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Sweet Low Down
Dwe met on the daGy that BillAy Hicks diedD  
i orderDed the drinks Gwhile you sat Aand criedD  
like a shipwrGeck washed up at my bEmedsideA7  
as the waves Glapped yoF#ur face from Emlast nigA7ht
sweDet sweet Asweet swBmeet low GdownD  
sweDet sweet Asweet swBmeet low GdownD  
sweet low downD  
your primordiaDl fears Gwere all realAisedD  
a monkey Dinside yGou'll never disAguiseD  
Gyou could never Emadmit you were so wrongA7  
GtilF#l all of the lEmifeboats were gonA7e
sweDet sweet Asweet swBmeet low GdownD  
sweDet sweet Asweet swBmeet low GdownD  
sweet low downD  
Emjust take a moment to yourselfBm  
as the sharks Emstart to circle your headBm  
and anGswer thF#e question EmagainA7  
Dla la la Ala la lBma la Ayeah
Dla la la Ala la lBma la Ayeah
Dla la la Ala la lBma la la Gla la la Dla yeah
sweDet sweet Asweet swBmeet low GdownD  
sweDet sweet Asweet swBmeet low GdownD  
and every Droad wAe walkBm  G  
Devery path Awe take lDmeads Gus back togDetherA  Bm  G  
till the enDd of AforeBmverG  
we'll be back DtogeAtheBMr tilGl the end of DforAever BmagaGinD  

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Sweet Lowdown

by Jack L

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Sweet Low Down

D G A D

we met on the day that Billy Hicks died

D G A D

i ordered the drinks while you sat and cried

G Em A7

like a shipwreck washed up at my bedside

G F# Em A7

as the waves lapped your face from last night

D A Bm G D

sweet sweet sweet sweet low down

D A Bm G D

sweet sweet sweet sweet low down

sweet low down

D G A D

your primordial fears were all realised

D G A D

a monkey inside you'll never disguise

G Em A7

you could never admit you were so wrong

G F# Em A7

till all of the lifeboats were gone

D A Bm G D

sweet sweet sweet sweet low down

D A Bm G D

sweet sweet sweet sweet low down

sweet low down

Em Bm

just take a moment to yourself

Em Bm

as the sharks start to circle your head

G F# Em A7

and answer the question again

D A Bm A

la la la la la la la yeah

D A Bm A

la la la la la la la yeah

D A Bm G D

la la la la la la la la la la la la yeah

D A Bm G D

sweet sweet sweet sweet low down

D A Bm G D

sweet sweet sweet sweet low down

D A Bm G

and every road we walk

D A Dm G D A Bm G

every path we take leads us back together

D A Bm G

till the end of forever

D A BM G D A Bm G D

we'll be back together till the end of forever again

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