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(Intro:  Bm–  A–  Bm– A)
BmWhole thing will still go on withAout you
BmSomething will still be there to Amove me
       Bm/                     G  A  
Coz my own thing is always to inspire you
Bm/G  
One that I love I dream beside
Bm/G  
One that I love I dream beside
Bm/AOne that I love is close as I can Bmget
Bm/G  
The one that I love I dream beside
Bm/G  
One that I love I dream beside
   DSometimes I can't reEmember
   Sometimes I can't forget
Interlude ( Bm–  A–  Bm– A)
Thole thing will still come down without you
It's nothing to do with all of you
But my own thing is only to protect you
One that I love I dream beside
One that I love I dream beside
One that I love is close as I can get
One that I love I dream beside
One that I love I dream beside
Sometimes I can't remember
Sometimes I can't forget
Interlude ( Bm–  A–  Bm– A)
BmEach night in bed my dreams take me Aover
Bm/                             G  A  
Whole world still goes round without you (over and over)

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Whole Thing

by Peter Gabriel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/A

Bm A Bm A

(Intro: – – – )

Bm A

Whole thing will still go on without you

Bm A

Something will still be there to move me

Bm G A

Coz my own thing is always to inspire you

Bm G

One that I love I dream beside

Bm G

One that I love I dream beside

Bm/A Bm

One that I love is close as I can get

Bm G

The one that I love I dream beside

Bm G

One that I love I dream beside

D E

Sometimes I can't remember

Sometimes I can't forget

Bm A Bm A

Interlude ( – – – )

Thole thing will still come down without you

It's nothing to do with all of you

But my own thing is only to protect you

One that I love I dream beside

One that I love is close as I can get

One that I love I dream beside

Sometimes I can't remember

Sometimes I can't forget

Bm A Bm A

Interlude ( – – – )

Bm A

Each night in bed my dreams take me over

Bm G A

Whole world still goes round without you (over and over)

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