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 Paloma Faith - Black & Blue
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No capo
[Intro]
Ab
[Verse 1]
I know a Abman who fills his emptiBbmness 
With Dbstrangers (Abstrangers)
I know a Abgirl who drinks herself to Bbmsleep at night
You can't Dbchange her (Abchange her)
[Pre-Chorus]
I know Cmpeople who use chat rooms as conFmfessionals
I know Cmdown and outs who once were
FmOnce they were professionals
[Chorus]
BbmWipe it off your sFmleeve
Your suBbmperioriFmty
DbDon't roll your eyes, my swAbeet
[Verse 2]
I know a Absingle mother who Bbmloses her mind 
On Dbweekends (Abweekends)
She pleads with Ablady luck on scratch cards 
With Bbmmoney lent to her by Dbold friends (Abold friends)
[Pre-Chorus]
I know Cmpeople who take midnight drives for Fmhead space
I know Cmwhat they'd give for just one Fmloving embrace
[Chorus]
BbmWipe it off your sFmleeve
Your suBbmperioriFmty
DbDon't roll your eyes, my sweet
[Bridge]
We're Abjust the same
We all get Bbmdesperate sometimes
DbFeeling Cblack and FmblueE  
I know you'll Abfind it hard to acBbmcept it sometimes
We Cmall feel black and Dbwe feel blue
[Chorus]
BbmWipe it off your sFmleeve
Your suBbmperioriFmty
DbDon't roll your eyes, my sweet
[Verse 3]
I know a Abrich man who has everything you could Bbmwish for 
But Dbchildren (Abchildren)
I know an Abold lady who talks a lot 
But could Bbmteach you if you Dblisten (Ablisten)
[Pre-Chorus]
I know Cmpeople who believe in gods and Fmdemons
I know Cmones who think there's nothing there at Fmall
[Chorus]
BbmWipe it off your sFmleeve
Your suBbmperioriFmty
DbDon't roll your eyes, my sweet
[Bridge]
We're Abjust the same
We all get Bbmdesperate sometimes
DbFeeling Cblack and FmblueE  
I know you'll Abfind it hard to acBbmcept it sometimes
We Cmall feel black and Dbwe feel blue
[Chorus]
BbmWipe it off your sFmleeve
Your suBbmperioriFmty
DbDon't roll your eyes, my swAbeet
[Outro]
BbmWipe it off your sFmleeve
Your suBbmperioriFmty
DbDon't roll your eyes, my swAbeet

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Black And Blue

by Paloma Faith

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Bbm

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Paloma Faith - Black & Blue

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No capo

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Ab Bbm

I know a man who fills his emptiness

Db Ab

With strangers (strangers)

Ab Bbm

I know a girl who drinks herself to sleep at night

Db Ab

You can't change her (change her)

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm Fm

I know people who use chat rooms as confessionals

I know down and outs who once were

Once they were professionals

[Chorus]

Bbm Fm

Wipe it off your sleeve

Bbm Fm

Your superiority

Db Ab

Don't roll your eyes, my sweet

[Verse 2]

Ab Bbm

I know a single mother who loses her mind

Db Ab

On weekends (weekends)

She pleads with lady luck on scratch cards

Bbm Db Ab

With money lent to her by old friends (old friends)

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm Fm

I know people who take midnight drives for head space

Cm Fm

I know what they'd give for just one loving embrace

[Chorus]

Bbm Fm

Wipe it off your sleeve

Bbm Fm

Your superiority

Don't roll your eyes, my sweet

[Bridge]

We're just the same

Bbm

We all get desperate sometimes

Db C Fm E

Feeling black and blue

Ab Bbm

I know you'll find it hard to accept it sometimes

Cm Db

We all feel black and we feel blue

[Chorus]

Bbm Fm

Wipe it off your sleeve

Bbm Fm

Your superiority

Don't roll your eyes, my sweet

[Verse 3]

Ab Bbm

I know a rich man who has everything you could wish for

Db Ab

But children (children)

I know an old lady who talks a lot

Bbm Db Ab

But could teach you if you listen (listen)

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm Fm

I know people who believe in gods and demons

Cm Fm

I know ones who think there's nothing there at all

[Chorus]

Bbm Fm

Wipe it off your sleeve

Bbm Fm

Your superiority

Don't roll your eyes, my sweet

[Bridge]

We're just the same

Bbm

We all get desperate sometimes

Db C Fm E

Feeling black and blue

Ab Bbm

I know you'll find it hard to accept it sometimes

Cm Db

We all feel black and we feel blue

[Chorus]

Bbm Fm

Wipe it off your sleeve

Bbm Fm

Your superiority

Db Ab

Don't roll your eyes, my sweet

[Outro]

Bbm Fm

Wipe it off your sleeve

Bbm Fm

Your superiority

Db Ab

Don't roll your eyes, my sweet

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