Intro
I have just tabbed the little guitar riffs throughout the song
[Verse]
Bengali, Bengali
Bengali, Bengali
No No No
He does not want to depress you
Oh no no no no
He only wants to impress you
Oh..
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Bengali in platforms
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He only wants to embrace your culture
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And to be your friend forever
Forever
Bengali, Bengali
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Bengali, Bengali
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[Chorus]
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Oh shelve your Western plans,
And understand
That life is hard enough when you belong here
The silver studded rim that glistens
And an ankle star that blinds me
A augmentedA lemon sole so very high
Which only reminds me
To tell you
[Verse]
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Break the news gently
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Break the news to him gently
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Shelve your plans, shelve your plans, shelve them
Bengali, Bengali
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It's the touchy march of time that binds you
Don't blame me
Don't hate me
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Just because I'm the one to tell you
[Chorus]
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That life is hard enough when you belong here
That life is hard enough when you belong here
[Violin solo]
Oh...
Shelve your Western plans
Oh...
Shelve your Western plans
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Cause life is hard enough when you belong
Life is hard enough when you belong here
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