The Swing Of Things

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They say the world's an eventful place
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You give me news I don't want to know
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You say that I should care that I should speak
        Bm D E Bm D E
my mind
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Oh but how can I speak of the world rushing by
       D                      A           D
With a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes
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Have we come to the point of no turning back
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Or is it still time to get into the
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swing of things
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Let us walk through this windless city
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I'll go on till the winter gets me
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"Sleep..." you wrote "Sleep my dear"
A                       Bm D E Bm D E
in a letter somewhere
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Oh but how can I sleep with your voice
Bm
in my head
D         A           D
And an ocean between us and room in my bed
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Have I come to the point where I'm
Bm
losing the grip
D               A
Or is it still time to get into the
Bm D E Bm D E
swing of things
Bm D E Bm D E D E
         F#m          D
When she glows in the dark
  A           Bm
and I'm weak by the sight
         D                      A           D
Of this breathtaking beauty in which I can hide
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There's a worldful out there of people I fear
          D
But given time
      A                D
I'll get into the swing of things
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Yes when she glows in the dark
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and I'm struck by the sight
  D
I know that I'll need this
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for the rest of my life
D A D - E7 F#m D A Bm - D A D
E7 F#m D A Bm  -  D A D - E7
F#m         D         A           Bm
What have I done what lies I have told
            D
I've played games with the ones
A                       D
that rescued my soul
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Have I come to the point
A               Bm
where I'm losing the grip
         D                 A
Or is it still time to get into
         D                 Bm
The swing of things