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Stretch Out And Wait

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[Verse]
     E     BOn the Ahigh-rise estBate
G#mWhat's at the back of your Amind ?B  
Oh, on a tEhree-day debBate
On a Ahigh-rise estBate
G#mWhat's at the back of your Amind ?B  
Two iEcy-cold Bhands conAducting the Bway
It's the G#mEskimo blood in my AveinsB  
Amid Econcrete and cBlay
And gAeneral deBcay
NG#mature must still fAind a wayB  
So ignEore Ball the Acodes of the Bday
Let your G#mjuvenile influences AswayB  
TEhis way and Bthat way and
TAhis way and tBhat way
G#mGod, how sex impAlores you
To F#let yourself lose yourself
[Chorus 1]
C#mStretch out and Ewait
C#mStretch out and EwaitC#m  
ELet your puny body liAe down, Blie down
AAs we lie, you sayB  
As we C#mlie, you sayE  
EStretch out and ...
C#mStretch out and Ewait
C#mStretch out and EwaitC#m  
ELet your puny body Alie down, Blie down
[Verse 2]
AAs we lie, you sayB  
Will the C#mworld end in the night F#time ?
(I really Adon't know)B  
Or will the C#mworld end in the day F#time ?
(I really Adon't know)B  
And is there C#many point ever having F#children ?
Oh, I dAon't knowB  
What I F#do know is we're Ahere and it's BNow
[Chorus 2]
So ... Estretch out and Bwait
StAretch out and Bwait
There is G#mno debate, no debate, Ano debateB  
EHow can you cBonsciously cAontemplateB  
When there's G#mno debate, no debate A?
BStretch out and wEaitB  A  
StrBetch out and G#mwaitA  
BStretch out and EwaitB  
AWaitB  
EWaitB  
AWaitB  
EWaitB  
[Outro]
C#m   F#    Am

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Stretch Out And Wait

by The Smiths

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

C#m

[Verse]

E B A B

On the high-rise estate

G#m A B

What's at the back of your mind ?

E B

Oh, on a three-day debate

A B

On a high-rise estate

G#m A B

What's at the back of your mind ?

E B A B

Two icy-cold hands conducting the way

G#m A B

It's the Eskimo blood in my veins

E B

Amid concrete and clay

A B

And general decay

G#m A B

Nature must still find a way

E B A B

So ignore all the codes of the day

G#m A B

Let your juvenile influences sway

E B

This way and that way and

A B

This way and that way

G#m A

God, how sex implores you

To let yourself lose yourself

[Chorus 1]

C#m E

Stretch out and wait

C#m E C#m

Stretch out and wait

E A B

Let your puny body lie down, lie down

A B

As we lie, you say

C#m E

As we lie, you say

Stretch out and ...

C#m E

Stretch out and wait

C#m E C#m

Stretch out and wait

E A B

Let your puny body lie down, lie down

[Verse 2]

A B

As we lie, you say

C#m F#

Will the world end in the night time ?

A B

(I really don't know)

C#m F#

Or will the world end in the day time ?

A B

(I really don't know)

C#m F#

And is there any point ever having children ?

A B

Oh, I don't know

F# A B

What I do know is we're here and it's Now

[Chorus 2]

E B

So ... stretch out and wait

A B

Stretch out and wait

G#m A B

There is no debate, no debate, no debate

E B A B

How can you consciously contemplate

G#m A

When there's no debate, no debate ?

B E B A

Stretch out and wait

B G#m A

Stretch out and wait

B E B

Stretch out and wait

A B

Wait

E B

Wait

A B

Wait

E B

Wait

[Outro]

C#m F# Am

About Stretch Out And Wait Chords by The Smiths

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