Intro E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|----2------------------------2--------------------| A|----------2--4--4------------------2--4--4--------| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|----2------------------------2--------------------| A|----------2--4--4------------------2--4--4--------| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| verse 1 I saw him turn on like a machine in the park, saying E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| please come with me, but you've been there before E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| I saw him whirr away into the night, like a E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| nightmare on wheels saying 'never again'; (I'd...) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| Chorus 1 I'd give it all up for you e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------9-----9---9-----9--9--9-| A|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--7-----7---7-----7--7--7-| E|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--------------------------| I'd even be a number just for you e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------7-----7---7-----7--7--7-| A|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--5-----5---5-----5--5--5-| E|-3-----3---3-----3--3--3--------------------------| The strangest living boy you could ever wish to e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4-| E|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-| see e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| E (riff) "That's me." E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| verse 2 Yellowed newspapers tell the story of someone E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| 'Do you know this man?'; Tomorrow, the cure. E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| Only police ever see night time for real E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| Turn on the light and cry 'no more, no more' (I...) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| Chorus 2 I was standing outside your door e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------9-----9---9-----9--9--9-| A|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--7-----7---7-----7--7--7-| E|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--------------------------| Waiting for the grey men to go e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------7-----7---7-----7--7--7-| A|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--5-----5---5-----5--5--5-| E|-3-----3---3-----3--3--3--------------------------| When my mind turned on me with a vengeance I had never e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4-| E|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-| known e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| Bridge E (riff) "My own." E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4-----------------------4---------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4-----------------------4---------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4-----------------------4---------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4-----------------------4---------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4-----------------------4---------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4-----------------------4---------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4-----------------------4---------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4-----------------------4---------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6-----------2--------/7--6-/7--6--| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2--------2--/5--4-/5--4--| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0--------0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| verse 3 Everyone heard the voice on the radio E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| saying; "Why move around and waste my time?" E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| There are no independents anymore E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| The tape is a circle but who really cares? (I...) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| Chorus 3 I saw you behind the wall e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------9-----9---9-----9--9--9-| A|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--7-----7---7-----7--7--7-| E|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--------------------------| I even heard you laugh at me e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------7-----7---7-----7--7--7-| A|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--5-----5---5-----5--5--5-| E|-3-----3---3-----3--3--3--------------------------| You disgust me tonight with your answer to something e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-7-----7---7-----7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4-| E|-5-----5---5-----5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-| new e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| E (riff) "That's you." E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4------------------------4--------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6------------2-----4--6--6--------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2---------2--4--4--4---2-| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b--0-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----4---------------------------------------------| D|----2-----4--6--6----------/7--6----/7--6---------| A|-2--------2--4--4--4--2--2-/5--4----/5--4---4-----| E|-0-----------------2b-0--0------------------2b----| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-1~-----------------------------------------------| D|-2~-----------------------------------------------| A|-2~-----------------------------------------------| E|-0~-----------------------------------------------| ************************************ | b Bend note | / Slide up | ~ Let note ring out ************************************

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