Tempted

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[Intro]
B B/A E/G# E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (x2)
[Verse 1]
B D#m/A# G#m
I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste, a flannel for my face
C#/E# Em
Pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case
Bm F#m G/A A
I said to my reflection, "let's get out of this place"
D E G
Passed the church and the steeple, the laundry on the hill
B
Billboards and the buildings
A/E C#/E#
Memories of it still keep
Bm/F# E
Calling and calling
Bm/F# G/F E E/D
But forget it all I know I will
[Chorus]
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted by the fruit of another
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted but the truth is discovered
C#
What's been going on
F#
Now that you have gone
B B/A
There's no other
E/G# E B B/A
Tempted by the fruit of another
E/G# E C#m Em
Tempted but the truth is discovered
[Verse 2]
B D#m/A# G#m
I'm at the carpark, the airport, the baggage carousel
C#/E# Em
The people keep on grabbing, ain't wishing I was well
Bm F#m G/A A
I said, "It's no occasion, it's no story I can tell"
D E G
At my bedside, empty pocket, a foot without a sock
B
Your body gets much closer
A/E C#/E#
I fumble for the clock
Bm/F# E
Alarmed by the seduction
Bm/F# G/F E E/D
I wish that it would stop
[Chorus]
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted by the fruit of another
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted but the truth is discovered
C#
What's been going on
F#
Now that you have gone
B B/A
There's no other
E/G# E B B/A
Tempted by the fruit of another
E/G# E C#m Em
Tempted but the truth is discovered
[Verse 3] (half-length)
B D#m/A# G#m
I bought a novel, some perfume, a fortune all for you
C#/E# Em
But it's not my conscience that hates to be untrue
Bm F#m G/A A D
I asked of my reflection, "tell me what is there to do"
[Chorus]
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted by the fruit of another
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted but the truth is discovered
C#
What's been going on
F#
Now that you have gone
B B/A
There's no other
E/G# E B B/A
Tempted by the fruit of another
E/G# E C#m C#m
Tempted but the truth is discovered Huhhh!
[Chorus hook to fade]
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted by the fruit of another
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted but the truth is discovered
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted by the fruit of another
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted but the truth is discovered...
(fade)

Tempted chords and lyrics

Free chords for Tempted by Squeeze. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3] (half-length)
[Chorus] 
[Chorus hook to fade] 
(fade)

Tempted Chords by Squeeze

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