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Are You Lightning

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Tuning: Drop 1/2 step
G - C - G (2 times)
GAnd so we meet and Cthere are Gsparks
GIt's gold, it's new and Cfree from Gsharks
GYour house is big and Cseems so Gclean
GYour cleaning lady comes and Cwe're disGcreet
EmAre you lDightning?  'CCause I'm Gwaiting
EmWhat's the Dtiming?  CI'm not Gplaying
 G-  C- G  
GAnd so I act like I'm Ctwenty-Gone
GWide eyed and drifting CMon to GSun
GPayback is here my Clegs are Gnumb
GI'm back at square one Cfeeling Gdumb
EmThe Dsweet things, Cwhen do Gthey come?
EmHave I Dgone deaf?  CWhat's Gthe song?
EmAre you lDightning?  'CCause I'm Gwaiting
EmThis is frDightening, CI'm not Gplaying
 G-  C- G  
D
DOoh ooh ooh ooh oohAm  
GOoh ooh ooh ooh oohD  
DI see you in my sheets, I see you in my Amsleep
I see you through the Gmirror, you sing when I'm too Dsteep
The only thing I'm scared of is there a secret that you Amkeep
I know where you Gare, but I don't know where you Dare
Don't make the other wonder or the other's mind Amstick
Tell me what you're Gthinking, do not let me Dtwist
Just look at the size of youAm  
AmI see you in my Gsheets, I see you in my Dsleep
I see you when something's funny and I hear you and I almost Amweep
I see you from my Gsteps, you're walking up my Dstreet
Just look at the size of youAm  G  D  
DI see you in my sheets, I see you in my Amsleep
I see you from my Gsteps you're walking up my Dstreet
Just look at the size of youAm  
GThe sun shine on and Don
Let the sun shine on and AmonG  D  

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Are You Lightning

by Nada Surf

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Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Drop 1/2 step

G - C - G (2 times)

G C G

And so we meet and there are sparks

G C G

It's gold, it's new and free from sharks

G C G

Your house is big and seems so clean

G C G

Your cleaning lady comes and we're discreet

Em D C G

Are you lightning? 'Cause I'm waiting

Em D C G

What's the timing? I'm not playing

G C G

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G C G

And so I act like I'm twenty-one

G C G

Wide eyed and drifting Mon to Sun

G C G

Payback is here my legs are numb

G C G

I'm back at square one feeling dumb

Em D C G

The sweet things, when do they come?

Em D C G

Have I gone deaf? What's the song?

Em D C G

Are you lightning? 'Cause I'm waiting

Em D C G

This is frightening, I'm not playing

G C G

- -

D Am

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

G D

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

D Am

I see you in my sheets, I see you in my sleep

G D

I see you through the mirror, you sing when I'm too steep

The only thing I'm scared of is there a secret that you keep

G D

I know where you are, but I don't know where you are

Don't make the other wonder or the other's mind stick

G D

Tell me what you're thinking, do not let me twist

Just look at the size of you

Am G D

I see you in my sheets, I see you in my sleep

I see you when something's funny and I hear you and I almost weep

G D

I see you from my steps, you're walking up my street

Am G D

Just look at the size of you

D Am

I see you in my sheets, I see you in my sleep

G D

I see you from my steps you're walking up my street

Just look at the size of you

G D

The sun shine on and on

Am G D

Let the sun shine on and on

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