Intro (main riff):
Verse 1:
"The studio's red lights are a smoke-filled screen Trying to find the sound, I can't
say what I mean"
(strum repeatedly)
"Are we breakin' up the band? The naturals of darks arts, I think we like the feeling
of falling....
"Apart......"
Verse 2:
"And I remember everything I said, And I won't take it back"
"In the silence of this breakup all my cracks are exposed, and then the night goes black
on black."
Chorus 1:
Cause [G]I recognize something in you that m[Dsus2/E]akes me fe[Bm7]el I'm not al[G]one
I recognize s[Dsus2/E]omething deeper t[Bm7]han I've ever kn[G]own
And we'll never ch[Dsus2/E]ange, we'll ne[Bm7]ver have a ho[G]me
This is ours now for [Dsus2/E]awhile...
"We're exiles We are exiles..."
Verse 3:
"A kitchen light at midnight, our flatmates Before she makes
are asleep me go, it's about to go deep"
"You're gonna miss us when we grow up, I'll And I may be a mystery, but you were
miss your sweetness and your grief beyond belief"
Chorus 2:
When Z[G]iggy Stardust plays at [Dsus2/E]a karaoke [Bm7]bar
And I ca[G]n't remember the DJ's name, e[Dsus2/E]veryone kn[Bm7]ows who you are
A[G]nd we'll never ch[Dsus2/E]ange, we'll ne[Bm7]ver have a ho[G]me
This is ours now for [Dsus2/E]awhile...
(Short instrumental break...can play song with or without it)
Bridge:
We're [G]exil[Dsus2/E]es We are e[G]xil[Dsus2/E]es so
We are exi[G]les so[Dsus2/E] slow
W[G]e are [Dsus2/E]exiles
Verse 4:
"Come and sing it out, you're the Come and sing it out
next best thing to the devil at the crossroads, at the
crossroads yeah
"Ooooo ooooo oooooo oooooooo"
Chorus 3:
Cause [G]I recognize something in you that m[Dsus2/E]akes me fe[Bm7]el I'm not al[G]one
I recognize s[Dsus2/E]omething deeper t[Bm7]han I've ever kn[G]own
And we'll never ch[Dsus2/E]ange, we'll ne[Bm7]ver have a ho[G]me
This is ours now for [Dsus2/E]awhile...
"We're exiles We are exiles..."
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Verse 1:
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"The studio's red lights are a smoke-filled screen Trying to find the sound, I can't
say what I mean"
(strum repeatedly)
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"Are we breakin' up the band? The naturals of darks arts, I think we like the feeling
of falling....
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"Apart......"
Verse 2:
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"And I remember everything I said, And I won't take it back"
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"In the silence of this breakup all my cracks are exposed, and then the night goes black
on black."
Chorus 1:
Cause [G]I recognize something in you that m[Dsus2/E]akes me fe[Bm7]el I'm not al[G]one
I recognize s[Dsus2/E]omething deeper t[Bm7]han I've ever kn[G]own
And we'll never ch[Dsus2/E]ange, we'll ne[Bm7]ver have a ho[G]me
This is ours now for [Dsus2/E]awhile...
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"We're exiles We are exiles..."
Verse 3:
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"A kitchen light at midnight, our flatmates Before she makes
are asleep me go, it's about to go deep"
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"You're gonna miss us when we grow up, I'll And I may be a mystery, but you were
miss your sweetness and your grief beyond belief"
Chorus 2:
When Z[G]iggy Stardust plays at [Dsus2/E]a karaoke [Bm7]bar
And I ca[G]n't remember the DJ's name, e[Dsus2/E]veryone kn[Bm7]ows who you are
A[G]nd we'll never ch[Dsus2/E]ange, we'll ne[Bm7]ver have a ho[G]me
This is ours now for [Dsus2/E]awhile...
(Short instrumental break...can play song with or without it)
Bridge:
We're [G]exil[Dsus2/E]es We are e[G]xil[Dsus2/E]es so
We are exi[G]les so[Dsus2/E] slow
W[G]e are [Dsus2/E]exiles
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Verse 4:
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"Come and sing it out, you're the Come and sing it out
next best thing to the devil at the crossroads, at the
crossroads yeah
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"Ooooo ooooo oooooo oooooooo"
Chorus 3:
Cause [G]I recognize something in you that m[Dsus2/E]akes me fe[Bm7]el I'm not al[G]one
I recognize s[Dsus2/E]omething deeper t[Bm7]han I've ever kn[G]own
And we'll never ch[Dsus2/E]ange, we'll ne[Bm7]ver have a ho[G]me
This is ours now for [Dsus2/E]awhile...
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"We're exiles We are exiles..."