Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

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Verse 1

 Stevie said now don't look round they're watching us

 Two girls in the corner of that dodgy club

 And the grey eyes, the storm that I've come to know and wish for

 Before I caught a breath

 Well she was standing there

 We walked the streets of our town just talking

 And the dawn broke grey and freezing through the deserted blocks

 Just when your life is stale and there's reason there for everything

 Something comes to kick you up inside

Chorus

 Eleven sweet years and no nearer home

 A hundred thousands miles through this battle zone

 Still high on the wire above the hollow darkness

 Trying not to look down...

Verse 2

No Rest for the wicked is still how it goes

Twisted up and turning my bed alone

And separation pains like a blunted amputation

Pushing endless coms in the telephone

Chorus

Eleven sweet years and no nearer home...

[Special]

 So rest

  In these open arms and cry

  Until they come for you and tell

  And tell me everything that you've ever felt

  Tell me everything you want to see

Bridge

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Verse 3

Forever running even when we are standing still

Driven on and fired up as the whirlwinds blow

And shouting out inside

I'm proud of you, I'm proud of you

Ten thousand footsteps echo down the Brixton Road

Chorus

Eleven sweet years and no nearer home...

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