Off The Ground Album chords by Paul McCartney
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 3rd
TRACK LISTING: 01.Off the Ground 02.Looking for Changes 03.Hope of Deliverance 04.Mistress and Maid 05.I Owe It All to You 06.Biker Like an Icon 07.Peace in the Neighbourhood 08.Golden Earth Girl 09.The Lovers That Never Were 10.Get Out of My Way 11.Winedark Open Sea 12.C'Mon People ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
TRACK 01 - Off the Ground
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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NO CAPO
Intro:
D Em C G
G
Verse 1:
G D C
There must have been a lot of heartache
G
For you to sink so low
D C
You must have had a ton of pressure
D Em
Only answer if the answer's no
Pre-Chorus 1:
C D Em D
I need loving, you need loving too
C D G
Doesn't take a lot to get off the ground
Verse 2:
G D C
There must have been a lot of magic
G
When the world was born
D C
Let me be the one you wish for
D Em
One you call for, when you're all alone
Pre-Chorus 2:
C D Em D
I need loving, you need loving too
C D G
Wouldn't take a lot to get off the ground
Chorus:
D G
Off the ground la la la la la la la, off the ground la la la la la la la
D G
Fly around la la la la la, fly around la la la la la
C G
Hear the sound, hear the sound
D G
Off the ground la la la la la la la, off the ground la la la la la
Oh
[Instrumental]
D G D G
C G D G
Verse 3:
G D C
Though it takes a lot of power
G
To make a big tree grow
D C
It doesn't need a pot of knowledge
D Em
For a seed knows what a seed must know
Pre-Chorus 3:
C D Em D
You need loving, I need loving too
C D G
Doesn't take a lot to get off the ground
Chorus:
D G
Off the ground la la la la la la la, off the ground la la la la la la la
D G
Fly around la la la la la, fly around la la la la la
C G
Hear the sound, hear the sound
D G
Off the ground la la la la la la la, off the ground la la la la la
Outro:
D G D G
C G
Hear the sound, hear the sound
D G
Off the ground la la la la la la la, off the ground la la la la la
D Em C G
Yeah yeah, off the ground
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TRACK 02 - Looking for Changes
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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CAPO: 3
Intro:
A D/F# G A
Verse 1:
A
I saw a cat with a machine in his brain
D
The man who fed him said he didn't feel any pain
A
I'd like to see that man take out that machine
D
And stick it in his own brain
A D/F# G A
You know what I mean
Verse 2:
A
I saw a rabbit with its eyes full of tears
D
The lab that owned her had been doing it for years
A
Why don't we make them pay for every last eye
D
That couldn't cry its own tears?
Do you know what I mean?
Chorus:
A D/F# G
When I tell you that we'll all be
D
Looking for changes
A D/F# G D
Changes in the way we treat our fellow creatures
A D/F# G Em
And we will learn how to grow
[Instrumental]
A D A D
Chorus:
A D/F# G
When I tell you that we'll all be
D
Looking for changes
A D/F# G D
Changes in the way we treat our fellow creatures
A D/F# G Em
And we will learn how to grow
D Em D Em A
Yeah, when we're looking for changes
Verse 3:
A
I saw a monkey that was learning to choke
D
A guy beside him gave him cigarettes to smoke
A
And every time that monkey started to cough
D
The bastard laughed his head off
Do you know what I mean?
Chorus:
A D/F# G
When I tell you that we'll all be
D
Looking for changes
A D/F# G D
Changes in the way we treat our fellow creatures
A D/F# G Em
And we will learn how to grow
D Em
When we're looking for changes
Outro:
D Em
We're looking for changes
D Em
We're looking for changes
D Em
We're looking for changes in the way we are
A D/F# G D
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TRACK 03 - Hope of Deliverance
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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CAPO: 5
Intro:
G Em G Em
Verse 1:
G Em Am
I will always be hoping, hoping
G Em
You will always be holding
Am
Holding my heart in your hand
G Em G Em
I will understand
ooh
Verse 2:
G Em Am
I will understand someday, one day
G Em
You will understand, always
Am
Always from now until then
Pre-Chorus:
Em Am
When it will be right? I don't know
Em Am
What it will be like? I don't know
C Em Am Am/G
We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us
Chorus:
C Em C Em
Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance
C Em Am Am/G
Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us
G Em G Em
(From the darkness that surrounds us)
Verse 3:
G Em Am
And I wouldn't mind knowing, knowing
G Em
That you wouldn't mind going
Am
Going along with my plan
Pre-Chorus:
Em Am
When it will be right? I don't know
Em Am
What it will be like? I don't know
C Em Am Am/G
We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us
Chorus:
C Em C Em
Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance
C Em Am Am/G
Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us
(From the darkness that surrounds us)
[Instrumental]
G Em Am
G Em Am
Am
Em Am Em Am
C Em Am Am/G
Outro:
C Em C Em
Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance
C Em Am Am/G
Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us
C Em C Em
Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance
C Em Am Am/G
Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us
(From the darkness that surrounds us)
G Em G Em
Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance (I will understand)
G Em G Em
Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance (I will understand)
G Em G Em G
Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance
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TRACK 04 - Mistress and Maid
Writer/s: Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus
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NO CAPO
Verse 1:
D F G
She said, "Come in my dear
You're looking tired tonight
B7 Em
Your bath is drawn, let me loosen your tie
B7 D7
And fix you your usual drink"
Verse 2:
G
He settles back, takes a magazine
B7 Em
Kicks off his shoes, as he studies the form
B7 D7
Of every appealing soubrette
Pre-Chorus:
Gm
But where are the flowers that he used to bring?
A7 Dm
Every endearing remark
Gm C
Reminds her of passionate promises
Gm A7 D
That he only made in the dark
D#dim
In her bed
Chorus:
Em A7
She wants to shout at the back of his head
D D#m
Look at me, look at me, look at me--I'm afraid
Em
See what it's come to
C Cm G D F
I'm just your mistress and maid
Verse 3:
G
The wine is warm, but the dinner is cold
B7 Em
The look in his eye tells her it won't be long
B7 D7
Till the girls on the page come to life
Pre-Chorus:
Gm
They'll get the flowers that he used to bring
A7 Em
With every endearing remark
Gm C
And all of the passionate promises
Gm A7 D
He'll never fulfill in the dark
D#dim
In their bed
Chorus:
Em A7
She wants to shout at the back of his head
D D#m
Look at me, look at me, now that I'm not afraid
Em
See what it's come to
C Cm G
I'm not your mistress and maid
Outro:
Em
See what it's come to
C Cm G
I'm not your mistress and maid
G
No no no no
G
No no no no
Mistress and maid
G
Mistress and maid
Mistress and maid
G
Mistress and maid
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TRACK 05 - I Owe It All to You
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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NO CAPO
Intro:
Dm G C G/B Am
Dm G Am
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Verse 1:
Am G/B C G/B
Last night, you helped me through
Am G/B C G/B
Took me to the lovers zone
Am G/B C G/B
I saw there images
Am G F
Projected on a wall of stone
Pre-Chorus:
F C
I stood inside Egyptian temples
F C
I looked into eternal gardens
F Am
Lay on the shores of distant islands
G F
Listening to the sea bird's song of joy
Chorus:
Dm G C
Oh, I owe it all to you
G/B Am
You make me happy
Dm G C
Oh, I owe it all to you
[Instrumental]
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Verse 2:
Am G/B C G/B
Late last night, we were right
Am G/B C G/B
Into some exotic scene
Am G/B C G/B
Everywhere, images
Am G F
Appearing on a giant screen
Pre-Chorus:
F C
I stood inside a glass cathedral
F C
I looked into the golden canyon
F Am
Lay by the lakes of holy water
G F
Glistening like a diamond in the light
Chorus:
Dm G C
Oh, I owe it all to you
G/B Am
You make me happy
Dm G C
Oh, I owe it all to you
Dm G C
Oh, I owe it all to you
G/B Am
You make me happy
Dm G C
Oh, I owe it all to you
[Instrumental]
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G F
Pre-Chorus:
F C F C
Egyptian temples, eternal gardens
F Am G F
Distant islands listening to the sea birds song of joy
Chorus:
Dm G C
Oh, I owe it all to you
G/B Am
You make me happy
Dm G Am
Oh, I owe it all to you
Outro:
G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C G/B
Am G/B C
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TRACK 06 - Biker Like an Icon
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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NO CAPO
Intro:
Em A Em A
Em A Em A
Verse 1:
Em A
There was a girl who loved a biker
Em A
She used to follow him across America
Em A Em A
But the biker didn't like her
Em A
She didn't care, she still persisted
Em A
Though her brother said she was twisted
Em A
And the family said they wouldn't miss her
Em
Anyway
Chorus:
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Gazing at his picture every day
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Slowly watching precious water drip away
Verse 2:
Em A
She did her best to fix a meeting
Em A
She pulled it off one night in Hollywood
Em A Em A
When he met her he couldn't let her get away
Em A
He didn't ask for her permission
Em A
He took advantage of her position
Em A
But he was always her ambition
Em
Anyway
Chorus:
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Gazing at his picture every day
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Slowly watching precious water drip away
[Instrumental]
Em A Em A
Em A Em A
Em A Em A
Em A Em A
Chorus:
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Slowly watching precious water drip away
Verse 3:
Em A
The family tried so hard to find her
Em A
They showed her picture across America
Em A
But no trace of her sweet face
Em
Was ever found
Chorus:
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Gazing at his picture every day
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Slowly watching precious water drip away
Outro:
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Slowly watching precious water drip away
C
She loved the biker like an icon
Am B7 Em A Em A
Slowly watching precious water drip away
C Am B7 Em
She loved the biker like an icon
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TRACK 07 - Peace in the Neighbourhood
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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NO CAPO
Intro:
G F G F
G F G F
Verse 1:
G F
Best thing I ever saw
G F
Was a man who loved his wife
G F
In a place where things were good
G
I felt peace in the neighbourhood
[Instrumental]
G F G F
G F G F
Verse 2:
G F
That feeling in the air
G F
Something was definitely there
G F
It was a time when things were good
G
I felt peace in the neighbourhood
Bridge:
Dm7 G7
I was there, I really was
Cm7 Dm7
At the centre of a love vibration
Dm7 G7
People sharing with their friends
Cm7 Dm7
Helping each other out
Cm7 Dm7
Peace in the neighbourhood
Cm7 Dm7
Helping each other out
[Instrumental]
G F G F
Verse 3:
G F
Then I woke up from my dream
G F
To see things as they really are
G F
People struggling to survive
G
How can peace hope to stay alive?
[Instrumental]
G F G F
G F G F
Bridge:
Dm7 G7
Well I was there, I felt so good
Cm7 Dm7
At the centre of a love vibration
Dm7 G7
People caring for their world
Cm7 Dm7
Helping each other out
Cm7 Dm7
Peace in the neighbourhood
Cm7 Dm7
Helping each other out
Cm7 Dm7
Peace in the neighbourhood
Cm7 Dm7
Helping each other out
[Instrumental]
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
Verse 3:
G F
Best thing I ever saw
G F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
Was a man who loved his wife
[Instrumental]
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
Outro 1:
Cm7 Dm7
Peace in the neighbourhood
Cm7 Dm7
Helping each other out
Cm7 Dm7
Peace in the neighbourhood
Cm7 Dm7
Helping each other out
[Instrumental]
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
Outro 2:
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
Peace in the neighbourhood
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7
Peace in the neighbourhood
Cm7 Dm7
Peace in the neighbourhood
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TRACK 08 - Golden Earth Girl
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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NO CAPO
Intro:
D D/F# Em F#
Am G Gm
D/F# Em A
Verse 1:
D D/F# Em F#
Golden earth girl, female animal
Am G Gm
Sings to the wind, resting at sunset
D/F#
In a mossy nest
Em A
Sensing moonlight in the air
D
Moonlight in the air
Verse 2:
D D/F# Em F#
Good clear water friend of wilderness
Am G Gm
Sees in the pool her own reflection
D/F#
In another world
Em A
Someone over there is counting
Chorus:
G
Fish in a sunbeam
A
In eggshell seas
G
Fish in a sunbeam
A
Eggshell finish
Verse 3:
D D/F# Em F#
Nature's lover climbs the primrose hill
Am G Gm
Smiles at the sky watching the sunset
D/F#
From a mossy nest
Em A
As she falls asleep she's counting
Chorus:
G
Fish in a sunbeam
A
In eggshell seas
G
Fish in a sunbeam
A
Eggshell finish
[Instrumental]
D D/F# Em F#
Am G Gm
Verse 4:
D/F#
Em A
As she falls asleep she's counting
Chorus:
G
Fish in a sunbeam
A
In eggshell seas
G
Fish in a sunbeam
A
Eggshell finish
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TRACK 09 - The Lovers That Never Were
Writer/s: Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus
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NO CAPO
Intro:
Em
Verse 1:
Em Bm B Am E Am D
I have always needed somebody girl
G C D G
But I close the doors to keep out the world
Em G7
But for you, I would be here all alone
Locked in a photograph
Chorus 1:
D# Cm
All of the clocks have run down
D#
Lover beware
D# Cm G
We'll be the lovers that never were
Verse 2:
Em Bm B Am E Am D
I hang patiently on every word you send
G C D G
Will we ever be much more than just friends?
Em G7
As for you, you sit there playing this game
You keep me waiting
Chorus 2:
D# Cm
When all of the clocks have run down
D#
All over the world
D# Cm G C
We'll be the lovers that never were
Bridge:
Cm G C Cm G
For as long as the sun shines in somebody's eyes
C Cm G C Cm G
I believe in you baby, so don't tell me lies
C Cm G C Cm G
For as long as the trees throw down blossoms and leaves
C Cm G Bm F#7 Bm D
I know there will be a parade of unpainted dreams
Verse 2:
Em Bm B Am E Am D
And I know dear, how much it's going to hurt
G C D G
If you still refuse to get your hands dirty
Em G7
So you, you must tell me something I love you
Say goodbye or anything
Chorus 3:
D# Cm
All of the clocks have run down
D#
Time's at an end
D# Cm G C Cm
If we can't be lovers we'll never be friends
Bridge:
G C Cm G C Cm G
For as long as the sun shines in somebody's eyes
C Cm G C Cm G
I believe in you baby, so don't tell me lies
C Cm G C Cm G
For as long as the trees throw down blossoms and leaves
C Cm G Bm F#7 Bm D
I know there will be a parade of unpainted dreams
Outro:
D# Cm G
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TRACK 10 - Get Out of My Way
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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CAPO: 2
Intro:
C G D
Verse 1:
G
Crash bang wallop I'm a lover again
C
I've got my eyes on the road and I'm feeling no pain
D G
I've found a real fine woman, I'm heading to see her
G
Bye bye melancholy listen to me
C
We had a long long ride but it isn't to be
D G
I've got a real fine woman, I'm heading to see her now
Chorus:
Em C
Get out of my way
G D
Get out of my life
Em C
I don't need anybody to tell me
G
How to be right
Em C
Now don't try to stop me
G D
I've got the answer
Em C G
I won't need anybody except my woman tonight
Yeah yeah
[Instrumental]
C G D G
C G D G
C G D G
Verse 2:
G
I can't help it if I'm starting to smile
C
I've got a full gas tank and it's only a mile
D G
Till I'll be with my little woman, I'm ready to see her
G
So I say bye bye melancholy listen to me
C
We had a long long ride but it isn't to be
D G
I've got a real fine woman, I'm heading to see her now
Chorus:
Em C
Get out of my way
G D
Get out of my life
Em C
I don't need anybody to tell me
G
How to be right
Em C
Now don't try to stop me
G D
I've got the answer
Em C G
I won't need anybody except my woman tonight
Outro:
Em C
Yeah, get out of my way
G D
Baby, get out of my life
Em C G
I won't need anybody except my woman tonight
Tonight
C
Yeah yeah yeah
G D G
Yeah yeah yeah
C G
Yeah
D G
Alright
C G D G
C G D G
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TRACK 11 - Winedark Open Sea
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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CAPO: 2
Verse 1:
A Bm
Open up your heart
D G
If you want to set me free
D G
Full of love, your love
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
Verse 2:
A Bm
Lighten up, my heart
D G
Leave it to the evening breeze
D G
Give me love, your love
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
Chorus:
Bm A G
Oh my, I feel love for you
G A
Spreading through my body
D
I remember how
Bm A G
We can be so loving
D G
I feel love for you now
D G
I feel love for you right now
[Instrumental]
D G D G
Verse 3:
A Bm
Loosen up, my heart
D G
Let me have some time to be
D G
With a love, oh my love
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
Chorus:
Bm A G
Oh my, I feel love for you
G A
Spreading through my body
D
I remember how
Bm A G
We can be so loving
D G
I feel love for you now
D G
I feel love for you right now
[Instrumental]
D G D G
Post-Chorus:
D G
We're sailing on a winedark open sea
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
[Instrumental]
D G D G
D G D G
D G D G
D G D G
D G D G
Outro:
D G
Oh, I feel love for you now
D G
I feel love for you right now
D G
I feel love for you now
D G
Baby I feel love for you right now
D G
We're sailing on a winedark open sea
D G D G D G
Sailing on a winedark open sea
D G
Finish it now
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TRACK 12 - C'Mon People
Writer/s: Paul McCartney
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["C'mon People" - capo 3]
Intro:
A B
Verse 1:
C
Well we're going to, yeah we're going to
Dm
Get it right this time
C
We're going to really going to
Dm
Raise it to the sky
F Em Am
People are ready to forgive a few mistakes
F G
But let's get started, form a party
A Asus4 Asus2 A
Don't you know how long it takes
Chorus:
A Asus4 Asus2 A
C'mon people let the fun begin
A Asus4 Asus2 A
We've got a future and it's rushing in
A Asus4 Asus2 A
Call all the minstrels from the ancient shrine
A Asus4 Asus2 A A B
Pass down the message that it's right this time
Verse 2:
C
Well I'm trying to, yeah I'm crying to
Dm
Lay it on the line
C
We're trying to, really dying to
Dm
Get it right this time
F Em Am
So many yearning for the way it's gonna be
F G
Believe it when you see it happening to you
A Asus4 Asus2 A
You know it's real
Chorus:
A Asus4 Asus2 A
C'mon people let the world begin
A Asus4 Asus2 A
We've got a future and it's charging in
A Asus4 Asus2 A
We'll make the best of all we have, and more
A Asus4 Asus2 A
We'll do what never has been done before
Bridge:
F Em Am
Oh yeah
F Em Am
Oh yeah, oh yeah
F Em Am
Oh yeah
F Em A
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Verse 3:
C
Well I'm going to, yeah I'm going to
Dm
Get it right this time
C
I'm going to, really going to
Dm
Raise it to the sky
F Em Am
I must admit I may have made a few mistakes
F G
But let's get started, form a party
A Asus4 Asus2 A
Don't you know how long it takes
Chorus:
A Asus4 Asus2 A
So c'mon people let the fun begin
A Asus4 Asus2 A
We've got a future and it's rushing in
A Asus4 Asus2 A
Call all the minstrels from the ancient shrine
A Asus4 Asus2 A
Pass down the message that it's right this time
Bridge:
F Em Am
Oh yeah
F Em Am
Oh yeah, oh yeah
F Em Am
Oh yeah
F Em A
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Outro:
A Asus4 Asus2 A
C'mon people let the world begin
A Asus4 Asus2 A A Asus4 Asus2 A
We've got a future and it's char-----ging in
A Asus4 Asus2 A
Now c'mon people
A Asus4 Asus2 A
A Asus4 Asus2 A
A Asus4 Asus2 A
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon people
A Asus4 Asus2 A
A Asus4 Asus2 A
A Asus4 Asus2 A
Yeah c'mon people
A Asus4 Asus2 A
A Asus4 Asus2 A
["Cosmically Conscious" - capo 2]
Intro:
G D
D E G D
F#
F# G
Verse:
D E
Come and be cosmically conscious
G D
Cosmically conscious with me, yeah
D E
How to be cosmically conscious
G D
Cosmically conscious with me
Chorus:
D
Such a joy, joy
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