Twist in my sobriety (1988) (midi)
Em - C - B7 - Em (2x)
Em C
1. All God's children need
travelling shoes,
B7 Em
drive your problems from here.
- C - B7 Em
All good people read good books, now your conscience is clear.
- B7 Em
I hear you talk girl, now your conscience is clear.
Em C - B7 Em
2. In the morning when I wipe
my brow, wipe the miles away,
C - B7 Em
I like to think I can be so
willed, and never do what you say.
- B7 Em
I'll never hear you, and never do what you say.
B7 Em
Look, my eyes are just holograms,
B7 Em
look, your love has drawn red from my hands,
C Em
from my hands you know you'll never be,
B7 Em
B7
Em
more than twist in my sobriety, more than twist in my sobriety,
B7 Em
more than twist in my sobriety.
+ Em - C - B7 -
Em
Em - C - B7 - Em
3. We just poked a little empty
pie for the fun that people had at night.
Em
C - B7 Em
Late at night don't need
hostility, timid smile and pause to
free.
Em -
C
4. I don't care about
their different thoughts,
B7 Em
different thoughts are good
for me.
Em C - B7 Em
Up in arms and chaste and
whole, all God's children took
their toll.
+ CHORUS + Em - B7 - Em
- B7 + Em - C - B7
Em C - Em C
5. Cup of tea, takes time to think, yeah, time to risk a life, a life, a life.
Em - C
Sweet and handsome, soft and porky,
B7 Em
B7
Em
you peg out 'til you've seen
the light, peg out 'til you've seen the light.
Em - C - B7 Em
6. Half the people read the papers, read them good and well,
Em
- C
B7 Em
pretty people, nervous people, people have got to
sell.
B7 Em
News you have to sell.
B7 Em
Look, my eyes are just holograms,
B7 Em
look, your love has drawn red from my hands,
C Em
from my hands you know you'll never be,
B7 Em B7 Em
more than twist in my sobriety, more than twist in my sobriety.
B7 Em
+ repeat CHORUS +
More than twist in my sobriety.
Em - C - B7 - Em (2x) + B7 - Em - B7 - Em
(orig. = capo 1st) (Tanita Tikaram)