Tempted — Squeeze

Chords and lyrics for Tempted by Squeeze (key of Bm).

Intro

[B] [B/A] [E/G#] [E]

Verse 1

I bought a [B]toothbrush, some [B/A#]toothpaste
[G#m]A flannel for my face
[C#]Pajamas, a [C#]hairbrush
[Em]New shoes [Em]and a case
[Bm]I said to my [Bm]reflection
Let's get [F#m]out of this [G/A]place[A]

Bridge 1

[D]Past the [E]church and the [E]steeple
The [G]laundry on the [G]hill
The [B]billboards and the [B]buildings
[A/E]Memories of it [A#/E#]still
Keep [D/F#]calling and [E]calling
But [D/F#]forget it all
I know I [G7/F][E]will[E7]

Chorus

[B]Tempted by the [B/A]fruit of [E/G#]another[E]
[B]Tempted but the [B/A]truth is [E/G#]discovered[E]
What's been [C#]going on
Now that [F#]you have gone
There's no [B]other[B/A]
[E/G#]Tempted by the [E]fruit of [B]another[B/A]
[E/G#]Tempted but the [E]truth is [C#m]discovered[Em]

Verse 2

I'm at the [B]car park, the [B/A#]airport
[G#m]The baggage carousel
The[C#] people keep on [C#]crowding
I'm [Em]wishing I was [Em]well
I [Bm]said it's no [Bm]occasion
It's no [F#m]story I could [G/A]tell[A]

Bridge 2

[D]At my [E]bedside empty [E]pocket
A [G]foot without a [G]sock
Your [B]body gets much [B]closer
I [A/E]fumble for the [A#/E#]clock
[D/F#]Alarmed by the [E]seduction
I [D/F#]wish it would [G7/F]stop[E7][E]

Chorus 2

Verse 3

I bought a [B]novel, some [B/A#]perfume
[G#m]A fortune all for you
[C#]But it's not my [C#]conscience
That [Em]hates to [Em]be untrue
I [Bm]asked of my [Bm]reflection
What is [F#m]there to [G/A]do?[D][A]

Chorus 3

Outro

[B]Tempted by the [B/A]fruit of [E/G#]another[E]
[B]Tempted but the [B/A]truth has[E/G#] [E]discovered
[B]Tempted by the [B/A]fruit of [E/G#]another[E]
[B]Tempted but the [B/A]truth has[E/G#] [E]discovered
What's been [C#m]going on[B][Em]
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