Lovers Town Revisited
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verse 1:
G
It's that summer
D Em
of the evening
C
Get ready and
D G D
roll the cassette
G
There are boys outside
D Em
preaching genocide
C
And trying to think
D
up some sort of threat
[Refrão]
C
And the ladies
D G
in the cloakroom
G
Take no notice
D C
of me I wish
D Em
myself was back
at home But there
C
is nothing safe
D G Em G Em
in watching tv
verse 2:
G
There's something
D Em
born tomorrow
C
That I lost when
D
I was out for
G D G
a drink How
many gangs is
D Em
it gonna take
C
To change the
D
way I think
[Refrão]
C
It takes more than
D G
good intentions
G
And a big bloke
D
on the door And
C
though it's never
D
the same after
Em
the first time
That doesn't
C
stop them coming
D G Em G Em G Em D
back for more
Chorus:
Em
Fighting in the
dance halls
C G D
happens anyway
G
Sometimes it
D Em
makes me stop
and think but
C
most times it
D
makes me turn
G G
away Sometimes
D
it makes me
Em
stop and think
C
but most times
D
it makes me turn
G D G
away Sometimes
D Em
it makes me stop
C
But most times it
D G Em F# G
makes me run away
How to play Lovers Town Revisited
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