Tom: C
Intro (0:04)
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Riff (0:24)
G Em G Em
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C D Am D
Verse (0:40)
Em C D
Floods of tears and doors slamming
Em C D
Stamping feet across the landing
Am Em
Because of your obligation
Am D
To stay home and fight
Em C D
Sitting down to a composition
Em C D
Test the limits of your inhibition
Am Em
If the phone hasn't rung by midnight
Am D
It's over tonight
Chorus (1:13)
G Em G Em
If someone tried, you'd realise
C D
It's just a boy or a girl
Am D
It's not the end of the world
Verse (1:30)
Em C D
Piles of toast and broken promises
Em C D
Among the books and pens and reading glasses
Am Em
It seems there's no escape from the humdrum
Am D
It's over and done
Chorus (1:45)
G Em G Em
If someone tried, you'd realise
C D
It's just a boy or a girl
Am D
It's not the end of the world
G Em G Em
If someone cried, you'd sympathise
C D
It's just a boy or a girl
Am D
It's not the end of the world
Bridge 2:18
Gm7 C7/G Am/F Dm7
At midnight in desperation
G7 C7/G F7 Gm Dm Bm
Imagine total teenage destruction
Solo (with intro riff) 2:38
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G Em G Em
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Riff (2:57)
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C D Am D
Verse (3:13)
Em C D
The Prophets all predicted extinction
Em C D
The Virgin spoke in apparitions
Am Em
And if it all came to pass now
Am D
You feel we'd all deserve it somehow
Chorus (3:29)
G Em
But if someone tried (you'd realise)
G Em
You'd realise (and sympathise)
C D
It's just a boy or a girl
Am D
It's not the end of the world
G Em
If someone cried (you'd sympathise)
G Em
You'd sympathise (and realise)
C D
It's just a boy or a girl
Am D
It's not the end of the world
It's not the end
Outro (4:05)
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