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Youre A Nightmare

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[Intro]
F   Dm   G   C
F   Dm   G   C
[Verse 1]
All Fday, I'm doing Dmfine
Cos there are Gthings to pass the Ctime
Smoke a Fcig, and drink some Dmtea
Watch a Gprogramme on TCV
[Bridge]
I just don't Fcare where you are Dmnow
Cos I'm Gsorted out, and Chow
I've got it Fall set up you Dmsee
But when I Gclose my eyes it happens to Cme
[Chorus]
C/BYou're a Fnightmare
And you've Dmmade it all wrong
GYou're a nightmare to Cme – Oh oh
You're a Fnightmare
Oh and DmI just can't see
GWhy you should keep on Chappening to C/Bme – Oh Foh
[Interlude]
   Dm   G   C
[Verse 2]
Well it Fstopped some time in Dmmay
GWhilst you were still aCway
Was I in Fbed or on a Dmbus
Doing Gsomething pathetically Cridiculous?
[Bridge]
I never Fnoticed it at Dmfirst
But when you Gcame back it got Cworse
It's the iFdea of you, you Dmsee
When I Gclose my eyes it happens Cto me
[Chorus]
C/BOh you're a Fnightmare
And you've Dmgot it all wrong
GYou're a nightmare to Cme – Oh oh
You're a Fnightmare
Oh and DmI just can't see
GWhy you should keep on Chappening to me
You're a nFightmare
And you've Dmgot it all wrong
GYou're a nightmare to Cme – Oh oh
You're a Fnightmare
Oh and DmI just can't see
GWhy you should keep on Chappening
Happening C/Bto meF  
[Interlude]
   Dm   G   C
[Verse 3]
And there were hoFtel bedroom birthdays
DmSleep in factory hallways
GI remember alwaysC  
Yeah, hoFtel bedroom birthdays
DmAnd sleep in factory hallways
And GI remember always
[Bridge]
 CWhy do you Fkeep on
Hanging 'Dmround
Oh can't you Gsee it gets me Cdown?
Cos when I Flook at you I Dmsee
Somebody GI just don't want to Cbe
[Chorus]
Oh whoa C/Byou're a nightFmare
And you've Dmgot it all wrong
Yeah, Gyou're a nightmare to Cme – Oh oh
You're a Fnightmare
And DmI just can't see
Oh Gwhy you should keep on Chappening to me
You're a nFightmare
And you've Dmgot it all wrong
Yeah, Gyou're a nightmare to Cme – Oh oh
You're a Fnightmare
Oh and DmI just can't see
Oh Gwhy why you should keep on Chappening to me
You're a Fnightmare
And you've Dmgot it all wrong
Oh Gyou're a nightmare to Cme – Oh oh
You're a Fnightmare
Oh and DmI just can't see
GWhy you're, why you're
You're Calways hanging 'Fround
DmYou're always hanging 'Ground
You're Calways hanging 'Fround
DmYou're always hanging 'Ground
You're Calways hanging 'Fround
DmYou're always hanging 'Ground
You're Calways hanging 'Fround

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Youre A Nightmare

by Pulp

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C/B

[Intro]

F Dm G C

[Verse 1]

F Dm

All day, I'm doing fine

G C

Cos there are things to pass the time

F Dm

Smoke a cig, and drink some tea

G C

Watch a programme on TV

[Bridge]

F Dm

I just don't care where you are now

G C

Cos I'm sorted out, and how

F Dm

I've got it all set up you see

G C

But when I close my eyes it happens to me

[Chorus]

C/B F

You're a nightmare

And you've made it all wrong

G C

You're a nightmare to me – Oh oh

You're a nightmare

Oh and I just can't see

G C C/B F

Why you should keep on happening to me – Oh oh

[Interlude]

Dm G C

[Verse 2]

F Dm

Well it stopped some time in may

G C

Whilst you were still away

F Dm

Was I in bed or on a bus

G C

Doing something pathetically ridiculous?

[Bridge]

F Dm

I never noticed it at first

G C

But when you came back it got worse

F Dm

It's the idea of you, you see

G C

When I close my eyes it happens to me

[Chorus]

C/B F

Oh you're a nightmare

And you've got it all wrong

G C

You're a nightmare to me – Oh oh

You're a nightmare

Oh and I just can't see

G C

Why you should keep on happening to me

You're a nightmare

And you've got it all wrong

G C

You're a nightmare to me – Oh oh

You're a nightmare

Oh and I just can't see

G C

Why you should keep on happening

C/B F

Happening to me

[Interlude]

Dm G C

[Verse 3]

And there were hotel bedroom birthdays

Sleep in factory hallways

G C

I remember always

Yeah, hotel bedroom birthdays

And sleep in factory hallways

And I remember always

[Bridge]

C F

Why do you keep on

Hanging 'round

G C

Oh can't you see it gets me down?

F Dm

Cos when I look at you I see

G C

Somebody I just don't want to be

[Chorus]

C/B F

Oh whoa you're a nightmare

And you've got it all wrong

G C

Yeah, you're a nightmare to me – Oh oh

You're a nightmare

And I just can't see

G C

Oh why you should keep on happening to me

You're a nightmare

And you've got it all wrong

G C

Yeah, you're a nightmare to me – Oh oh

You're a nightmare

Oh and I just can't see

G C

Oh why why you should keep on happening to me

You're a nightmare

And you've got it all wrong

G C

Oh you're a nightmare to me – Oh oh

You're a nightmare

Oh and I just can't see

Why you're, why you're

C F

You're always hanging 'round

Dm G

You're always hanging 'round

C F

You're always hanging 'round

Dm G

You're always hanging 'round

C F

You're always hanging 'round

Dm G

You're always hanging 'round

C F

You're always hanging 'round

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