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Lloyd Cole
'Blue Like Mars'
From 2013's Standards album
[Verse 1]
F#mBaby you Dknow it's not about youA  
Orbiting Eas it is around youF#m  
Soon to be cDlear Beyond your dAomainE  
F#mDoesn't it Dstink to be human?A  
Fallible, Eweak. So tiresomeF#m  
How could a Dgod create a beast so loAw?
EHow should I know?
[Chorus]
BmBaby you Eknow it's not about youBm7  B  
[Interlude]
F#m  D  A  E
[Verse 2]
F#mAll of the Dbars around the black holeAs
Teeming with Efreedmen and gloriolesF#m  
Waiting for Dnew stars to break on AthroughE  
F#mBrokers and Dlawyers in the back roomAs
Briefcases fEilled with profane sumsF#m  
Cadillac Dwaiting by the sub-space pAort
EAll aboard
[Chorus]
BmBaby you Eknow it's not about youBm7  
Baby you Eknow it's not about youBm7  B  
[Solo]
A  E  D
[Bridge]
Neutron StaArE  
Beautiful Dremnant in the night sky
Blue like MarAsE  
Blue like Dany other street light
Afraid of the daF#mrkD  
Afraid of nothiF#mngD  
Afraid of the fuBmtureB  
When it's not abF#mout yoDuA  E  
[Solo]
F#m  D  A  E
[Verse 3]
F#mBaby you kDnow it's not about youA  
Orbiting aEs it is around youF#m  
Soon to be cDlear Beyond your doAmainE  
F#mThree volcanoDes and a rose bushA  
Soon to be nEothing, soon enougF#mh
Seven of dDiamonds to the eight of spaAdesE  
[Outro]
F#m  D  A  E

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Blue Like Mars

by Lloyd Cole

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F#m

Bm7

Lloyd Cole

'Blue Like Mars'

From 2013's Standards album

[Verse 1]

F#m D A

Baby you know it's not about you

E F#m

Orbiting as it is around you

D A E

Soon to be clear Beyond your domain

F#m D A

Doesn't it stink to be human?

E F#m

Fallible, weak. So tiresome

D A

How could a god create a beast so low?

How should I know?

[Chorus]

Bm E Bm7 B

Baby you know it's not about you

[Interlude]

F#m D A E

[Verse 2]

F#m D A

All of the bars around the black holes

E F#m

Teeming with freedmen and glorioles

D A E

Waiting for new stars to break on through

F#m D A

Brokers and lawyers in the back rooms

E F#m

Briefcases filled with profane sums

D A

Cadillac waiting by the sub-space port

All aboard

[Chorus]

Bm E Bm7

Baby you know it's not about you

E Bm7 B

Baby you know it's not about you

[Solo]

A E D

[Bridge]

A E

Neutron Star

Beautiful remnant in the night sky

A E

Blue like Mars

Blue like any other street light

F#m D

Afraid of the dark

F#m D

Afraid of nothing

Bm B

Afraid of the future

F#m D A E

When it's not about you

[Solo]

F#m D A E

[Verse 3]

F#m D A

Baby you know it's not about you

E F#m

Orbiting as it is around you

D A E

Soon to be clear Beyond your domain

F#m D A

Three volcanoes and a rose bush

E F#m

Soon to be nothing, soon enough

D A E

Seven of diamonds to the eight of spades

[Outro]

F#m D A E

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