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DThere is a sticky feeling G  A  
Dabout that pleasant eveninGgA  
Da red army attackG  A  
D7in every women's sack
Da particular way of sayingG  A  
Dbad ideas ain't stayingG  A  
Dthe worst idea is prayingG  A  
D7that all will be good
Refrain:
There's a Gsubstitute
like aAlways it's so chD7eap
yeah there's a fGunky road where you Anever falD7l asleep
there's a Gclub where you can Adance
you can dD7ance Caway thGe night
I wanna dGance away the Atime let's neveD7r look behind
Dhere's a little sayingG  A  
DI'll always hold on toG  A  
Das long as you can think oGfA  
D7things to make and to do
Dyou won't need no prayingG  A  
Dthe spirit is within youG  A  
Dand it's ever presentG  A  
D7as long as you let it too
Refrain:
There's a Gsubstitute
like aAlways it's so chD7eap
yeah there's a fGunky road where you Anever falD7l asleep
there's a Gclub where you can Adance
you can dD7ance Caway thGe night
I wanna dGance away the Atime let's neveD7r look behind
(Pickin)
Dthere's a place to hideG  A  
Dpeople always fall back toG  A  
Dnature will provideG  A  
D7the future needs a little truth
Refrain:
There's a Gsubstitute
like aAlways it's so chD7eap
yeah there's a fGunky road where you Anever falD7l asleep
there's a Gclub where you can Adance
you can dD7ance Caway thGe night
I wanna dGance away the Atime let's neveD7r look behind

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Substitute

by Absynthe Minded

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D G A

There is a sticky feeling

D G A

about that pleasant evening

D G A

a red army attack

in every women's sack

D G A

a particular way of saying

D G A

bad ideas ain't staying

D G A

the worst idea is praying

that all will be good

Refrain:

There's a substitute

A D7

like always it's so cheap

G A D7

yeah there's a funky road where you never fall asleep

G A

there's a club where you can dance

D7 C G

you can dance away the night

G A D7

I wanna dance away the time let's never look behind

D G A

here's a little saying

D G A

I'll always hold on to

D G A

as long as you can think of

things to make and to do

D G A

you won't need no praying

D G A

the spirit is within you

D G A

and it's ever present

as long as you let it too

Refrain:

There's a substitute

A D7

like always it's so cheap

G A D7

yeah there's a funky road where you never fall asleep

G A

there's a club where you can dance

D7 C G

you can dance away the night

G A D7

I wanna dance away the time let's never look behind

(Pickin)

D G A

there's a place to hide

D G A

people always fall back to

D G A

nature will provide

the future needs a little truth

Refrain:

There's a substitute

A D7

like always it's so cheap

G A D7

yeah there's a funky road where you never fall asleep

G A

there's a club where you can dance

D7 C G

you can dance away the night

G A D7

I wanna dance away the time let's never look behind

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