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Barracuda

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EDark Awoman in the water Edrowning
ASinking in a funny wEayA  E  
Black Afooting for a face exEploding
AMimicking our final Bdays
Middle 8:
The C#mocean will Bhave us Aall
The C#mocean will Bhave us Aall
Dark woman in a cupboard burning
Woman, what have they done
Dark woman like a panther breathing
Woman, what can be done
Middle 8
Cold cost of the death of nothing
Slipping just like nothing did
Burnt scarecrow in the wind was choking
Smoking in the summer heat
Chorus: 
BarraAcuda, barraEcuda
Won’t you Alay down your life for Eme
Won't you Alove me barraEcuda
If you Aalways need to bring out the worst in meE  
Ten morons with their whistles blowing
Howling like a winter gale
Dark woman like a crow a-crowing
Crowing for the carrion meat
Middle 8
Dark forest with the moon arising
Smiling at you out of reach
Cracked window in a chapel dreaming
Hoping that the twain'll meet
Chorus

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Barracuda

by John Cale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

E A E

Dark woman in the water drowning

A E A E

Sinking in a funny way

A E

Black footing for a face exploding

A B

Mimicking our final days

Middle 8:

C#m B A

The ocean will have us all

C#m B A

The ocean will have us all

Dark woman in a cupboard burning

Woman, what have they done

Dark woman like a panther breathing

Woman, what can be done

Middle 8

Cold cost of the death of nothing

Slipping just like nothing did

Burnt scarecrow in the wind was choking

Smoking in the summer heat

Chorus:

A E

Barracuda, barracuda

A E

Won’t you lay down your life for me

A E

Won't you love me barracuda

A E

If you always need to bring out the worst in me

Ten morons with their whistles blowing

Howling like a winter gale

Dark woman like a crow a-crowing

Crowing for the carrion meat

Middle 8

Dark forest with the moon arising

Smiling at you out of reach

Cracked window in a chapel dreaming

Hoping that the twain'll meet

Chorus

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