The Subway
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G
I saw your green hair
Em7 Am7
Beauty mark next to your mouth
There on the subway
D7 G
I nearly had a breakdown
A few weeks later
Em7 Am7
Somebody wore your perfume
It almost killed me
D7
I had to leave the room
C
It's just another day
G
And it's not over till it's over
D
Oh it's never over
C
It's just another day
G
And it's not over till it's over
D
It's never over
C Cm G
Till I don't look for you on the staircase
C Cm G
And don't wish that you'll still be my soulmate
C Cm. G
Yeah, I'm still counting down all of the days
C Cm G
Till you're just another girl on the subway
G
Made you the villain
Em7 Am7
Evil for just moving on
I see your shadow
D7 G
I see it even with the lights off
Em7 Am7
I made a promise, if in four months this feeling ain't gone
D7
Well, fuck this city, I'm movin' to saskatchewan
C
It's just another day
G
And it's not over till it's over
D
It's never over
C
It's just another day
G
And it's not over till it's over
D
It's never over
C Cm G
Till I can break routine during foreplay
C Cm G
And trust myself that I won't say your name
C Cm G
Yeah, I'm still counting down all of the days
C Cm G
Till you're just another girl on the subway
G Em7
She's got, she's got a way
Am7 D7
She's got a way, she's got a way
G Em7
She got, she got away
Am7 D7
She got away, she got away
How to play The Subway
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.