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The Pendulum

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[Intro]
E       D/E
E       D/E
[Verse 1]
What is coEol?           D/EWhat is Ehot?D/E  
What it iEs   D/Eand what itCsus2's not
What you Ewant D/Eand what you Egot
[Bridge 1]
Well, in that A7mspace betwA7sus4een
What you A7msay and what yoA7sus4u mean
In the dCistance between Emyou and DIA  
[Chorus]
    EThe Pendulum Cswings from Dside to EsideC  D  
    ELove is hanging in the Cbalance as we DhideAm  Bm  
[Verse 2]
What is riEght?   D/EWhat is Ewrong?D/E  
What is heEre,   D/Enow what Csus2is gone?
What gets you Eoff?      D/EWhat turns Eyou on?
[Bridge 2]
And in that spA7mace betweeA7sus4n
The A7msoul and the maA7sus4chine
In a Cheart beat, Emin the Dblink of an Aeye
[Chorus 2]
    EThe Pendulum Cswings from Dside to EsideC  D  
    ELove is hanging in the Cbalance as we DrideAm  
    BmYeah, we ridEe
[Solo]
E       C       D       E       C       D
E       C       D
[Interlude]
  AmThere in the days of hBmalf empty glasses
And the faC#m7ithless nature of gooD7sus2d deeds
[Verse 3]
There's not enough EjusticD/Ee, too much ElawD/E  
Too many catEhedralD/Es and not enouCsus2gh God
In the Grand CasEino, D/Ewe play the Eodds
[Bridge 3]
And in that A7mspace beA7sus4tween
What you A7msay and what yoA7sus4u mean
In a Cheart beat, we Emslip acDross the Aline
[Chorus 3]
    EThe Pendulum Cswings from Dside to EsideC  D  
    ELove is hanging in the Cbalance as we DrideAm  
    BmYeah, we ridEe
    BmYeah, we ridEe
[Outro]
E       D/E
E       D/E

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The Pendulum

by Rik Emmett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/E

Csus2

A7m

A7sus4

C#m7

D7sus2

[Intro]

E D/E

[Verse 1]

E D/E E D/E

What is cool? What is hot?

E D/E Csus2

What it is and what it's not

E D/E E

What you want and what you got

[Bridge 1]

A7m A7sus4

Well, in that space between

A7m A7sus4

What you say and what you mean

C Em D A

In the distance between you and I

[Chorus]

E C D E C D

The Pendulum swings from side to side

E C D Am Bm

Love is hanging in the balance as we hide

[Verse 2]

E D/E E D/E

What is right? What is wrong?

E D/E Csus2

What is here, now what is gone?

E D/E E

What gets you off? What turns you on?

[Bridge 2]

A7m A7sus4

And in that space between

A7m A7sus4

The soul and the machine

C Em D A

In a heart beat, in the blink of an eye

[Chorus 2]

E C D E C D

The Pendulum swings from side to side

E C D Am

Love is hanging in the balance as we ride

Bm E

Yeah, we ride

[Solo]

E C D E C D

E C D

[Interlude]

Am Bm

There in the days of half empty glasses

C#m7 D7sus2

And the faithless nature of good deeds

[Verse 3]

E D/E E D/E

There's not enough justice, too much law

E D/E Csus2

Too many cathedrals and not enough God

E D/E E

In the Grand Casino, we play the odds

[Bridge 3]

A7m A7sus4

And in that space between

A7m A7sus4

What you say and what you mean

C Em D A

In a heart beat, we slip across the line

[Chorus 3]

E C D E C D

The Pendulum swings from side to side

E C D Am

Love is hanging in the balance as we ride

Bm E

Yeah, we ride

Bm E

Yeah, we ride

[Outro]

E D/E

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