Dirty Pretty Things – 9 Lives (Ukulele)

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Great track featured on NME's Love Music Hate Racism Free CD.
Dm (022000)
Am (x02210) (Can be played 577555 in chorus but optional)
E7 (7678xx) Intro Dm Dm Dm Dm E7 Dm
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May the Lord have mercy on me since I kicked him in the teeth 

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I said bye bye sinning days - fare thee well 

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Could have stopped at number two but there was so much left to do 

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Does cheating on her send you straight to hell

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Phone wakes me up at three, a naked body lies next to me 

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Who slipped her the mickey - bye bye 
Run-up of E--0-2-3 Chorus:
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Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day 

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Don’t know any other way - La la la 

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As for life number four - wasted in the arms of whores 

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Farewell to innocence, fare thee well 

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Smoked my fifth life into black clouds, not a stitch left to be proud of 

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Bye bye to these five lives, fare thee well 

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Six little lives, six dirty lives, 

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talking rubbish and scrapping through the night 

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Farewell innocence fare thee well 
Run-up of E--0-2-3 Chorus:
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Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day 

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Don’t know any other way - La la la  

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Seventh life making friends with God but he just wouldn’t call me back 

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Bye bye redemption, fare thee well 

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Eight lives count down the days, that colossal fall from grace 

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Back to Pentonville to be alone 

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One lonely life on its knees cursing all he sees 

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And praying down the barrel of a gun 
Run-up of E--0-2-3 Chorus:
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Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day 

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Don’t know any other way - La la la 

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Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day 

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Don’t know any other way - La la la 
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