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The Gift
by The Jam
intro: A, D  
AMove - MDoove -  I've got thAe gift of Dlife
ACan't you Dsee in the Atwinkle of my Deyes
AI can't stDand up and AI can't sit Ddown
AI gotta keep Dmovin', I Agotta keep mDovin'
FmAll the time that gets wEasted hating
FmWhy don't you move together and make your Eheart feel better
AGroove - DGroove  - to the Abeat of this Ddrum
AFeel it the Dwind and the Awarmth of the Dsun
ADon't sit Ddown and Adon't stand Dup
AKeep on Dmovin' - AKeep on Dmovin'
FmThink of your future and Emake it grow
FmWhy don't you move together and make your hEeart feel better
A,   Dx 4
FmTake a pinch of white and Epinch of black
FmMix it together and make your hEeart feel better
(ad lib shouting) A, D to palm mute
break - solo   --------------------------------------------------------|
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FmTake a pinch of white and pEinch of black
FmTell you to move together and make your Eheart feel better
AMove - DMove - we got the Agift of Dlife
AGo and sDhout it from your rAoof mountain Dtop
AGive it to me oDnce and gAive it to me Dtwice
AWe gotta keep Dmovin' - wAe gotta keep Dmovin'
A,D  
Ow!!!
ATake a man from the Deast, a Aman from the Dwest
APut 'em tDogether, Can you Atell the dDifference?!!

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The Gift

by The Jam

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The Gift

by The Jam

A D

intro: ,

A D A D

Move - Moove - I've got the gift of life

A D A D

Can't you see in the twinkle of my eyes

A D A D

I can't stand up and I can't sit down

A D A D

I gotta keep movin', I gotta keep movin'

Fm E

All the time that gets wasted hating

Fm E

Why don't you move together and make your heart feel better

A D A D

Groove - Groove - to the beat of this drum

A D A D

Feel it the wind and the warmth of the sun

A D A D

Don't sit down and don't stand up

A D A D

Keep on movin' - Keep on movin'

Fm E

Think of your future and make it grow

Fm E

Why don't you move together and make your heart feel better

A D

, x 4

Fm E

Take a pinch of white and pinch of black

Fm E

Mix it together and make your heart feel better

(ad lib shouting) A, D to palm mute

break - solo --------------------------------------------------------|

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---7-7-5------5---7-7-5-------7-7-5------5--7-7-5-------|

--------7-5-7----------7-5-7-------7-5-7---------7-5-7--|

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Fm E

Take a pinch of white and pinch of black

Fm E

Tell you to move together and make your heart feel better

A D A D

Move - Move - we got the gift of life

A D A D

Go and shout it from your roof mountain top

A D A D

Give it to me once and give it to me twice

A D A D

We gotta keep movin' - we gotta keep movin'

A D

Ow!!!

A D A D

Take a man from the east, a man from the west

A D A D

Put 'em together, Can you tell the difference?!!

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