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You and Me
01:55
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There may not always be a twinkle in my eye
There may not always be stars up in the sky
everyday concerns seem to come and go
we watch our children grow. Everything must flow
There may not always be bills I have to pay
There may not always be jobs to do today.
There may come a time when I'm not on a mission
Fretting or regretting. Everything's transition
There may not always be trouble on my mind
An ache within my heart or doubts of any kind
but as long as there is love, as long as there are lovers
there will be you and me and a melody.
A C#m D A
A C#m D E
(D A) x 3
D E
D A D A
A F# E A
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Ones and Zeros
01:22
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There's a lot of ones and zeros
They must be extremely small
Such a lot of ones and zeros
I wonder how they count them all.
It would take me quite some time
Imagine if they were in a line
It would stretch from here to the stratosphere
There must be tonnes of ones and nones!
There's a lot of ones and zeros
whizzing all about the place
faster and faster, vaster and vaster
and if they crash then - disaster!
If all of the sums of ones and nones
just disappeared without a trace
Imagine the look on Bill Gates' face!
There must be tonnes of ones and nones!
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She Only Blew My Mind
01:39
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She said 'hi', so did I
Light was low, we danced slow
But at the end of the night when it was time to go
She only blew my mind.
She said 'its late', I said 'yeah'
Got my coat, she's not there!
So I got a night bus home it wasn't fair
She only blew my mind
Now I've got to get a hold of myself.
Sometimes it gets so hard.
Just my luck, I said 'give me a call'
Now my head is so messed up.
There was a chance at the dance
In a night of romance
But I just couldnt get into her pants.
She only blew my mind.
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4. |
Young Again
01:26
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I want to be young again
I want to have fun again
And to do things that piss off everyone again
I want to be free free free
Shout out “me me me”
And not to have to bother with my family
I want to regain my cool
I want to go on the pull
And do things that are highly irresponsible
I want to take trips again
Kiss tender lips again
Insane delights just at my fingertips again
But time can’t be undone
An old man can’t be young
The past can’t last forever
However it begun
So I just live for my children
And though sometimes I could kill them
I hope they live so long they long to be young.
I hope they live so long they long to be young.
C Am Em F
F Em Dm G
Em Am Em Am
Dm G
Em Am Em Am
Dm Em C
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Car
01:34
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Why can’t you love me like you love your car?
Just because your car goes places,
Just because your car takes you out round town,
Just because your car never let’s you down.
Before you bought it I never thought it
Would change our relationship’s basis,
But I note a – tendency to devote a
Lot more time to your motor.
Why don’t you love me like you love your car?
Just because it’s got nice hi-fi,
Just because it’s got some light that bleeps,
Just because it’s got reclining seats.
I try to stay cool, but your vehicle
Is the end of the road for our marriage,
So pet me like when you met me, and let me
Park it in your garage!
O baby you – you DRIVE me crazy!
And I want to feel the same type of thrill
You get from your automobile!
A E Ab A
D Bm D Bm
E C#m E C#m
D C#m Bm E
A F#m A C#m
C Bm A
C#m Bm
F#m Bm F#m C#m
C#m D E A
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Wasting Time
01:34
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(Song about taking Johnny to the playground)
As we pass the day
When we are at play
As precious little moments slip away
Now I’ve done my filing
And we’re happy and smiling
And I spend a while in
Your company this way
It’s a silly game
Play it all the same
We climb and slide and climb and slide again
And the swings don’t go nowhere
But neither of us really care
On the roundabout is where
Happiness is plain.
Castles in the skies
You look in my eyes
What’s meaningless is meaningful
I realise
When we’re wasting time we’re not wasting time.
When we’re wasting time we’re not wasting time.
F# G
G# Am
Bm G
Em D
Bm Am
C Bm Am D
F# G
G# Am
Bm
Em C G
Em D G
Em D G
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How much do you need?
01:30
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How much do you need? What more could you wish for?
At what point do you say "There is nothing I would swap this for!"
"I have an excess, would settle for less,
I wouldn't swap what I've got under duress"
How sweet the delight, how strong the attraction.
But when do you say "Today, It's satisfaction.
"How simply divine! I'm drawing a line.
All things considered I figured this'll do fine"
Because you've got what I want, so if I've got what you need
And we put what I want with what you need,
That would be very good indeed!
A F#m C#m Bm
C#m Bm
D C#m Bm C#m
A F#m C#m Bm
C#m Bm
D C#m Bm C#m
D Bm C#m A
A C#m D
C#m A
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Little Dreams
01:55
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Some men are handsome, some have degrees
From prestigious universities
The type I like isnt like any of these
Good men address practicalities.
I like a man that's good with his hands
I like a guy who gives things a try.
I need someone who can get the job done
I like a man that's good with his hands
Don't want a suitor who taps a computer
Dont want a show off who will just go off
It's cool if he's tall but overall
I want a man whose good with his hands.
Someone unique who can deal with my leak
A real catch to sort out my damp patch
A sensation of the service penetration
I want a man that's good with his hands.
I want a lover who don't love another.
I want a friend who'll be there till the end
So I figured all things considered.
I want a man who's good with his hands.
A C#m Bm A
D C#m
D C#m Bm A
A C~m Bm A
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Sometimes pigs fly and politicians don’t lie
Sometimes there is a blue moon in the sky
But there is one thing that is true till I die
There’s always washing up.
Sometimes I have fun, my football teams won
Sometimes there is an eclipse of the sun
But there is one job that’s never quite done
There’s always washing up.
I do the washing up, make a cup of tea
Nice tasty drink but inevitably
The cup in the sink is down to me
There’s always washing up.
Sorry to ramble but here’s a new angle
To get rich quick, I’ve thought of a trick
Buy lots of shares in Proctor and Gamble
There’s always washing up.
G Am G Am
C Bm Am G
C D
G Am G Am
C Bm Am G
C G
C Bm Am G
C D
G, Am Bm C
D
G Am G Am
C Bm Am G
C G
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11. |
Alone Together
02:46
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Into the void, the infinite from our open hearts and eyes
To where all good I ever done is forgotten
Darling I love you more than I can say
and whatever happened yesterday
does it really matter here today?
Alone together at last, far from their eyes and judgements and scorn
As secrets of the past are awoken from their sleep
And all the words we never said are spoken
And we are far away from everyone
In the moment we are old and young
And do everything we wish we'd done
My love, my sweetheart, my friend
Till sweet excess consumes us and fades
More love more love more everything we're two ripples in the sea
And we go on and on until it's over
Although the moments in themselves are short
Even if they all amount to nought
Somewhere there's a place forever
We are alone together.
Fm G# Cm x 2
Bbm G# C#
Bbm G#
C# Cm C# Bbm
Cm C
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Sebastian Handley London, UK
All lyrics can be found here:
theblueanchor.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/the-complete-
lyrics/
All guitar chords can be found here:
theblueanchor.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/the-complete-chords-2/
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