I Am Kloot - Bruised black and blue
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Capo: 4
From John Bramwell's pre-I Am Kloot days.
Released originally in 1989 as Johnny Dangerously, on the EP 'You, Me And The Alarm Clock'.
Fabled among I Am Kloot fans 'You, Me And The Alarm Clock' was re-released on iTunes in 2012.
And 'Black And Blue' is still played live on occasion!
Standard tuning, capo 4
Verse 1
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C D7 G Lights are shining D/Fall round this E7world
Am /G C D
You want them all but what you want is this girl
G You can stick those rules they're D/Fjust second E7best
Am /G C D
They give you so much but you end up with less
G They give you money when what you D/Fneed is E7love
Am /G C D
It makes you smile pretending it's all e-nough
G See the world now its D/Fbruised black and E7blue
Am /G C D/F# G
You want it all but all that I want is you
Refrain 1
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C So give up the Dchance to be Gtrue
F E7 Am /G
We all wind up like we knew we'd do
C Bruised D7black and Gblue C D7
Verse 2
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G Dream for to-morrow D/Flive for to-E7day
Am /G C D
Someone somewhere made you throw it a-way
G Spin to the bottom re-D/Fturn to the E7top
Am /G C D
Lift up your eyes as if you're nearer to God
G So get your bicycle and D/Fgo earn your E7keep
Am /G C D
There'll be 9 million cyclists here by this time next week
G See the world now it's D/Fbruised black and E7blue
Am /G C D/F# G
You want it all but all that I want is you
Refrain 2
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C So give up the Dchance to be Gtrue
F E7 Am /G
We all wind up like we knew we'd do
C Bruised D7black and Gblue
Out
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C So many words Dhard but trueG
F E7 Am /G
We all wind up like we knew we'd do
C Bruised D7black and Gblue
C Bruised D7black and Gblue
C Bruised D7black and Gblue
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
January 2014
watfordkev@gmail.com