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All Of A Sudden by XTC

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

XTC - All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late)
From 1982 English Settlement

Intro:

G/ F#/

D   A   x4

Verse 1:
D         A
What can i say?
D          A                        F          Dm
Why do we starve a thing thats near extinction?
D            A
From day to day
D            A                      F
These weeds of fear Are choking our conviction
Em
Life's like a jig-saw
            Bb
You get the straight bits
                     Dm                          G
But there's something missing in the middle
Chorus:
                   D                    A
All Of A Sudden We find the cupboard's bare
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find heaven's not there
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find the sun's gone cold
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find we're more than old
                    C                    Gm
All of a sudden We find that we've lost love
    C            Am      Gm
So please don't push or shove because
   A
It's too late It's too late
                           G                            F#
In all your hurry you've accidentally locked the gate

Verse 2:
D           A
What can we do?
D           A                          F
Trying to stem the flow of sand is useless
D            A
It's up to you
D              A                            F        Dm
start holding hands And watch the balance redress
Em
Life's like a firework
            Bb
You're only lit once
               Dm                           G
And you must stand and radiate correctly

Chorus:
                   D                    A
All Of A Sudden We find the cupboard's bare
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find heaven's not there
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find the sun's gone cold
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find we're more than old
                    C                    Gm
All of a sudden We find that we've lost love
    C            Am      Gm
So please don't push or shove because
   A
It's too late It's too late
                           G                            F#
In all your hurry you've accidentally locked the gate

Bridge:
 B           E               F#              C#
Love's not a product you can hoard or pack a suitcase with
 G#m         A              B       D
It's more a way you have to give

Solo:

D A    D A     C   Gm

Pre Chorus:
Em
Life's like a jig-saw
            Bb
You get the straight bits
                 Dm                          G
But there's plenty missing in the middle

Chorus:
                   D                    A
All Of A Sudden We find the cupboard's bare
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find heaven's not there
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find the sun's gone cold
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find we're more than old
                    C                    Gm
All of a sudden We find that we've lost love
    C            Am      Gm               G
So please don't push or shove because
                   D                    A
All Of A Sudden We find the cupboard's bare
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find heaven's not there
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find the sun's gone cold
                   D                    A
All of a sudden We find we're more than old
                    C                    Gm       C   Am   Gm
All of a sudden We find that we've lost love
   A
It's too late It's too late
                           G                            F#
In all your hurry you've accidentally locked the gate

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