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Oh I Swear

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[Verse] 
Oh, I sBmwear and I sAwear and I F#mswear but my hGeart’s not in it
I can dBmeadpan as dAead as I F#mcan but my hGeart’s not in it
Em7What little of yours,    Bmwhat little of mine, and wAe’ll get byBm  
[Verse] 
Like jBmailbirds lAocked in a F#mcell, oh we Ggo well together
Like a mBmarriage arrAanged in F#mhell, ah we Ggo well together
Em7Cruel poverty    Bmis the tie that binds, and wAe’ll get byBm  
[Bridge] 
GCan’t run in a F#mdead end street
GCan’t run in a F#mdead end street
GNo wings uF#mpon your feet
BmAll your dreams are sGhackled to the ground
[Bridge] 
GCan’t run in a F#mdead end street
GCan’t run in a F#mdead end street
GNo wings uF#mpon your feet
BmAll your dreams are sGhackled to the ground
[Verse] 
And it cBmouldn’t be lAove and it cF#mouldn’t be lGove
Oh it cBmouldn’t be lAove, oh it cF#mouldn’t be lGove
Em7What little of yours,    Bmwhat little of mine, and wAe’ll get byBm  

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Oh I Swear

by Richard Thompson

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F#m

Em7

[Verse]

Bm A F#m G

Oh, I swear and I swear and I swear but my heart’s not in it

Bm A F#m G

I can deadpan as dead as I can but my heart’s not in it

Em7 Bm A Bm

What little of yours, what little of mine, and we’ll get by

[Verse]

Bm A F#m G

Like jailbirds locked in a cell, oh we go well together

Bm A F#m G

Like a marriage arranged in hell, ah we go well together

Em7 Bm A Bm

Cruel poverty is the tie that binds, and we’ll get by

[Bridge]

G F#m

Can’t run in a dead end street

G F#m

Can’t run in a dead end street

G F#m

No wings upon your feet

Bm G

All your dreams are shackled to the ground

[Bridge]

G F#m

Can’t run in a dead end street

G F#m

Can’t run in a dead end street

G F#m

No wings upon your feet

Bm G

All your dreams are shackled to the ground

[Verse]

Bm A F#m G

And it couldn’t be love and it couldn’t be love

Bm A F#m G

Oh it couldn’t be love, oh it couldn’t be love

Em7 Bm A Bm

What little of yours, what little of mine, and we’ll get by

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