Senses Working Overtime Chords by Xtc

Tempo:
130.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

E

G

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
Hey, hey, the clouds are away, [Abm] the straw for the donkeys and innocents could [Db] all sleep [Em] safely.
[Abm] [Em] All sleep [Db] [G] safely.
[Abm]
My, my, sun is high, the spot for the cannons and the guilty ones could all [Db] sleep [Db] safely.
All sleep safely.
[B]
[A] And all [Em] the world is [A] football shaped, it's just [E] the means of [B] kickin' space, and I can see it, smell, touch, taste.
And I've [E] got one, [B] two, three, [E] four, five senses working
[B] overtime.
[A] Trying [B] to take [E] this all in, I've got one, two, three, four, five senses [A] working [E]
[B] overtime.
[A] Trying to taste the difference between a lemon [B] and a lime, [A] [B] pain and pleasure [E] and the church bells [Abm] softly chime.
Hey, hey, the night fights day, there's food for the thinkers and the [Db] innocents could all live [E] slowly.
All live slowly.
[Db] [Abm] My, my, the sky will cry, jewels for the [B] thirsty and the guilty ones could all [Db] die slowly.
[Abm]
All die slowly.
[A] And all the [Em] world is [A] biscuit shaped, it's just for [A] me to feed [B] my face, and I can [Gb] see it, smell, touch, taste.
And I've got [E] one, two, three, four, five senses working overtime.
[B]
[A] Trying to [B] take [E] this all [B] in, I've got [E] one, two, three, four, five senses working overtime.
[B]
[A] Trying to taste [B] the difference between [A] a lemon [B] and a lime, [A] pain [B] and pleasure [E] and the church bells [Abm] softly [A] chime.
[G]
[G]
[E] [A] [G] And [A] words might [Em] fall from black eyes.
[A] And bullets might [Em] give you black eyes.
[Gbm] [G] [A] And [G]
fuses [A] might skin [Bm] all black [A] eyes.
[G]
[D] Woo, [A] [G] tell me [A] they're very, [E] very beautiful.
[F]
So very [D]
beautiful.
[Bb]
Spikes.
[F] [D] Woo.
[E] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] Woo.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] And all the [Ab] world is [Bb] football shaped, it's just [Ab] for me to kick [C] in space, and I can see it, smell, touch, taste.
And I've [G] got one, two, three, four, five [D] senses [Bb] working [C] overtime.
[Bb] Trying [C] to take [F] this all [C] in, I've [F] got one, two, [Am] three, four, five senses [Bb] working [C] overtime.
[Bb] Trying to tell the difference between a goose and a prime, dirt [C] and treasure [F] and it's one, [Gm] two, three, [A] four, five senses [F] working overtime.
[C] [G]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
G
2131
Bb
12341111
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey, hey, the clouds are away, [Abm] the straw for the donkeys and innocents could [Db] all sleep _ [Em] safely.
_ [Abm] _ [Em] All sleep [Db] _ [G] safely.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ My, my, sun is high, the spot for the cannons and the guilty ones could all [Db] sleep _ [Db] safely.
_ _ All sleep _ _ safely.
_ [B] _ _
[A] _ And all [Em] the world is [A] football shaped, it's just [E] the means of [B] kickin' space, and I can see it, smell, touch, taste.
And I've [E] got one, [B] two, three, [E] four, five senses working _ _ _
[B] overtime.
_ _ [A] Trying [B] to take [E] this all in, I've got one, two, three, four, five senses [A] working _ [E] _
[B] overtime.
_ _ _ [A] Trying to taste the difference between a lemon [B] and a lime, [A] _ [B] pain and pleasure [E] and the church bells [Abm] softly chime. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey, hey, the night fights day, there's food for the thinkers and the [Db] innocents could all live _ [E] slowly. _ _
All live _ slowly. _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ My, my, the sky will cry, jewels for the [B] thirsty and the guilty ones could all [Db] die _ slowly.
[Abm] _
_ All die _ _ _ slowly.
_ _ _ [A] And all the [Em] world is [A] biscuit shaped, it's just for [A] me to feed [B] my face, and I can [Gb] see it, smell, touch, taste.
And I've got [E] one, two, three, four, five senses working _ overtime.
[B] _ _ _
[A] Trying to [B] take [E] this all [B] in, I've got [E] one, two, three, four, five senses working _ overtime.
[B] _ _ _
[A] Trying to taste [B] the difference between [A] a lemon [B] and a lime, [A] pain [B] and pleasure [E] and the church bells [Abm] softly _ _ _ [A] chime.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] And [A] words might [Em] fall from black _ _ eyes.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ And bullets might [Em] give you black eyes. _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] And [G]
fuses [A] might skin [Bm] all black [A] eyes.
[G] _
[D] Woo, _ _ [A] _ _ [G] tell me [A] they're very, [E] very _ _ _ beautiful.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ So very [D] _ _
_ beautiful.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ Spikes.
[F] _ _ [D] Woo. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ Woo. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ And all the [Ab] world is [Bb] football shaped, it's just [Ab] for me to kick [C] in space, and I can see it, smell, touch, taste.
And I've [G] got one, two, three, four, five [D] senses [Bb] working _ _ [C] overtime. _ _ _
[Bb] Trying [C] to take [F] this all [C] in, I've [F] got one, two, [Am] three, four, five senses [Bb] working _ _ [C] overtime. _ _ _
[Bb] Trying to tell the difference between a goose and a prime, dirt [C] and treasure [F] and it's one, [Gm] two, three, [A] four, five senses [F] working overtime. _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Andy Partridge.

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