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THE CRAB    (The Verve)
Intro    |   Am|    Am|    Am|    Em| X2
    AmOh no no no Emno..        Amand I`m watching her die on my TVEm  
    AmAnd her daddy cries-“how could it be?”Em  Am  
    AmAnd it could be you and it could be meEm  Am  
    CChild full of Emgiving         Cchild full of Emhoping
    Now its gBmone, now its Ggone and you`re G/Fgonna Emrun   
    Now its gBmone, now its Ggone and you`re G/Fgonna Emrun
    AmThis is where you`ve never beEmen, 
    Amand maybe one day you`ll follow Emme
    AmLook ok on the outside, dead on the insiEmde
    AmAnd there`s nothing to win, ain't no diseEmaseAm. . .
    CChild full of gEmiving,     Cchild full of Emgiving
    Yes you wCill....child full of hoEmping
    Lying dying Cthere....child full of Emhoping
    But now its Bmgone, and you Grun. G/F. .Em  
    Now its Bmgone, now its Ggone and you`re gG/Fonna Emrun
    You`re Ggonna rEmun. . .   
    You`re Ggonna rEmun. . .
    You`re Ggonna rEmun. . .
    (then ad lib)      Am|    Em. . .
                     mmmmmmm,,, aaaahhh....
by Foley

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The Crab

by The Verve

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G/F

THE CRAB (The Verve)

Am Am Am Em

Intro | | | | | X2

Am Em Am Em

Oh no no no no.. and I`m watching her die on my TV

Am Em Am

And her daddy cries-“how could it be?”

Am Em Am

And it could be you and it could be me

C Em C Em

Child full of giving child full of hoping

Bm G G/F Em

Now its gone, now its gone and you`re gonna run

Bm G G/F Em

Now its gone, now its gone and you`re gonna run

Am Em

This is where you`ve never been,

Am Em

and maybe one day you`ll follow me

Am Em

Look ok on the outside, dead on the inside

Am Em Am

And there`s nothing to win, ain't no disease. . .

C Em C Em

Child full of giving, child full of giving

C Em

Yes you will....child full of hoping

C Em

Lying dying there....child full of hoping

Bm G G/F Em

But now its gone, and you run. . .

Bm G G/F Em

Now its gone, now its gone and you`re gonna run

G Em

You`re gonna run. . .

G Em

You`re gonna run. . .

G Em

You`re gonna run. . .

Am Em

(then ad lib) | . . .

mmmmmmm,,, aaaahhh....

by Foley

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