Nocturne chords by The Mekons

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Intro 1

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boy wakes
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up and rubs his eyes
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Wonders where the cannibal lies
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I am abroad upon the deep
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But I'll be back
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I see stars above my head
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And  the moon's pollution ring
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Trance and sound radio
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Always wakeful in old age
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Sleeping looks so much like death
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Best to face the night cloaked death
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Forget the tune
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Forget the tomb that lies
beneath the place
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Then I'll come back and dance to him
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again
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Torchlight licks the surface skin,
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here be monsters on the map
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Out among  the unknown tribes
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are not alone
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Vintage beer and paranoia,
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it's last Christmas in Great Britain
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I am abroad upon the deep,
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but I'll be back
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Slender ribbons of piss on the wall
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In the street where
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someone disappeared
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You were painting in the dark
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Old, stinking, tired and cold
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You said, don't be scared,
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don't feel alone
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I see stars above my head
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And the moon's pollution red
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Transcend sound, radio
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I'll send a letter from the grave
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Giving comfort and advice
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