FORMER OWNER - Del Amitri Intro: A - Bm7 2x A Bm7 - So who was first A Bm7 Obviously not me A Bm7 She's locked up in - side herself A Bm7 And I can't get anything free A Bm7 So won't somebody tell me please E Bm7 A Why the former owner al - ways keeps the keys Bm7 There's no bubbles to burst A Bm7 No bursting out crying nor dying of thirst A Bm7 She's utterly tied to somebody else A Bm7 And it seems he got there first A Bm7 And no, I'm not un - tying A Bm7 The reins around her neck that she feels A Bm7 And I won't try to prise out of her the truth anymore A Bm7 When she lies about the things that she sees E Bm7 Bm6 Because the former owner al - ways keeps the keys Break: Bm6 E7 A Dmaj7 There's no calling A Dmaj7 Come here, you're necessary to me A Dmaj7 There's no ex - citement in her face when I im - plore A Dmaj7 Cor - rupt me and confess to me some more A And when we hear trees falling Bm7 Or see people disappearing A Bm7 Her e - motions won't be reached or re - leased E Because the former owner is Bm7 E (keeping the keys) Bm7 keeping the keys A Like a ticket inspector Bm7 running for a bus A Bm7 Irony's revenge sur - rounds us A And it's i - ronic that he promised you Bm7 he'd never let you go A Bm7 When he's left you used-up and dis - turbed A Bm7 And I said Just as the early bird catches the worm A Bm7 The early cat catches the bird E Bm7 A Bm7 - But that former owner is keeping his word E - Bm7 A keeping his word Bm7 - A REP & FADE A x02220 Bm7 x24232 E 022100 Bm6 x20434 E7 020130 Dmaj7 xx0222
