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[Intro]
C   Em
CI hold an image of the ashtray girl
EmOf cigarette burns on my chest
CI wrote a poem that described her world
EmAnd put our friendship to the test
AmAnd late at night whilst on all fours
EmShe used to watch me kiss the floor
FWhat's wrong with this picture?
CWhat's wrong with this picture?
[Verse]
CFarewell the ashtray giEmrl
Forbidden snowflakCe
Beware this troubled worEmld
Watch out for earthquakeAms
Goodbye to open soreEms
To broken semaphorFe
You know we miss heCr, we miss her picture
[Chorus]
FSometimes it's fateCd
DisintegratedF  
For fear of growing oCld
FSometimes it's fateCd
AssassinatedF  
For fear of growing olCd
[Verse]
CFarewell the ashtray giEmrl
Angelic fruitcakeC  
Beware this troubled worEmld
Control your intakeAm  
Goodbye to open soreEms
Goodbye and furtheFrmore
You know we miss heCr, we miss her picture
[Chorus]
FSometimes it's fateCd
DisintegratedF  
For fear of growing oCld
FSometimes it's fateCd
AssassinatedF  
For fear of growing olCd
[Interlude]
EHang oAmn
Though we trEy
It's gonAme
EHang oAmn
Though we trEy
It's gonAme
[Chorus]
FSometimes it's fateCd
DisintegratedF  
For fear of growing oCld
FSometimes it's fateCd
AssassinatedF  
For fear of growing olCd
Ending
FCan't stop growing Cold
FCan't stop growing Cold
FCan't stop growing Cold
FCan't stop growing Cold
FCan't stop growing old

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This Picture

by Placebo

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Em

I hold an image of the ashtray girl

Of cigarette burns on my chest

I wrote a poem that described her world

And put our friendship to the test

And late at night whilst on all fours

She used to watch me kiss the floor

What's wrong with this picture?

[Verse]

C Em

Farewell the ashtray girl

Forbidden snowflake

Beware this troubled world

Watch out for earthquakes

Goodbye to open sores

To broken semaphore

You know we miss her, we miss her picture

[Chorus]

F C

Sometimes it's fated

Disintegrated

For fear of growing old

F C

Sometimes it's fated

Assassinated

For fear of growing old

[Verse]

C Em

Farewell the ashtray girl

Angelic fruitcake

Beware this troubled world

Control your intake

Goodbye to open sores

Goodbye and furthermore

You know we miss her, we miss her picture

[Chorus]

F C

Sometimes it's fated

Disintegrated

For fear of growing old

F C

Sometimes it's fated

Assassinated

For fear of growing old

[Interlude]

E Am

Hang on

Though we try

It's gone

E Am

Hang on

Though we try

It's gone

[Chorus]

F C

Sometimes it's fated

Disintegrated

For fear of growing old

F C

Sometimes it's fated

Assassinated

For fear of growing old

Ending

F C

Can't stop growing old

F C

Can't stop growing old

F C

Can't stop growing old

F C

Can't stop growing old

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