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Potion Approaching

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Intro:
F#m G F#m G F#m
G F#m
I was bGiting the F#mtime zone,G  
And we emF#mbellish the bGanks of our bF#mloodstreams,G  
And threw F#mcaution to the GcolourfAul
And then we fGell asleep in the F#mcar,G  
Until the F#mbumps wGoke me F#mup in your gGrip
And the F#mtide took me tGo your mAouth,
And then swGept me back down to your pF#malmsG  
It’s them that F#mput me insGide the remAinder
That yoGurs is the only F#mocean,
(Yours Is the only ocean)A  F#m  
That I wanna swing from,A  F#m  
Yours is the only ocean,A  F#m  
That I wanna hang onA  
F#m G F#m G
F#m G F#m
I've got this Gego F#mmechanic,G  
She’s always tF#mrying to give Gme vitaF#mminsG  
Oh she’d be frF#mightened of yGour reflAection,
I prefGerred her as a carF#mtoonG  
If I could F#mbe sGomeone F#melse for a Gweek,
I’d sF#mpend it chGasing after Ayou,
Cos she’s not shGattering my attiF#mtude,G  
No matter F#mhow she fGolds the pAotion
GYours is the only F#mocean,
(Yours Is the only ocean)A  F#m  
That I wanna swing from,A  F#m  
Yours is the only ocean,A  F#m  
That I want to hang on-.A..-F#mto
A F#m A F#m
A F#m
(I’m swiAnging F#mon)
A F#m A F#m A F#m A
F#mYours is the Aonly F#mocean,A  
F#mYours is the Aonly F#mocean,A  
F#mYours is the Aonly F#mocean,A  
F#mYours is the Aonly F#moceanA  
F#m
[In the next section, the F#m chord is 3 times longer than the E chord.]
E F#m
E F#m    E F#m
E F#m    E
F#mPotion approaching,  EsF#mhield your eyes,E  
F#mPotion approaching,   E  F#mvisualize,E  
F#mHolding a token,  EsF#mwollen in size,E  
F#mPotion approaching,  shEield F#myour eyes
E
F#m G F#m G
F#m G F#m
Oh but if we’re Ggonna esF#mcape though,G  
We rF#meally ought to tGhink it thF#mrough,G  
Would you F#mlike me to bGuild you a Ago kart?G  F#m  
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Potion Approaching

by Arctic Monkeys

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F#m

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Intro:

F#m G F#m G F#m

G F#m

G F#m G

I was biting the time zone,

F#m G F#m G

And we embellish the banks of our bloodstreams,

F#m G A

And threw caution to the colourful

G F#m G

And then we fell asleep in the car,

F#m G F#m G

Until the bumps woke me up in your grip

F#m G A

And the tide took me to your mouth,

G F#m G

And then swept me back down to your palms

F#m G A

It’s them that put me inside the reminder

G F#m

That yours is the only ocean,

A F#m

(Yours Is the only ocean)

A F#m

That I wanna swing from,

A F#m

Yours is the only ocean,

That I wanna hang on

F#m G F#m G

F#m G F#m

G F#m G

I've got this ego mechanic,

F#m G F#m G

She’s always trying to give me vitamins

F#m G A

Oh she’d be frightened of your reflection,

G F#m G

I preferred her as a cartoon

F#m G F#m G

If I could be someone else for a week,

F#m G A

I’d spend it chasing after you,

G F#m G

Cos she’s not shattering my attitude,

F#m G A

No matter how she folds the potion

G F#m

Yours is the only ocean,

A F#m

(Yours Is the only ocean)

A F#m

That I wanna swing from,

A F#m

Yours is the only ocean,

A F#m

That I want to hang on-...-to

A F#m A F#m

A F#m

(I’m swinging on)

A F#m A F#m A F#m A

F#m A F#m A

Yours is the only ocean,

F#m A F#m A

Yours is the only ocean,

F#m A F#m A

Yours is the only ocean,

F#m A F#m A

Yours is the only ocean

F#m

[In the next section, the F#m chord is 3 times longer than the E chord.]

E F#m

E F#m E F#m

E F#m E

F#m E F#m E

Potion approaching, shield your eyes,

F#m E F#m E

Potion approaching, visualize,

F#m E F#m E

Holding a token, swollen in size,

F#m E F#m

Potion approaching, shield your eyes

F#m G F#m G

F#m G F#m

G F#m G

Oh but if we’re gonna escape though,

F#m G F#m G

We really ought to think it through,

F#m G A G F#m

Would you like me to build you a go kart?

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