Del Amitri - Former owner

So ^A who was first ^Bm7

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^A Obviously not ^Bm7 me ^A She's locked up in - ^Bm7 side herself And I ^A can't get anything ^Bm7 free So ^A won't somebody ^Bm7 tell me please Why the ^E former owner al - ^Bm7 ways keeps the ^A keys

There's no ^Bm7 bubbles to burst No ^A bursting out crying nor ^Bm7 dying of thirst She's ^A utterly tied to ^Bm7 somebody else And it ^A seems he got there ^Bm7 first

And ^A no, I'm not un - ^Bm7 tying The ^A reins around her neck that she ^Bm7 feels And I won't ^A try to prise out of her the ^Bm7 truth anymore When she ^A lies about the things that ^Bm7 she sees Because the ^E former owner al - ^Bm7 ways keeps the ^Bm6 keys

There's ^A no ^Dmaj7 calling Come ^A here, you're necessary to ^Dmaj7 me There's no ex - ^A citement in her face when I im - ^Dmaj7 plore Cor - ^A rupt me and confess to me ^Dmaj7 some more

And when we^A hear trees falling Or see ^Bm7 people disappearing Her e - ^A motions won't be reached or re - ^Bm7 leased Because the ^E former owner is ^Bm7 (keeping the ^E keys) keeping the keys ^Bm7

Like a ^A ticket inspector ^Bm7 running for a bus ^A Irony's revenge sur - ^Bm7 rounds us And it's i - ^A ronic that he promised you he'd ^Bm7 never let you go When he's ^A left you used-up and dis - ^Bm7 turbed

And I said ^A Just as the early bird ^Bm7 catches the worm The ^A early cat catches the ^Bm7 bird But that ^E former owner is ^Bm7 keeping his ^A word ^Bm7

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E - ^Bm7 keeping his ^A word