Back To The Light Album 2021 Re-release chords by Brian May
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Advanced 🤯
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) TRACK LISTING: 1.THE DARK 2.BACK TO THE LIGHT 3.LOVE TOKEN 4.RESURRECTION (with Cozy Powell) 5.TOO MUCH LOVE WILL KILL YOU 6.DRIVEN BY YOU 7.NOTHIN' BUT BLUE 8.I'M SCARED (JUSTIN'S MIX '92) 9.LAST HORIZON 10.LET YOUR HEART RULE YOUR HEAD 11.JUST ONE LIFE 12.ROLLIN' OVER
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TRACK 1 - THE DARK
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY
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KEY:
Intro:
G
Verse:
C Am C
Little baby sweetly sleep
Am G
Do not stir
F C D C
We will bring a coat of fur
C F D G
We will rock you, rock you, rock you
C F D G
We will rock you, rock you, rock you...
Instrumental:
G C# G Eb/G G Gm7 G
G C# G Eb/G G Gm7 G
Gm F Gm
C F Gm F C Bb
G C# G Eb/G G Gm7 G
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TRACK 2 - BACK TO THE LIGHT
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY
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KEY:
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
C G C
Far, far from the light
Em F G
Hear the night creatures call
Am G C
With the cold breath they howl
Dm7 G
All the hollow hours they're calling you
C
I'll be there
G/B C
No matter what you're going through
C
In the dark I care
G Am
I'm holding on, I'm hoping on
Am6
It's still the same old me inside
Chorus:
C F
(Back to the light)
Am G C
Back to the streets that are paved with gold
C F
(Back to the light)
Am G C F C G A B
Back to the land where the sunshine heals my soul
Verse 2:
C G C
Deep, deep in the night
Em F G
When the world fills with tears
Am G F C
And the wind blows, colder and colder it grows
Dm7 G
And the fire dims with the same old fears
C
I'll be there
G C
Though maybe you don't hear me, babe
C
I still care
G Am
No matter when I'll still be there
Am6
When you make it to the other side
Chorus:
I'm going back -
C F
(Back to the light) Back to the light
Back to the streets that are paved with gold
C F
(Back to the light)
Am G C F C G A B
Going back to the land where the sunshine heals my soul - yeah
Bridge:
G#
On and on
Eb
Searching for a clearer view
G#
Winning and losing an inner war
Eb
Wonder what we do it for
C#
Though the road seems never ending
G# Eb
Hold on to the hope I'm sending through - yeah
Instrumental:
C F Am G C
C F Am G C F C G
C
Verse 3:
G C
No matter where you're going to
C
In the dark I care
G Am
I'm holding on - believe it
F
We'll be walking in the light
Am6
Because there'll be no place left to hide
Chorus:
C F
(Back to the light)
Am G C
Back to the streets that are paved with gold
C F
(Back to the light) - yeah
Am G C F C G
I'm going back to the land where the sunshine heals my soul
C F Am G C
Let me hear you, babes
Chorus:
C F Am G C
Back to the light (back to the light)
C F Am G C
Back to the light (back to the light)
C F Am G C
Back to the light
C F Am G C
(Back to the light) - yeah
C F Am G C
Coming back with me
Outro:
N.C.
Yeah yeah
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TRACK 3 - LOVE TOKEN
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY
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KEY:
Intro:
D
G D
G D
G D
Yeah - oh let me tell you now
Verse 1:
D
Mama's in love, Papa's in love
D C G D G D C
It's such a shame they don't love each other - oh no
D
Oh Papa's in a jam, Mama's throwin' pans
D C G D G D C
The game's up - it's time to run for cover
Chorus 1:
G F
Everybody's cryin' but they can't stop hopin'
G F
Everybody's lookin' for the door that's open
G F
Mama's makin heat to keep the old fire smokin'
G D D C G
Papa's hangin' on to his old love token
Bridge:
Bb F C F
You got love but you ain't got style
C G D G
You want your freedom but in a while
Bb F C F
You're lost children but you know for sure
C G Am
You gotta find out who your love is for
Instrumental:
G D
G D
G D
G D C F
D
Verse 2:
D
Oh baby life ain't what it used to be
You're tellin' me - not since you've been hangin' round here
Hey
D
Mama what you screamin' for actin' like a demon for
C D
And hey mama quit wavin' them hands in the air
Don't talk to me that way
Well I don't see no reason to raise your voice to me
D
You put fat in the fire you got meat for brains
C G D
Well you don't give me comfort and a man's gotta get it somewhere
Well that's a shame
Yeah well
Chorus 2:
G F
Mama's hangin' on to every word that's spoken
G F D
But Papa's hangin' on to his old love token
That's what it is
Here it comes babe
Instrumental:
Bb F C F
C G D G
Bb F C F
C G D
G D
G D
Oh I don't wanna leave you Mama
G D
Said I don't wanna leave you Papa
Verse 3:
D
Long haired women gonna turn you to stone
D C D C C D
You can't beat 'em - cos you need 'em
C D C D
You gotta live - you gotta love
C D
You're love token's gotta fit like a glove
Instrumental:
Bb F C F
C G D G
Chorus 3:
A
Listen to the story 'bout the dream that's broken
C G D
You gotta keep a hold of your old love token
Outro:
G D
Oh I don't wanna leave you Mama (mama mama mama mama mama)
G D
Oh I don't wanna leave you Papa (papa papa papa papa papa)
G
Oh I don't wanna leave
G
No I don't wanna leave
G
No I don't wanna leave
G
No I don't wanna leave you alone
D
But I'm gonna have to babe
D C G
D C G
D C G
D C G
D C Bb G
D C G
D C
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TRACK 4 - RESURRECTION (with Cozy Powell)
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY, COZY POWELL, JAIME PAGE
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KEY:
Intro:
G D
E D
E D
E D
E
Bm D A
G D E
Bm D A
G D E
Verse 1:
F#m
There's a pain in my brain
A
Confusion in my heart
F#m A
My blood's fit for bursting my body apart
D A E F#m A E
I'm gonna ride - ride the night into the morning sun
Verse 2:
F#m
Yeah I'm gonna make my resurrection
A
No more of this crap
F#m
Got a whole new direction
A D
Ain't no turning back
A E F#m A E
Resurrection is a-gonna come
Instrumental:
Bm D A
G D E
Bm D A
G D E
Verse 3:
F#m
My spirit is weeping
A
For freedom it cries
F#m
Been scraping my living
A D
In the valley of lies
A E F#m A E
Gonna ride the night into the morning sun
Verse 4:
F#m
Yeah I'm a victim of a victim
A
Of a conspiracy
F#m
From a corpum derelictum
A D
Gonna fly and be free
A E F#m
Resurrection is a-gonna come - yeah
Instrumental:
Bm D A
G D E
Bm D A
G D E
(drum solo)
F#m A
F#m A
Refrain:
F G G# C
Clear the vi-sion
F G G# C
Heal the sy-stem
F G G# C
Sins forgi-ven
G#m
Rise
F G G# C
Flee the prison
F G G# C
Break the sy-stem
F G G# C
Sins forgi-ven
C# D
Rise
Bridge:
A
Ride the night
D
Yes I know I'm still alive
A
Gotta ride the night - yeah
G
I'm gonna ride
D F#
Rise again in the morning light
Instrumental:
Bm D A
G D E
Bm D A
G D E
Bm D A
G D E
Bm D A
Bm G
F G G# C
F G G# C
Verse 5:
F#m
There's no sense in my counting
A
The price of those years
F#m
There's too many heartaches
A D
And too many tears
A E F#m A E
Ride the night into the morning sun
Verse 6:
F#m
Yes I thought I was dreaming
A
But the east is ablaze
F#m
With the promise of the future
A D
Those heavenly days
A E D
Ride the night into the morning sun
A E D
Ride the night into the morning sun
A E F#m G# A C#
Cos the resurrection is a-gonna come
Outro:
D
F#m
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TRACK 5 - TOO MUCH LOVE WILL KILL YOU
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY, ELIZABETH LAMERS, FRANK MUSKER
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KEY:
Intro:
G
G C G Em
G C G C
Verse 1:
G C G
I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be
Em Bm C
Too many bitter tears are raining down on me
Am Em
I'm far away from home
Am Em D C
And I've been facing this alone for much too long
G C G
I feel like no-one ever told the truth to me
Em Bm C
About growing up and what a struggle it would be
Am Em
In my tangled state of mind
Am Em D C
I've been looking back to find where I went wrong
Chorus:
G C
Too much love will kill you
Em D
If you can't make up your mind
G C Em D
Torn between the lover and the love you leave behind
G C D C#m
You're headed for disaster 'cos you never read the signs
G C G C G C D
Too much love will kill you - every time
Verse 2:
G C G
I'm just the shadow of the man I used to be
Em Bm C
And it seems like there's no way out of this for me
Am Em
I used to bring you sunshine
Am Em D C D
Now all I ever do is bring you down
G C G
How would it be if you were standing in my shoes?
Em Bm C
Can't you see that it's impossible to choose?
Am Em
No there's no making sense of it
Am Em D C
Every way I go I have to lose
Chorus:
G C
Too much love will kill you
Em D
Just as sure as none at all
G C
It'll drain the power that's in you
Em D
Make sure you plead and scream and crawl
G C
And the pain will make you crazy
D C#m
You're the victim of your crime
G C G
Too much love will kill you - every time
Instrumental:
C G C G D
G C G
Em Bm C
Am Em
Am Em D C
Chorus:
G C
Too much love will kill you
Em D
It'll make your life a lie
G C
Yes, Too much love will kill you
Em D
And you won't understand why
G C
You'd give your life you'd sell your soul
D C#m
But here it comes again
G C
Too much love will kill you
Eb
In the end
G
In the end
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TRACK 6 - DRIVEN BY YOU
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY
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KEY:
Intro:
N.C.
Oooh
N.C. G
Everything I do I do for you
G
Oh yeah!
Verse 1:
G
We touch and you're afraid of me
Em
And we burn and now I'm at your feet
C G
High speed, but you know you're in safe hands
G
In the dark we make a brighter light
Em
From one spark to the horizon wide
C G
We trust, and together we tame the land, yeah
Chorus 1:
D C
Oooh, you'd be forgiven if you think you're dreaming
G C
But we're working night and day to make a dream come true, yeah
Am D C G
Everything I do is driven by you!
Post-Chorus:
G
Oh
G
Come on, babe
Verse 2:
G
Oh, well, it's tough
Em
To make a journey through, the right stuff
C
Is dead ahead of you and me
G
And you know we've still got time
G
Hold on tight to the driving wheel
Em
This ride is really out of line
C G
Raw deal, but there's no other that's worth a dime
Chorus 2:
D C
You know I love you but you drive me crazy
G C
'Cause you're saying all the things I want to say to you
Am D G
(You say) Everything I do is driven by you
Hook:
C G
Everything we do, everything we do
C Am
Everything we do, everything we do
D C G
Everything we do is driven by you
Bridge:
B
Inner children lost their way
C Am
Now they know the price you pay
G
I'm holding on to life with you
D
'Cause life without you just won't do
Instrumental:
B C Am G D
A D x4
F Bb C F
Bb C F
Driven by you
Bb C F
F C# Bbm
F
Chorus 3:
D C
You know we're never gonna know who's dreaming
G C
But we're working night and day to make a dream come true, yeah
Am D E A
Everything I do is driven by you
Hook:
D A
Everything we do, everything we do
D A
Everything we do, everything we do
D A
Everything we do, everything we do
D B7
Everything we do, everything we do
E D
Everything we do is driven by
D
Driven by
N.C. A
Driven by you
Outro:
N.C.
Oooh, everything I do
N.C.
I do for you
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TRACK 7 - NOTHIN' BUT BLUE
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY, COZY POWELL
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KEY:
Intro:
C#m D G# A B7 F#m A
Dmaj7 Dm7
Dmaj7 Dm7
Verse 1:
Bm
I look at your picture
Am
I'm nothin' but blue
Bm
I'm hearing you whisper
Am
The way you used to do
Em D
And I can't stop wondering
G Am
Just how things might have been
F G
No I'm nothin' but blue
Verse 2:
Bm
My life has no rhythm
Am
Somehow it's out of tune
Bm
I keep trying to tell them
Am
We'll be seeing them soon
Em D
But the truth keeps rushing back
G Am
Guess you know what I mean
F G
No I'm nothin' but blue
F G
No I'm nothin' but blue
Bridge:
C#m D G# A B
No use in crying - that ain't what you would do - no
C#m D F7 A
Living or dying - we'll just keep on fighting through -
Yeah
Instrumental:
Bm Am Bm Am
Verse 3:
Em D
No I can't stop my wondering
G Am
'Bout all those things that might have been
F G
No I'm nothin' but blue
F G
No I'm nothin' but blue
Outro:
Dmaj7
Dm7
Nothin'
Nothin' but blue
Dmaj7
(nothin' nothin' nothin' nothin' ...)
Dm7 Am Dmaj7
Nothin' but blue
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TRACK 8 - I'M SCARED (JUSTIN'S MIX '92)
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY
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KEY:
Verse 1:
A
You take me to the party
You put me on the stand
A
You're pumping up my heart
To the beating of the band
A
You toss it in the air
And you don't care where it lands
A
You take it
You break it
You're hurting me
Pre-Chorus:
D
Because I wasn't prepared
A
I couldn't go where you dared
Bm
You got my whole soul bared
A
I never knew that you cared
(No, it just ain't fair)
Chorus:
D
I'm scared (I'm scared)
C#m
I'm scared (I'm scared)
B
I'm scared (I'm scared)
A
I'm scared (so scared)
D
I'm scared, I'm scared
A
I'm scared, I'm scared
E d
I'm scared
Verse 2:
A
You take me out to dinner
And you swallow me whole
A
You're nothing but a sinner
With a dark black soul
A
I figured I could handle you
But I'm just a toy
A
You're getting bolder and bolder
You're just a bad, bad boy
Pre-Chorus:
D
Because I wasn't prepared
(I'm scared, I'm scared)
A
I couldn't go where you dared
(I'm scared, I'm scared)
Bm
You got my whole soul bared
(I'm so, so scared)
A
I never knew that you cared
(yeah yeah yeah)
Chorus:
D
I'm scared (I'm scared)
C#m
I'm scared (I'm scared)
B
I'm scared (so scared)
A
I'm scared (afraid)
D
I'm scared, I'm scared
A
I'm scared, I'm scared
E D
I'm scared
Instrumental:
E D A G
Bridge:
E
What you staring at
You're such a scaredy-cat
D A G
When I know that I just can't fight it
E
So what you staring at
You're such a scaredy-cat
G
Because I'm only scared
D
That maybe I might like it
Instrumental:
A D A D A D A D
Bm A E
Bm A E
Bm A E
D
Post-Chorus:
N.C.
I'm scared of losing myself
N.C.
I'm scared of finding myself
N.C.
Because there might be
N.C.
No one there at all
N.C.
I'm scared of being unknown
N.C.
I'm scared to make a wrong turn
N.C.
I'm scared of the dark
N.C.
I'm scared of falling
N.C.
I'm scared of Stephen Berkoff
N.C.
I'm scared of being found out
Verse 3:
A
You take me to the limit
You take me to the brink
A
You leave me with the blues
When you found me in the pink
A
You know just what you're saying
But your metaphors stink
C7
I gotta lick it, or stick it
Or this is the end
Pre-Chorus:
D
Because I wasn't prepared
(because)
A
I couldn't go where you dared
(because I'm)
Bm
He's got the whole soul bared
(because I'm so)
A
I never knew that you cared
(I'm scared)
Chorus:
D
I'm scared, I'm scared
C#m
I'm scared, I'm scared
B
I'm scared, I'm scared
A
I'm scared, I'm scared
D
I'm scared, I'm scared
C#m
I'm scared, I'm scared
B
I'm scared, I'm scared
A
I'm scared, I'm scared
D
I'm scared, I'm scared
A
I'm scared, I'm scared
E
I'm scared
Outro:
D
I'm scared, I'm scared
C#m
I'm scared, I'm scared
B
So scared, I'm scared
A
So scared, I'm scared
D
I'm scared, I'm scared
C#m
I'm scared, I'm scared
B
I'm scared (Maybe I'm wrong)
A
I'm scared, I'm scared
D
I'm scared, I'm scared
C#m
I'm scared, I'm scared
B
I'm scared, I'm scared
F
I'm scared
Ow!
A
Oh I'm scared
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TRACK 9 - LAST HORIZON
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY
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KEY:
PART I:
E A E F#m A
E A E F#m A
A F#m B
E A E F#m A
PART II:
E G#7 C#m E7 A E F#m A
E G#7 C#m E7 A E F#m A
A F#m C#m B
E G#7 C#m E7 A E F#m A
E G#7 C#m E7 A E F#m B E
PART III:
B C#m E
B C#m D A B
PART IV:
G B7 Em G C G A7 D
G B7 Em G C G A7 D
C Am D
G
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TRACK 10 - LET YOUR HEART RULE YOUR HEAD
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY
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KEY:
Verse 1:
A D
If you've got time to stay and listen to my story
A D
Just a moment of your life is all I need
A
Don't say we should Versed
D
Because we only just got started
A E D
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Verse 2:
A D
There's a full moon shinin' on the water
A D
There's a warm breeze blowin' off the sea
A
And when my pulse starts a racin'
D
I know life is for the tastin'
A E A D
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Chorus:
A
Let your heart rule your head
D
Let your heart rule your head
A E
Let your heart rule your head tonight
A
When your whole world is sinkin'
D
Come to my way of thinkin'
A E A D
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Verse 3:
A D
It's been so long since I put my arms around you
A D
And I don't know if it's real or it's a dream
A
But don't pussy-foot about it
Shout it
D
Just can't live without it
A E A D
Let your heart rule your head tonight (everybody)
Chorus:
A
Let your heart rule your head
D
Let your heart rule your head
A E
Let your heart rule your head tonight
A
When your whole world is sinkin'
D
Come to my way of thinkin'
A E A
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Bridge:
E A
Ooh you're starin' at my face as though I'm crazy
E A
When I tell you that I need you every day
F#m Bm
Can't you see that I love you pretty baby
G E
And ol' time don't ever stop tickin' away - yeah
Verse 4:
A
Well your Mama don't mind
D
And your Papa don't mind
A
But you'll never be mine
D
If you're thinkin' all the time
A
We can work it out right
D
When I'm holdin' you tight
A
We can make it tonight
D
Cos it ain't no crime
F C
Don't let the moment slip away
E
Don't think about it - do it
Instrumental:
A D A E
A D A E A D
Verse 5:
A D
Well I know that we're in a time of changes
A D
And in love there is danger everywhere
A
But consider every portion
D
When you've taken your precautions
A
Let your heart (let your heart)
D
Let your heart (let your heart)
A
Let your heart (let your heart)
D
Let your heart, let your heart, let your heart
Chorus:
A
Let your heart rule your head
D
Let your heart rule your head
A E
Let your heart rule your head tonight
A
When your whole world is sinkin'
D
Come to my way of thinkin'
A E A D
Let your heart rule your head tonight
Outro:
Oh sing it with me
A
Let your heart rule your head
D
Let your heart rule your head
A E
Let your heart rule your head tonight
A
When your whole world is sinkin'
D
Come to my way of thinkin'
A E A D
Let your heart rule your head tonight
A E A
Let your heart rule your head tonight
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TRACK 11 - JUST ONE LIFE
WRITERS: BRIAN MAY
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KEY:
Intro:
D G D G
Verse 1:
D
I did not know you
G
Our lives never touched
D
'Til the day they gathered
G
To bid you farewell
D
And they painted your picture
Em
And as I looked around
G
I felt I saw you
D
In the words and the sound
Verse 2:
D
Your talent came flowing
G
Through the stories they tell
D
And through the faces
G
Of those who loved you so well
D
Your life gave them a treasure
Em
A piece of themselves
G
Something they carry
And still serves them well
Chorus:
D
Just one life
C G
Just one life
D
Just one life
G D
That is born and is and is gone
G
Just one life
C G
And I'm so glad to know you
D G D G
As I know you now
Verse 3:
D
Perhaps inside you
G
You were messed up like me
D
But to them you were whole and strong
G
And friend in their need
D
And what you left behind you
Em
And what swept over me
G
Says that your life's work
Rolls on and on
D
A piece of eternity
Chorus:
D
Just one life
C G
Just one life
D
Just one life
G D
That is born and is and is gone
G
Just one life
C G
Did you ever have the chance to find out
D G
What life is all about
Outro:
D
I did not know you
G
Our lives never touched
D G
'Til the day we gathered
D
To say our farewells
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TRACK 12 - ROLLIN' OVER
WRITERS: RONNIE LANE, STEVE MARRIOTT
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KEY:
Intro:
E A E
E D E
E A E
E D A D
E D A E
E D A E
Verse 1:
E A E
Goodbye sunshine I'm on my way
E D E
I'll be long time gone by the break of day
A
Tell everyone that I'm gonna find it
B A E D E A E
There ain't nothin' gonna stop me-
Chorus:
E D E
Rollin' over
E A E
Rollin' over
E D E
Rollin' over
E A E
Rollin' over
Verse 2:
E A E
Save all your lovin' till I get home
E D E
To the sweetest lovin' sunshine that I've ever known
A
Tell everyone that I'm gonna find it
B A E D E A E
There ain't nothin' gonna stop me-
Chorus:
E D E
Rollin' over
E A E
Rollin' over
E D E
Rollin' over
E A E
Rollin' over
Instrumental:
E D E
E A E
E D E
E A E
E
D E
(Shak-do-way)
A E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
D E
(Shak-do-way)
A E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Verse 2:
E A E
Save all your lovin' till I get home
E D E
To the sweetest lovin' sunshine that I've ever known
A
Tell everyone that I'm gonna find it
B A E D E A E
There ain't nothin' gonna stop me-
Instrumental:
E D E
E A E
E D E
E A E
Chorus:
E D E
Rollin' over
E A E
Rollin' over
E D E
Rollin' over
E A E
Rollin' over
E D E
Rollin' over (Shak-do-way)
E A E
Rollin' over (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
E D E
Rollin' over (Shak-do-way)
E D A
Rollin' over (Yeah, yeah)
Outro:
C
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See the fur to keep you warm
N.C.
Softly round your tiny form Published:
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