Nicky Wire Break My Heart Slowly
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Intro: "It’s scary to watch someone you love go into the centre of himself and confront
fears... Fear of failure, fear of death, fear of going insane
You have to fail a little, die a little, go insane a little to come out the other side."
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Break my heart slowly
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Dora Maar said to me
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She came to me in a dream
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Reaching out for luck with fear
She said:
F E G F
"Hold on, hold on, hold on to your gun"
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It was cold, the night was black
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You could feel her freezing hands
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Exiting a life of chance
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Painted dead a million times
She said:
F E G F
"Hold on, hold on, hold on to your gun"
F
If your life has changed
E
If it makes no sense
G
You can carry on
F
If you still belong
F
If your life has changed
E
If it makes no sense
G
You can carry on
F
If you still belong
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C’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon,
c’mon
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Break my heart slowly
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Break my heart slowly
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So c’mon now, c’mon now
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So c’mon, c’mon, c’mon
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So c’mon now, c’mon now
C* C C/B Am
So c’mon, c’mon, c’mon
End on C*