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CHORDS
   F#m- 244222
F#m*  - 242224
     A- 002220
    A6- 002222
     E- 022100
    Bm- 799777
G#/ Ab- 466444
     D- x00232
Intro - A/ / / / /A6/ / /F#m/ / / / /F#m*/ /F#m/ x 2
F#mAll our lives we’ve dreamed about it
AJust to find that it was never real
DThis sure ain’t no Bmgreat Valhalla
AComing closer eEach tAurn oA6f tEhe F#mwheel
Forlorn&#6Bm5292; adrift on seas of beige
A*           A6     A  F#m  
In this our Golden Age
F#mEven in our daBmrkest hour
ANever thought that it could get so bad
                            F#m  F#m*    F#m  
Bullied&#65292; suckered&#65292; pimped and patronized
AEvery day your tEawdrAy liA6ttlEe lives
F#mSo loose your Bmhead
And step withAin
                     F#m/ / /(pause)
The silence deafening
ANow you saw it coming
F#mAnd I saw it coming
 F#m  G#/Ab  
We all saw it coming
But we sAtill boF#mught it
AYou saw it coming
                  F#m      A  G#/Ab  
And I saw it coming but still
Running full steam Aahead
F#mIn and out of Bmconsciousness
AIt breaks my heart to A6see you Alike this
F#mCrying&#65292; wringing Bmhands and cAursing fate
Always so little far too late
F#mIt’s 3Bmam I’m wide awake
AThere’s still one call to make, F#mone call
Now Ayou saw it coming
And F#mI saw it coming
  G#/Ab  
We all saw it coming
But we Astill bF#mought it
AYou saw it coming
And F#mI saw it coming
  G#/Ab  
We all saw it coming
But we Astill bF#mought Ait
ARunning full steam ahead
F#mRunning full steam ahead
ERunning full steaAm
AGonna cover my eyes, F#mgonna cover my eyes
ERunnin' full AsteF#mam, yeah
Now Ayou saw it coming
And F#mI saw it coming
  G#/Ab  
We all saw it coming
But Awe still boF#mught it
AYou saw it coming
And I F#msaw it coming
 G#/Ab  
We all saw it coming
But Awe still bought it F#m  

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Full Steam

by David Gray

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F#m

CHORDS

F#m

- 244222

F#m

* - 242224

- 002220

- 002222

- 022100

- 799777

G# Ab

/ - 466444

- x00232

A A6 F#m F#m

Intro - / / / / // / // / / / /F#m*/ // x 2

F#m

All our lives we’ve dreamed about it

Just to find that it was never real

D Bm

This sure ain’t no great Valhalla

A E A A6 E F#m

Coming closer each turn of the wheel

Forlorn， adrift on seas of beige

A A6 A F#m

In this our Golden Age

F#m Bm

Even in our darkest hour

Never thought that it could get so bad

F#m F#m F#m

Bullied， suckered， pimped and patronized

A E A A6 E

Every day your tawdry little lives

F#m Bm

So loose your head

And step within

F#m

/ / /(pause)

The silence deafening

Now you saw it coming

F#m

And I saw it coming

F#m G# Ab

We all saw it coming

A F#m

But we still bought it

You saw it coming

F#m A G# Ab

And I saw it coming but still

Running full steam ahead

F#m Bm

In and out of consciousness

A A6 A

It breaks my heart to see you like this

F#m Bm A

Crying， wringing hands and cursing fate

Always so little far too late

F#m Bm

It’s 3am I’m wide awake

A F#m

There’s still one call to make, one call

Now you saw it coming

F#m

And I saw it coming

G# Ab

We all saw it coming

A F#m

But we still bought it

You saw it coming

F#m

And I saw it coming

G# Ab

We all saw it coming

A F#m A

But we still bought it

Running full steam ahead

F#m

Running full steam ahead

E A

Running full steam

A F#m

Gonna cover my eyes, gonna cover my eyes

E A F#m

Runnin' full steam, yeah

Now you saw it coming

F#m

And I saw it coming

G# Ab

We all saw it coming

A F#m

But we still bought it

You saw it coming

F#m

And I saw it coming

G# Ab

We all saw it coming

A F#m

But we still bought it

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