Shes A Carnival - Siouxsie and the Banshees
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
G D D E
G F# D E
C
B
 
[Verse 1]
A
In the heart of the night
E
She smiles like Mardi Gras
A E
Spinning in a dizzy haze
C A
Her circus head giggles
C A
It's a friendly disease
D C D C B
Catching colors from the air
 
[Chorus]
A
So with your hands upon the hips
E
Of the dancing flesh
She's a carnival
A
And when it's lip to lip
E
In a surprise-time kiss
A
She's a carnival
E
She's a carnival
A
She's a carnival
E
She's a carnival
 
G F# D E
 
[Verse 2]
G F# D E
Mosaic eye, gypsy eye
G D E
Glowing as it dazzles
G F#
She's a portrait of a poison
D E
For you to quench your thirst
C B
A portrait of a poison
 
[Chorus]
A
So with your hands upon the hips
E
Of the dancing flesh
She's a carnival
A
And when it's lip to lip
E
In a surprise-time kiss
A
She's a carnival
E
She's a carnival
A
She's a carnival
E
She's a carnival
 
C E C E
 
[Outro]
C E C
She's a carnival
E
(She's a carnival)
x3
 
C Em C Em C
She's a car-ni-val
Em C Em C Em

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