Permission chords by The Stranglers
Verse 1
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Some days
Em
when the air is thick
Am
Em
And the people try to breathe the air
G
D
Em
C
I try to thread the needles eye
Em
Bm
D
Em
And reach across the street to where
G
Em
C
The presence on the corner stands
Em
D
Watches from the corner
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D
Em
s of their eye s
Am
They need permission
G
And your submission
B
Will make them fade away
Em
like summer rain
Am
They need permission
G
Their intuition
B
Em
Could turn a protest into pain
Verse 2
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Em
C
They wait in patience for the spark
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D
Em
That's brewing in some angry cries
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Em
G
It's happened many times before
C
Am
D
They have to stop them
Em
when they try
Am
They need permission And
Verse 3
G
your submission
B
Will make them fade away
Em
like summer rain
Am
They need permission
G
Their intuition
B
Em
C
Could turn a protest into pain
B
Em
C
B
Em
Am
Verse 4
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Am
B
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Am
B
They always
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Am
have the time of day
Em
To feel the heat from where they stand
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D
Bm
G
C
Sometimes the mystery is enough
Am
D
Em
To dore the blows from angry
D
Em
hand
Bm
Em
C
But when the trouble hits the fan
Am
D
They nev er shed tears
Em
D
Em
for the banned
Am
They need permission
Verse 5
G
And your submission
B
Will make them fade away
Em
like summer rain
Am
They need permission
G
Their intuition
B
Em
G
C
Am
D
Em
G
C
Could turn a protest into pain
Am
D
Em
Am
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Em
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Permission...
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Em
Verse 6
Am
They need permission
G
And your submission
B
Will make them fade away
Em
like summer rain
Am
They need permission
G
Their intuition
B
Could turn a protest into
Em
C
B
pain
Em
Am
Permission...
Outro 1
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Permission
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