tempted Squeeze








Subject:Â CRD:Â Squeeze,Â "Tempted"



	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â "Tempted"
		Â Â Â Â Â (DiffordÂ -Â Tilbrook)

intro:

	BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â B/AÂ Â Â Â Â Â E/G#Â Â Â Â Â Â E
	/Â /Â /Â /Â Â /Â /Â /Â /Â Â /Â /Â /Â /Â Â /Â /Â /Â /	[2x]

verseÂ 1:

	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D#m/A#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G#m
	IÂ boughtÂ aÂ toothbrush,Â someÂ toothpaste,Â aÂ flannelÂ forÂ myÂ face
	C#/FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Em
	Pajamas,Â aÂ hairbrush,Â newÂ shoesÂ andÂ aÂ case
	Â Â Â BmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#mÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G/AÂ Â Â A
	IÂ saidÂ toÂ myÂ reflection,Â "let'sÂ getÂ outÂ ofÂ thisÂ place"
	Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G
	PassedÂ theÂ churchÂ andÂ theÂ steeple,Â theÂ laundryÂ onÂ theÂ hill
	Â BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
	BillboardsÂ andÂ theÂ buildings
	A/EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C#/F
	MemoriesÂ ofÂ itÂ stillÂ keep
	Bm/F#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E
	CallingÂ andÂ calling
	Â Â Â Â Bm/F#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G/FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EÂ Â Â Â E/D
	ButÂ forgetÂ itÂ allÂ Â Â Â Â IÂ knowÂ IÂ will

chorus:

	BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B/AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â E/G#Â Â Â Â Â Â E
	TemptedÂ byÂ theÂ fruitÂ ofÂ another
	BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B/AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E/G#Â Â Â Â Â E
	TemptedÂ butÂ theÂ truthÂ isÂ discovered
	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C#
	What'sÂ beenÂ goingÂ on
	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#
	NowÂ thatÂ youÂ haveÂ gone
	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BÂ Â Â Â Â B/A
	There'sÂ noÂ other
	E/G#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BÂ Â Â Â Â B/A
	TemptedÂ byÂ theÂ fruitÂ ofÂ another
	E/G#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C#mÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Em
	TemptedÂ butÂ theÂ truthÂ isÂ discovered

verseÂ 2:

	I'mÂ atÂ theÂ carpark,Â theÂ airport,Â theÂ baggageÂ carousel
	TheÂ peopleÂ keepÂ onÂ flying,Â I'mÂ wishingÂ IÂ wasÂ well
	IÂ said,Â "It'sÂ noÂ occasion,Â it'sÂ noÂ storyÂ IÂ canÂ tell"
	AtÂ myÂ bedside,Â emptyÂ pocket,Â aÂ footÂ withoutÂ aÂ sock
	YourÂ bodyÂ getsÂ muchÂ closer
	IÂ fumbleÂ forÂ theÂ clock
	AlarmedÂ byÂ theÂ seduction
	IÂ wishÂ thatÂ itÂ wouldÂ stop

	[repeatÂ chorus]

verseÂ 3Â [half-length]

	IÂ boughtÂ aÂ novel,Â someÂ perfume,Â aÂ fortuneÂ overÂ you
	ButÂ it'sÂ notÂ myÂ conscienceÂ thatÂ hatesÂ toÂ beÂ untrue
	Â Â Â BmÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#mÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G/AÂ AÂ D
	IÂ askedÂ ofÂ myÂ reflection,Â "tellÂ meÂ whatÂ isÂ thereÂ toÂ do"

	[repeatÂ chorusÂ toÂ fade]

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{st:Squeeze}
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

Subject: CRD: Squeeze, "Tempted"

"Tempted"
		     (Difford - Tilbrook)

intro:

B       B/A      E/G#      E
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /	[2x]

verse 1:

B              D#m/A#          G#m
	I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste, a flannel for my face
	C#/F                       Em
	Pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case
	   Bm                               F#m               G/A   A
	I said to my reflection, "let's get out of this place"
	  D         E                            G
	Passed the church and the steeple, the laundry on the hill
	 B                
	Billboards and the buildings
	A/E            C#/F
	Memories of it still keep
	Bm/F#         E
	Calling and calling
	    Bm/F#         G/F           E    E/D
	But forget it all     I know I will

chorus:

B               B/A       E/G#      E
	Tempted by the fruit of another
	B                B/A        E/G#     E
	Tempted but the truth is discovered
	             C#
	What's been going on
	         F#
	Now that you have gone
	             B     B/A
	There's no other
	E/G#             E         B     B/A
	Tempted by the fruit of another
	E/G#              E          C#m       Em
	Tempted but the truth is discovered

verse 2:

I'm at the carpark, the airport, the baggage carousel
	The people keep on flying, I'm wishing I was well
	I said, "It's no occasion, it's no story I can tell"
	At my bedside, empty pocket, a foot without a sock
	Your body gets much closer
	I fumble for the clock
	Alarmed by the seduction
	I wish that it would stop

[repeat chorus]

verse 3 [half-length]

I bought a novel, some perfume, a fortune over you
	But it's not my conscience that hates to be untrue
	   Bm                              F#m                  G/A A D
	I asked of my reflection, "tell me what is there to do"

[repeat chorus to fade]

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