Keep It
Dexys Midnight RunnersVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
The world lives in your front room
You're sitting happy in gloom
Fate worries you, you will not give her room
You give credit for might, inspiration and sight,
But you miss the point, you won't join in the fight
You think to use is to lose
So you're clinging, pulling, pleading
Try to keep it safe
Keep it cosy but it feels so out of place
You're feeling a loss but you're not fit to make it
You're offered so much but you're frightened to take it.
It never was really proved, never was understood,
But there really is no virtue in the good
They're shouting so loud that they'd do better to mine
You're deafened and you cannot hear the rhyme
But secrets in whispers pull you, try to tempt you
Try and keep it safe
Keep it cosy but it feels so out of place
You're feeling a loss but you're not fit to make it
You're offered so much but you're not going to take it.
You beg for help and advice, how to handle your life,
But you dare not move, you cannot pay the price
Chances slip, you just shatter, flatter, forget what matters
Spout your lines, read all your books
You hear the sounds, miss all the hooks
Your best is what you least understand
You hate the graft, won't join the race,
You're scared to scar your pretty face
State now cos your head's in the sand.
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Readable chord sheet for Keep It by Dexys Midnight Runners
[A] [F#] [E7] [D] [A] The world lives [C#]in your front [F#]room You're sitting happy in [E]gloom [E7] Fate [D]worries you, you will not give her [A]room You give [C#]credit for [F#]might, inspiration and [E]sight, [E7] But you [D]miss the point, you won't join in the [A]fight You think to [C#]use is to [F#]lose So you're [F#]clinging, pulling, pleading [D]Try to keep it [E]safe Keep it [D]cosy but it feels so out of [E]place You're feeling a [D]loss but you're not fit to [E]make it You're offered so [D]much but you're frightened to [E]take it. [A] [F#] [A] It never [C#]was really [F#]proved, never was unders[E]tood, [E7] But there [D]really is no virtue in the [A]good They're [C#]shouting so [F#]loud that they'd do better to [E]mine [E7] You're [D]deafened and you cannot hear the [A]rhyme But [C#]secrets in [F#]whispers pull you, try to tempt you [D]Try and keep it [E]safe Keep it [D]cosy but it feels so out of [E]place You're feeling a [D]loss but you're not fit to [E]make it You're offered so [D]much but you're not going to [E]take it. [A] [F#] [E7] [D] [A] You beg for [C#]help and ad[F#]vice, how to handle your [E]life, [E7] But you [D]dare not move, you cannot pay the [A]price Chances [C#]slip, you just [F#]shatter, flatter, forget what matters [D]Spout your lines, read all your books You [E]hear the sounds, miss all the hooks Your [D]best is what you least unders[E]tand You [D]hate the graft, won't join the race, You're [E]scared to scar your pretty face [D]State now cos your head's in the [E]sand. [D] [E] [A] [E] [D] [E]