Watchdogs (video) (intro)

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1. You try to close your ears, and you try to close your eyes,

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but the blasphemies keep coming, tempting you with lies.

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Give thanks for your protection,

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you watchdogs of the night,

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who hold the hungry wolves at bay,

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and keep them out of sight, out of sight.

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2. You just don't understand it but it strikes a distant chord,

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so you look for a way of escaping, and sanity's restored.

+ CHORUS

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3. You focus your direction, cloak tightly pulled around,

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but somewhere in the distance you can hear a haunting sound.

+ CHORUS + G - C - G - C (4x) + CHORUS

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4. You're in danger of corruption, and you're always running scared,

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you cannot make decisions, you're completely unprepared.

+ CHORUS + G - C - G - C (3x) …

(orig. = capo 2nd) (UB40)