Wallflower Chords by Peter Gabriel

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ 6x6 [Bb] from [Eb] wall to wall, _ _ _
[F] _ shutters [Bb] on the windows, _
[F] _ no [Bb] light at all.
_ [C] _ _ Damp [Fm] on the floor, you [C] got _ [Fm] damp in the bed.
_ [Eb] They're trying [Ab] to get you crazy, get [Eb] you out of [Ab] your head.
_ _ And [Bb] they [Eb] feed you scraps, [Bb] and they feed [Eb] you lies.
_ [F] Tell away [Bb] your defenses, _ _ [F] _
don't [Bb] _ compromise.
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Now [Fm] think of the day, [C] the day can [Fm] be long. _
Your [Ab] mind is working _ _ overtime, [Eb] your body's [Ab] not _ strong.
_ _ [Bb] _ Hold [Eb] on, _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ hold [Bb] _
[Eb] on.
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[C] They put you [Fm] in a box, _ [C] so you can't [Fm] get out. _
[Ab] Let your spirit stay _ unbroken, they will not be _ turned.
_ [Bb] Hold on, [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ you [Fm] have _ gambled your whole [Eb] life, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] and you [Cm] face the [Eb] night alone. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ While [Fm] the builders of the cages, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] sleep [Ab] with [Cm] bullets, [Eb] bars, and stone.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ They do [Fm] not see your own _ freedom, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
that [Ab] you [Cm] build with [Bb] flesh and bone. _ _ _ _ _ _
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They take you out, [Bb] and the light [Eb] burns your eyes, to [F] the talking.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] It's _ [Bb] no _ surprise, _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] loaded _ questions [C] from clean [Fm] white coats. _
[Eb] Their eyes [Ab] are all as hidden [Eb] as their _ [Ab] Hippocratic oath.
They [Bb] tell you how [Eb] to behave, _
_ [Bb] behave as [Eb] their guest. _
[F] You want [Bb] to resist them?
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_ [C] They take you [Fm] to your limits, [C] they take you [Fm] _ beyond.
_ For [Eb] all that [Ab] they are doing, [Eb] there's no way [Ab] to respond.
_ _ _ [Bb] Hold _ [Eb] on, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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_ _ _ [Fm] they put you in a box, so [F] you can't [Fm] get hurt.
Let [Eb] your spirit [Ab] stay _ unbroken, they will not be _ turned.
_ [Bb] Hold _ [Ab] on, _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
you [Fm] have _ gambled your whole life, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
and [Ab] you face [Cm] the [Eb] night alone.
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While [Fm] the builders of the _ cages, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
sleep [Ab] with bullets, [Eb] bars, and stone.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ They do [Fm] not see your own _ freedom, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
that [Ab] you build [Eb] with flesh and _ [Db] bone.
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_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ Though you [Ab] may _ disappear, [Eb] _ your loss [Fm] will not appear. _ _ _
[Eb] I will say to you, _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] I will do what I [Bb] can.
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You [Ab] may _ disappear, [Eb] _ your [Fm] loss will not appear.
I _ [Eb] will say to you, _ _ [Bb]
I [Ab] will do what I [Eb] can do.
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ But I [Cm] will do what I [Bb] can do.
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ But [Bb] I [Cm] will do what I [Bb] can do. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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