Lighten up the load 创作者：
Del Amitri

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调：E major

Verse 1
A A 
 
I've been waiting in this station,
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D D 
 
A A 
 
for what seems like a year
It's midday now,
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D D 
 
E E 
 
but I   don't trust the clocks they have in here
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
And maybe 'round the corner
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E E 
 
you'll be stepping off that bus
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
And then I will remember
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A A 
 
what it feels like to be us

Verse 2
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
And now the fog is  creeping
D D 
 
'round the factories and farms
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
I hope to hell you make it to as
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E E 
 
sail me with your charms
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
'Cause all I want to do now babe,
D D 
 
E E 
 
is hold you in my arms

Verse 3
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
So put   your bags beside me,
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D D 
 
baby, right here in the road
Bm Bm 
 
Put 'em down,
E E 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
and lighten up the load
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
Put 'em down and lighten up the load
A A 
 

Verse 4
C# C# 
 
I wonder how you'll look at me,
D D 
 
A A 
 
after all this time
C# C# 
 
I wonder how much things have
D D 
 
E E 
 
rearranged within my mind
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
'Cause I'll be so relieved to see you
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E E 
 
stepping off that bus
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
'Cause then I will remember
D D 
 
A A 
 
what it feels like to be us

Verse 5
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
Will you stand here smiling with
D D 
 
A A 
 
your hands upon your hips
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Wearing the same lipstick I last
D D 
 
E E 
 
tasted on your lips?
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
'Cause I  just want you right now,
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E E 
 
baby at my fingertips

Verse 6
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
So put   your bags beside me,
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
baby, right here in the road
Bm Bm 
 
Put 'em down and
E E 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
lighten up the load
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
Put 'em down and lighten
up the load
A A 
 

Verse 7
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
If what you're carrying is as
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F#m F#m 
 
heavy as my heart
C#m C#m 
 
You'll need  a weeks re
D D 
 
E E 
 
covery here within my arms
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
So put   your bags beside me baby,
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
right here in the road
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
Put 'em down and lighten up the

Interlude 1

load

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Verse 8
E E 
 
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
So as I'm waiting in this station,
D D 
 
A A 
 
feeling famished and afraid
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The 8:15 from Lon don comes
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D D 
 
E E 
 
in    eight minutes delayed
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
And as I'm searching for your features
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E E 
 
I'm rehearsing what I'll say

Verse 9
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
Put   your bags beside me, baby,
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
right here in the road
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
Put 'em down and lighten
A A 
 
D D 
 
up the load
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
Put 'em down and lighten
A A 
 
D D 
 
up the load
A A 
 
D D 
 
The load, the load
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D D 
 
Esus4 Esus4 
 
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