Roxy Music – Strictly Confidential (Guitar)

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* always strum once [Intro] Dm* A* Bb* C* Dm* A* Bb* C* [Verse 1]
Dm                             Bb
  Before I die I'll write this letter

Dm                              Bb
  Here are the secrets you must know

Dm                           Bb
  Until the cloak of evening shadow

Dm                         Bb
  Changes to mantle of the dawn

Dm                            Bb
  Will it be sunny then I wonder
[Bridge]
Eb          Ab
Rolling and turning

Eb        Ab
How can I sleep?

Db           Gb
Hold on till morning

Db        A
What if I fall?
[Verse 2]
Dm                            Bb
  Over the hills and down the valleys

Dm                        Bb
  Soaring aloft and far below

Dm                          Bb
  Lying on stony ground the fragments

Dm                              Bb
  Truth is the seed we tried to sow

Dm                              Bb
  Marking the time spent on our journey

Dm                            Bb
  There isn't much we have to show

Dm                           Bb
  Counting the cost in money only

Dm                              Bb
  Strikes me as funny don't you know

Dm                                Bb
  Tongue tied the thread of conversation

Dm                                Bb
  Weighing the words one tries to use

Dm                    Bb
  Nevertheless communication

Dm                              Bb
  This is the gift you must not lose

Dm                          Bb
  Hauling me always are the voices (tell us are you ready now)

Dm                              Bb
  Sometimes I wonder if they're real (we're ready to receive you now)

Dm                     Bb
  Or is it my own imagination (have you any more to say?)

Dm                                Bb
  Guilt is a wound that's hard to heal (it's a cross you have to bear)

Dm                            Bb
  Could it be evil thoughts become me (tell us what you're thinking now)

Dm                              Bb
  Some things are better left unsaid
[Outro]
Eb      Ab
Magical moment

    Eb          Ab
The spell it is breaking

Db          Gb
There is no light here

Db          A*
Is there no key?