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The Gift

The Jam
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Move  - Moove  - I've got the  gift of  life
Can't  you see  in the twinkle  of my eyes
I  can't stand  up and I  can't sit down
I  gotta keep movin',  I  gotta keep movin'
All  the time that gets wasted  hating
Why  don't you move together and make your heart  feel better
Groove  - Groove  - to the beat  of this drum
Feel  it the wind  and the warmth  of the sun
Don't  sit down  and don't  stand up
Keep  on movin'  - Keep  on movin'
Think  of your future and make  it grow
Why  don't you move together and make your heart  feel better
,  x 4
Take  a pinch of white and pinch  of black
Mix  it together and make your heart  feel better
 (ad lib shouting) A, D to palm mute
solo --------------------------------------------------------|
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---7-7-5------5---7-7-5-------7-7-5------5--7-7-5-------|
--------7-5-7----------7-5-7-------7-5-7---------7-5-7--|
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Take  a pinch of white and pinch  of black
Tell  you to move together and make your heart  feel better
Move  - Move  - we got the gift  of life
Go  and shout  it from your roof  mountain top
Give  it to me once  and give  it to me twice
We  gotta keep movin'  - we  gotta keep movin'
Ow!!!
Take  a man from the east,  a  man from the west
Put  'em together,  Can you tell  the difference?!!

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Readable chord sheet for The Gift by The Jam

[A]  [D]

[A]Move - M[D]oove -  I've got th[A]e gift of[D] life
[A]Can't you [D]see in the [A]twinkle of my [D]eyes
[A]I can't st[D]and up and [A]I can't sit [D]down
[A]I gotta keep [D]movin', I[A] gotta keep m[D]ovin'

[Fm]All the time that gets w[E]asted hating
[Fm]Why don't you move together and make your [E]heart feel better

[A]Groove - [D]Groove  - to the [A]beat of this [D]drum
[A]Feel it the [D]wind and the [A]warmth of the [D]sun
[A]Don't sit [D]down and [A]don't stand [D]up
[A]Keep on [D]movin' - [A]Keep on [D]movin'

[Fm]Think of your future and [E]make it grow
[Fm]Why don't you move together and make your h[E]eart feel better

[A], [D]  x 4

[Fm]Take a pinch of white and [E]pinch of black
[Fm]Mix it together and make your h[E]eart feel better

(ad lib shouting) A, D to palm mute

solo   --------------------------------------------------------|
               --------------------------------------------------------|
               ---7-7-5------5---7-7-5-------7-7-5------5--7-7-5-------|
               --------7-5-7----------7-5-7-------7-5-7---------7-5-7--|
               --------------------------------------------------------|
               -------------------------------------------5------------|

[Fm]Take a pinch of white and p[E]inch of black
[Fm]Tell you to move together and make your [E]heart feel better

[A]Move - [D]Move - we got the [A]gift of [D]life
[A]Go and s[D]hout it from your r[A]oof mountain [D]top
[A]Give it to me o[D]nce and g[A]ive it to me [D]twice
[A]We gotta keep [D]movin' - w[A]e gotta keep [D]movin'

[A]Ow[D]!!!

[A]Take a man from the [D]east, a[A] man from the [D]west
[A]Put 'em t[D]ogether, Can you [A]tell the d[D]ifference?!!

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