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intro
F#m E G#m x2

verse
F#m E
the tide is high , sandbag your street!
G#m
converging , swelling channels meet
F#m E
the torrent roars , banks are breached
G#m
stay calm , be cool , a part at least

chorus
B G#m
the brakes are on , controlled retreat
A
quick – go – slowly , heart valve weak
B G#m
fairness flounders , sincere cheats
A
disgraced champions , taste defeat

verse
F#m E
beware the timely statement leak . . .
G#m
the trigger is the price of meat
F#m E
barricade your first floor doors
G#m
evacuate your sick and poor

chorus
B G#m
be larger picture , stronger , deep
A
be good , be bad , be more , elite . . .
B G#m
a prince of bread , a pint of peace
A
in middle earth , in middle east

bridge
F#m E G#m x2

chorus
B G#m
go east , go north , go south , go west
A
leave mouths open , with your best
B G#m
adapt to change , stay unimpressed
A
adopt : ’chekov’ , to family crest

then hold on the a until the end