Shell chords by
Peter Hammill

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Key: Gb major

Intro 1

Dsus4

Verse 1
D D 
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Turn a card, turn a page,
A A 
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D D 
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the action sure to start,
second- stage reaction
G G 
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to illogical thoughts on
Bm Bm 2
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random lines –
G G 
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A A 
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in a Borges dream we move to ward
D D 
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the writing of lives.

Verse 2
D D 
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Leave it out, leave it in,
no edits –
with a shout, with a grin I said
G G 
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Em Em 
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it was a certainty that I'd arrive
Bm Bm 2
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G G 
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in an Escher sketch
Em Em 
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Bm Bm 2
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G G 
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D D 
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we walk around the drawing
of lines.

Verse 3
The character uncertainty
D D 
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F#aug F#aug 2
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as he contemplates his lot
Gm Gm 3
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and tries to move with
urgency
G G 
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A A 
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though he's rooted to the spot.

Verse 4
D D 
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On the brink, on the edge,
but lately what I think,
F#m F#m 2
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D D 
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what I said escapes me
G G 
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in a flash, a tiger burning
D D 
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bright –
G G 
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does the visionary trance obscure
D D 
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the burgeoning night?
Bm Bm 2
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And she said "What are you

Verse 5
doing?"
D D 
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Esus4 Esus4 
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D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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A A 
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D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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And he said "What do you think?"
Bm Bm 2
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E E 
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D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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Oh, no, what on earth are we
doing?
D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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Verse 6
A A 
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The characters procrastinate
Cm Cm 3
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F#aug F#aug 2
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on  the threshold of the
Gm Gm 3
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door;
Gm Gm 3
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there's something here that fas cinates,
though the meaning's still unsure
Gm Gm 3
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and the plot so thick.
Is it some kind of history?
Cm Cm 3
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Adim Adim 
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Sketch the thumbnail to the quick.
Cm Cm 3
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Oh, even though it's full of
C# C# 4
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contradiction,
Cm Cm 3
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though it's flawed in  the design
G G 
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this is no fiction,
it's a lifeline.
A A 
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Verse 7
D D 
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A A 
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Here we are, there we went,
D D 
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full circle,
shooting stars, heaven- sent,
turned turtle on the beach
G G 
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our shells are left behind
life a library, like a memory
Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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Bm Bm 2
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of our ghost- written lives.

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