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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
 EI been thinking sitting on a pole
I'm getting sick of doing what I'm told
 AJust me and the mirror and my brain
[Chorus]
But Cthat was when I got an iGdea
BbCame like a gun and shot in my Fear
 GDon't you think it's time you got up and Astood alone?
[Instrumental]
E
[Verse 2]
 EFifteen years I lay down on the ground
I couldn't feel any noise or hear any sound
 AFifteen million years I spent down the line
[Chorus]
But Cthat was when I got an iGdea
BbCame like a gun and shot in my Fear
 GDon't you think it's time you got up and Astood alone?
[Instrumental]
 EGet up and stand alone
 EAhh...A  
[Chorus]
CThat was when I got an iGdea
BbCame like a gun and shot in my Fear
 GDon't you think it's time you got up and Astood alone?
[Outro]
 EGet up and stand alone. Ahhh...
 EThat's when I got an idea. I got an idea
That's when I got an idea. I got an idea...

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Idea

by Bee Gees

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I been thinking sitting on a pole

I'm getting sick of doing what I'm told

Just me and the mirror and my brain

[Chorus]

C G

But that was when I got an idea

Bb F

Came like a gun and shot in my ear

G A

Don't you think it's time you got up and stood alone?

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]

Fifteen years I lay down on the ground

I couldn't feel any noise or hear any sound

Fifteen million years I spent down the line

[Chorus]

C G

But that was when I got an idea

Bb F

Came like a gun and shot in my ear

G A

Don't you think it's time you got up and stood alone?

[Instrumental]

Get up and stand alone

E A

Ahh...

[Chorus]

C G

That was when I got an idea

Bb F

Came like a gun and shot in my ear

G A

Don't you think it's time you got up and stood alone?

[Outro]

Get up and stand alone. Ahhh...

That's when I got an idea. I got an idea

That's when I got an idea. I got an idea...

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