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False Alarm

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INTRO:
D7    D6    D7    D6
VERSE 1:
i'm trying to put this thing to bGed
i drugged it in it's sGm7leep
there isn't many memoAm7ries i'm comfortable to D7keep
this ball keeps rolling oGn
it's heading for the stGm7reets
i keep expecting you to sAm7end for me
the invitation never cD7omesD6  D7  
CHORUS:
each time i turn aroGund
there's nothing there at Gm7all
so tell me why i Am7feel like i'm up against a wD7all
but maybe it's a faEmlse alarm
and every answer sD/F#ounds the same
                       Fmaj9or
just colours bleesing Fmaj7into one
that hasn't got a Eadd9name
maybe i can't sCee
maybe it's just    D7meD6  D7  D6  
REPEAT CHORDS FROM VERSE ONE:
now the curtains coming up
the audience is still
i'm struggling to cater for the space i'm meant to fill
and distance doesn't care
no distance doesn't care
REPEAT CHORUS:
each time i turn around
there's nothing there at all
so tell me why i feel like i'm up against a wall
maybe it's a false alarm
every answer sounds the same
just colours bleeding into one
that hasn't got a name
maybe i cna't see
maybe it's just me
REPEAT CHORUS ONE:
i'm trying to put this thing to bGed
i drugged it in it's sGm7leep
remeber what you Am7said
are you comfortable to kD7eep    D6it
kD7eep    D6itFmaj7  E  

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False Alarm

by KT Tunstall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Am7

D/F#

Fmaj9

Fmaj7

Eadd9

INTRO:

D7 D6 D7 D6

VERSE 1:

i'm trying to put this thing to bed

Gm7

i drugged it in it's sleep

Am7 D7

there isn't many memories i'm comfortable to keep

this ball keeps rolling on

Gm7

it's heading for the streets

Am7

i keep expecting you to send for me

D7 D6 D7

the invitation never comes

CHORUS:

each time i turn around

Gm7

there's nothing there at all

Am7 D7

so tell me why i feel like i'm up against a wall

but maybe it's a false alarm

D/F#

and every answer sounds the same

Fmaj9

Fmaj7

just colours bleesing into one

Eadd9

that hasn't got a name

maybe i can't see

D7 D6 D7 D6

maybe it's just me

REPEAT CHORDS FROM VERSE ONE:

now the curtains coming up

the audience is still

i'm struggling to cater for the space i'm meant to fill

and distance doesn't care

no distance doesn't care

REPEAT CHORUS:

each time i turn around

there's nothing there at all

so tell me why i feel like i'm up against a wall

maybe it's a false alarm

every answer sounds the same

just colours bleeding into one

that hasn't got a name

maybe i cna't see

maybe it's just me

REPEAT CHORUS ONE:

i'm trying to put this thing to bed

Gm7

i drugged it in it's sleep

Am7

remeber what you said

D7 D6

are you comfortable to keep it

D7 D6 Fmaj7 E

keep it

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