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Kirsty Maccoll
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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B
B
2

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Bsus4
Bsus4
2

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Verse 1
Bsus4
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B
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2

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An other time, another day,
Bm
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D
D

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an other baby on the way
E
E

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The dream boy for your nightmare nights
B
B
2

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Abm
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4

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He never shouts and never fights
B
B
2

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Happy with your 2 .2
Bm
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D
D

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What else is there for you to do?
E
E

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But turn and wet the baby's
Abm
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4

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head and pray

We'll be happier than you or me
G
G

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That's how it's meant to be
D
D

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It's called a lifetime
G
G

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At first you never notice
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D

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E
E

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Then the years go flying by
G
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Em
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G

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And I say tread lightly
B
B
2

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in your dreams
E
E

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G
G

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They might come true
A
A

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B
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2

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for you tomorrow

Say sorry to the boys and girls
D
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You're sorry for this bloody world
E
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Sorry for the sick and old
Abm
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I'm sorry for the lies you told
B
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2

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I'm sorry for the things I did
Bm
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D
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The things we should have left unsaid
E
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And walked away and left instead
Abm
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Of rubbing salt in all those open soles

And wounds we should have left to heal
G
G

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D
D

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I never knew just what to feel or to expect
G
G

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I tried to stretch my mind
E
E

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But I'd just get my body wrecked
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Em
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B
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2

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And now I tread lightly in my dreams
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A
A

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They might come true tomorrow
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Em
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Bm
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2

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And I don't sleep at night
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G
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In case I don't wake up tomorrow
C#
C#
4

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I face the day I met you

But I won't forget you
B
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2

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D
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E
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Abm
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Not in my lifetime
B
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2

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Bm
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2

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Another time, another day
D
D

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You'd never give your heart away
Em
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You'd never think and never cry
Abm
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You'd look the devil in the eye
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And tell him to be gone, bye bye
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He'll never get you in this lifetime
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G

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He'd love to touch you,
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E
E

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but his hands are tied
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B
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2

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Bm
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2

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So just tread lightly in your dreams
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They might come true for
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B
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2

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G
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you tomorrow
B
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Bm
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2

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Tread lightly in your dreams
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Em
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They might come true
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A

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B
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2

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for you tomorrow
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Em
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They might come true
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A

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B
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2

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for you tomorrow
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G
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A
A

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Then I come true tomorrow
B
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E
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Em
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D
D

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To feel alive
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2

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Bm
Bm
2

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inside my dreams
Em
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A
A

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And I come true tomorrow
B
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B
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2

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Tonight, tonight, tonight...
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • B

    2

  • Bsus4

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • Abm

    4

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • C#

    4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Tread Lightly by Kirsty MacColl is D major.

The primary chords used in Tread Lightly are D, B, Bsus4, Bm, E, Abm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, B, Bsus4, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Tread Lightly is approximately 194 beats per minute.

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