Aftermath (video)

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1. Now the radio stutters, snaps to life,

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some sour song that sets it right,

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and when London falls, he’d like to call, but the stars collide.

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They’re beautiful and much maligned

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in a universe where you see the worst,

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and it’s up to you to fix it.

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Now you’ve worked it out, and you see it all,

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and you’ve worked it out, and you see it all,

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and you want to shout, how you see it all. + F

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2. It’s easy to dismiss the what’s it all about crowd,

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there is no doubt, it’s this, here, now.

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And you close your eyes, he’s not coming back.

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So you’ve worked it out, overfeed the cat,

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and the plants are dry, and they need to drink,

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so you do your best and you flood the sink,

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sit down in the kitchen and cry.

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Now you’ve worked it out, and you see it all,

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and you’ve worked it out, and you see it all,

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and you want to shout, how you see it all.

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3. Now the universe left you for a runners lap,

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it feels like home when it comes crushing back.

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And it makes you laugh, and it makes you cry,

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when London falls and you’re still alive.

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The radio stutters, it makes you laugh,

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and the aftermath open up your eyes, you are so alive.

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Now you’ve worked it out, and you see it all,

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and you’ve worked it out, and you see it all,

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and you want to shout, how you see it all.

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+ Now you’ve worked it out, and you see it all,

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now you’ve worked it out, and you see it all.

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(orig. = capo 5th) (R.E.M.)