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INTRO
guitar and synth
|D
A
Em7 |
D
A
D |
full band
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A |
Em7
A |
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A |
Em7
A |
VERSED
A man walks down the street
Em7
Asus4
A
He says Why am I soft in the middle nowD
Why am I soft in the middle
Em7
Asus4
A
When the rest of my life is so hardD
I need a photo-opportunityEm7
Asus4
A
I want a shot at redemptionD
Don't want to end up a cartoon
Em7
Asus4
A
In a cartoon graveyard
BRIDGED
Bonedigger BonediggerEm7
A
Dogs in the moonlightD
Em7
A
Far away from my well-lit door
D
Mr Beerbelly BeerbellyEm7
A
Get these mutts away from me
D
Em7
A
You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore
CHORUSD
A
If you'll be my bodyguardEm7
A |
D
A |
Em7
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I can be your long lost palD
A
I can call you Betty
Em7
A
And Betty when you call me
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A |
Em7
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You can call me Al
VERSED
A man walks down the street
Em7
Asus4
A
He says Why am I short of attention
D
Got a short little span of attention
Em7
Asus4
A
And whoa my nights are so longD
Where's my wife and familyEm7
Asus4
A
What if I die hereD
Who'll be my role-modelEm7
Asus4
A
Now that my role - model is
BRIDGED
Gone gone
Em7
A
He ducked back down the alley
D
Em7
A
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
D
All along along
Em7
A
There were incidents and accidents
D |
Em7
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There were hints and allegations
CHORUSD
A
If you'll be my bodyguardEm7
A |
D
A |
Em7
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I can be your long lost palD
A
I can call you Betty
Em7
A
And Betty when you call me
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A |
Em7
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You can call me Al Call me Al
SOLO (pennywhistle) = verse + bridge
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Em7
Asus4
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D |
Em7
Asus4
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|D |
Em7
Asus4
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D |
Em7
Asus4
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|D |
Em7
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D |
Em7
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|D |
Em7
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D |
Em7
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INTERLUDE
guitar and synth
|D
A
Em7 |
D
A
D |
full band
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A |
Em7
A |
|D
A |
Em7
A |
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A |
Em7
A |
VERSED
A man walks down the street
Em7
Asus4
A
It's a street in a strange worldD
Maybe it's the Third WorldEm7
Asus4
A
Maybe it's his first time aroundD
He doesn't speak the language
Em7
Asus4
A
He holds no currency
D
He is a foreign manEm7
Asus4
A
He is surrounded by the
BRIDGED
Sound the soundEm7
A
Cattle in the marketplaceD |
Em7
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Scatterlings and orphanages
D
He looks around around
Em7
A
He sees angels in the architectureD
Spinning into infinity
Em7
A
He says Amen and Hallelujah
CHORUSD
A
If you'll be my bodyguardEm7
A |
D
A |
Em7
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I can be your long lost palD
A
I can call you Betty
Em7
A
And Betty when you call me
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A |
Em7
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You can call me Al Call me
VERSE (instrumental)D
Em7
Asus4
A
Na na na na na na na naD
Em7
Asus4
A
Na na na na na na na na na naD
Em7
Asus4
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Na na na na na na na naD
Em7
Asus4
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Na na na na na na na na na na
BRIDGE (instrumental)D |
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Mmmh mmmhD |
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Mh mhD |
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Mmmh mmmhD |
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Mh mh
BREAK (bass solo)
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CHORUS (instrumental)
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OUTRO (chorus)D
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Em7
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If you'll be my bodyguard
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Em7
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D
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Em7
D/A
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I can call you Betty
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Em7
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D
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Em7
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If you'll be my bodyguard
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A |
Em7
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D
A |
Em7
D/A
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I can call you Betty
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A |
Em7
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(repeat and fade)
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