C      Bb

[Verse 1]
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If he blows his cover he might blow the lid
        G           Bb           G        Bb
So he stays in the shadows like he always did
 C            Bb               C         Bb
Deep in his trenchcoat secret papers are hid

[Chorus]
     C         Bb                 C       Bb
It's only the dead dreams of the cold war kid
C         Bb                 Eb       F
Only the dead dreams of the cold war kid

[Verse 2]
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In a town by the wall the machine gunners wait
    G           Bb           G        Bb
To type out the orders that seal his fate
   C            Bb        C             Bb
Deep in the shadows where he always hid

[Chorus]
C         Bb                 C       Bb
Only the dead dreams of the cold war kid
     C         Bb                 Eb       F
It's only the dead dreams of the cold war kid

[Verse 3]
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Secret career in counter-espionage
 G            Bb               C    Bb
Covering his fear with clever camouflage

[Chorus]
     C         Bb                 C       Bb
It's only the dead dreams of the cold war kid
C         Bb                 Eb       F
Only the dead dreams of the cold war kid

[Verse 4]
 G        Bb           G            Bb
Railway hotel with gun oil on the sheets
     G         Bb          C            Bb
The man at the harbour waited in the streets

[Chorus]
     C         Bb                 C       Bb
It's only the dead dreams of the cold war kid
C         Bb                 Eb       F
Only the dead dreams of the cold war kid