xGirl Singing In The Wreckage
By Black Box Recorder, on their debut album #England Made Me#, 1998
It's my
A E C#m D
primary instinct to protect the child
A E C#m D (transitory notes: d / c# / d/ c#)
Girl singing in the wreckage
A E C#m D
My dress is torn, my hair is wild
A E C#m D
Girl singing in the wreckage
A E C#m D
My first kiss, my early boyfriend
A E C#m D
Girl singing in the wreckage
A E C#m D
Wet weekends, new years eve parties
A E C#m D
Girl singing in the wreckage
(Am arpeggio)
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Hour after hour after hour X2
A E C#m D
My 18th birthday, I'll die of boredom
A E C#m D
Girl singing in the wreckage
A E C#m D
My private world is smashed right open
A E C#m D
Girl singing in the wreckage
A E C#m D
My 1st trip, my expectations
A E C#m D
I had a dream that it would end like this
A E C#m D
No destiny, No destination
A E C#m (tacet)
You hit the ground and then it stops
(Am arpeggio)
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Hour after hour after hour X2
(Bm arpeggio)
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Hour after hour after hour X2
B F# D#m E
I miss my hometown, it's nothing special
B F# D#m E
Call my parents let them know I've arrived
B F# D#m E
My primary instinct is to protect the child
B F# D#m E
Send the postcard from the airport
That s what I could figure out, but all comments welcome.
