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[Intro]
C9-5   Cdim7  C9-5
[Verse 1]
F#Just look at the comfort that Bm7you call your home
F#Just kidding yourself that you'rBm7e never alone
Well F#maybe there's something, there's Bm7one thing you shouldn't have sAaid
             D   DM7   D7
So Cdim7you better beware
AnC9d you'd better get, and you'd better Dget light in your head
And yC9ou'd better get, and you'd better gDet peace in your bed
If yC9ou wanna get, if you wanna Dget DM7highD7  Cdim7  
[Verse 2]
YoF#u're watchin' the movie go blisteBm7ring by
JuF#st look at the sadness, I wiBm7sh I could cry
WelF#l maybe there's something, Bm7there's one thing that I should have Asaid
Well it better be sDaidDm7  D7  Cdim7  
[Pre-Chorus]
C9It's the beckoning, it's the reckoninDg holding your heart
It's C9beginning to, it's beginning to Dsqueeze you apart;
C9Don't you wanna get, don't you wanna Dget hDM7igh?D7  Cdim7  
[Chorus]
You're hGolding the world in the palAm of yDour hand
What you'Gre tellin' your children yoAu don't Dunderstand
If Fyou know what the meaning is
If Cyou know what the meaning is
If Gyou know what the meaning is
If Dyou know what the meaning is
If Fyou know what the meaning is
If Cyou know what the meaning is
If Gyou know what the meaning is
MeaDning is, meaning is, meaning is
ODh you better bewC9areD  C9  D  C9  D  D  Csus2  
C9And you'd better get, and you'd better get Dlight in your head
C9And you'd better get, and you'd better get Dpeace in your bed
C9If you wanna get, if you wanna get DhighD  Csus2  
JusGt look at the madness that Aglows in yDour eyes
YouG're frightened your children wilAl steal your diDsguise
FIf you know what the meaning is
CIf you know what the meaning is
GIf you know what the meaning is
DIf you know what the meaning is
FIf you know what the meaning is
CIf you know what the meaning is
GIf you know what the meaning is
DIf you know what the meaning is
FIf you know what the answer is
CIf you know what the answer is
GIf you know what the answer is
DIf you know what the answer is
FIf you know what the meaning is
CIf you know what the meaning is
GIf you know what the meaning is
DIf you know what the meaning is....fade

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The Meaning

by Supertramp

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C9-5

Cdim7

Bm7

DM7

Csus2

[Intro]

C9-5 Cdim7 C9-5

[Verse 1]

F# Bm7

Just look at the comfort that you call your home

F# Bm7

Just kidding yourself that you're never alone

F# Bm7 A

Well maybe there's something, there's one thing you shouldn't have said

D DM7 D7

Cdim7

So you better beware

C9 D

And you'd better get, and you'd better get light in your head

C9 D

And you'd better get, and you'd better get peace in your bed

C9 D DM7 D7 Cdim7

If you wanna get, if you wanna get high

[Verse 2]

F# Bm7

You're watchin' the movie go blistering by

F# Bm7

Just look at the sadness, I wish I could cry

F# Bm7 A

Well maybe there's something, there's one thing that I should have said

D Dm7 D7 Cdim7

Well it better be said

[Pre-Chorus]

C9 D

It's the beckoning, it's the reckoning holding your heart

C9 D

It's beginning to, it's beginning to squeeze you apart;

C9 D DM7 D7 Cdim7

Don't you wanna get, don't you wanna get high?

[Chorus]

G A D

You're holding the world in the palm of your hand

G A D

What you're tellin' your children you don't understand

If you know what the meaning is

Meaning is, meaning is, meaning is

D C9 D C9 D C9 D D Csus2

Oh you better beware

C9 D

And you'd better get, and you'd better get light in your head

C9 D

And you'd better get, and you'd better get peace in your bed

C9 D D Csus2

If you wanna get, if you wanna get high

G A D

Just look at the madness that glows in your eyes

G A D

You're frightened your children will steal your disguise

If you know what the meaning is

If you know what the answer is

If you know what the meaning is

If you know what the meaning is....fade

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