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The Crowd

by The Cat Empire

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[Chorus]

G Dm

Lord unchain my hands

G Dm

Let me sing inside the crowded trams

G Dm

Let me dance among the traffic jams

G Dm

We're gonna sleep on the St. Kilda sands

G Dm

Lord unbind my feet

G Dm

Let me mingle with the good people we meet

G Dm

Water rising up into the street

G Dm

Unbind my feet

[Verse 1]

The apparition of these faces in the crowd

Petals on a wet black bough

Ezra Pound found the formula

Our houses are rectangular

But life is curved not angular

So when things start to strangular

Remember rain still falls on the halls of power

New babies being born every hour

And the eagle keeps watch on the old clock tower

Over me

[Chorus]

G Dm

Lord unchain my hands

G Dm

Let me sing inside the crowded trams

G Dm

Let me dance among the traffic jams

G Dm

We're gonna sleep on the St. Kilda sands

G Dm

Lord unbind my feet

G Dm

Let me mingle with the good people we meet

G Dm

Water rising up into the street

G Dm

Unbind my feet

[Verse 2]

On the train I refrain

From sitting with heads and shoulders bowed

They told me time is of the essence

No wandering allowed

But then I saw a pretty girl

Whose features stood out in the crowd

Went ten minutes past my stop

Waiting for her to look around

I'm just another clown

Kicking around in Melbourne town

Cooling out, relaxing

Watching the world go 'round

So if you ever got the time

And you want to go drink some wine

I'd rather greet you with a smile

Than greet you with a frown

[Chorus]

G Dm

Lord unchain my hands (unchain my hands)

G Dm

Let me sing inside the crowded trams (sing inside the crowded trams)

G Dm

Let me dance among the traffic jams( among the traffic jams)

G Dm

We're gonna sleep on the St. Kilda sands (da!)

G Dm

Lord unbind my feet (I said a lord.. I said a lord, unbind my feet!)

G Dm

Let me mingle with the good people we meet

G Dm

Water rising up into the street (up into the street!)

G Dm

Unbind my feet

[Scat singing]

G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G

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