Girl Singing In The Wreckage
By Black Box Recorder, on their debut album #England Made Me#, 1998

It's my
A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4)             Dprimary (xx0232@1)instinct to protect the child
A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)           C#m (x13321@4)   D (xx0232@1)(transitory notes: d/ (xx0231@1)c#/ (x13321@4)d/ c#)
          Girl singing in the wreckage
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)     C#m (x13321@4)   DMy (xx0232@1)dress is torn, my hair is wild
A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)           C#m (x13321@4)   D (xx0232@1)         Girl singing in the wreckage

A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4)        DMy (xx0232@1)first kiss,      my early boyfriend
A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)           C#m (x13321@4)   D (xx0232@1)         Girl singing in the wreckage
A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1)  C#m (x13321@4)             DWet (xx0232@1)weekends,   new years eve parties
A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)           C#m (x13321@4)   D (xx0232@1)         Girl singing in the wreckage

(Am arpeggio)
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A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)     C#m (x13321@4)        DMy (xx0232@1)18th birthday,  I'll die of boredom
A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)           C#m (x13321@4)   D (xx0232@1)         Girl singing in the wreckage
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)C#m (x13321@4)              DMy (xx0232@1)private world   is smashed right open
A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)           C#m (x13321@4)   D (xx0232@1)         Girl singing in the wreckage

A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1) C#m (x13321@4)      DMy (xx0232@1)1st trip,  my expectations
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)              C#m (x13321@4)   DI (xx0232@1)had a dream that it would end like this
A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)C#m (x13321@4)     DNo (xx0232@1)destiny,   No destination
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)                 C#m (x13321@4)  (tacet)
You hit the ground and then it stops

(Am arpeggio)
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B (x2444x@1)         F# (244322@1)    D#m (xx4342@1)            EI (022100@1)miss my hometown,    it's nothing special
B (x2444x@1)      F# (244322@1)              D#m (xx4342@1)      ECall (022100@1)my parents let them know I've arrived
B (x2444x@1)           F# (244322@1)      D#m (xx4342@1)           EMy (022100@1)primary instinct is to protect the child
B (x2444x@1)         F# (244322@1)             D#m (xx4342@1)   ESend (022100@1)the postcard from the airport


That s what I could figure out, but all comments welcome.
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