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Pompeii

by Bastille

Written by: Dan Smith

POMPEII Dan Smith Bastille A E C#m ~ ^Eh.||: h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| B B 1. | h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh. :|| 2. | h^eh ^oh ~ eh^Oh / | A E C#m7 B-4 B ||: I^was left tt tt | to^my ow nn devi.| ii i^i i^i i^i.| ii ces ss / | ||: We^were caught tt tt | up^and lo st in^all.| ll l^of f our ^vi.| ii ces ss / | A E C#m7 B-4 B | Many da ys ss | ^fell a ^way yy with | noth h^ing gg to^show.| w^w ww / And^the | | In^your po se ee | ^as the ^dust tt / | set t^tled dd around.| d^us ss / And^the | A E C#m B | walls kept tumbling g^down.| nn in^the city that^we | lo oo oo v^e.| ee ee / Grey | A E C#m B | clouds roll over the^hills.| ss Bringing darkness s^from=a | boo o oo v^e.| ee ee // | n.c. A E | ~ ^But if^you close your^eyes.| ss ss ~ ^does it^al.| l most feel like ^noth.| C#m B A | hh ing changed at^all.| l^And if^you close your^eyes.| s^s ss ~ ^does it^al.| E C#m B | l most feel like ^you’ve.| ee been here before.| ee ee / How^am.| A E B | m=I^gonna be^an optimist about.| t^this ss / ~ How=am.| A E | m=I^gonna be^an optimist about.| B B A 1. | t^this ss // :|| 2. | t^this ss // | ~ Eh^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| E C#m B | ~ Eh^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| ~ Eh^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| ~ Eh^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Oh.| A E C#m B-4 B | h^where do^we e be ^gin.| nn nn / The^rub.| b le or our ^sins.| ss ss / ~ ^Oh.| A E C#m B-4 B | h^where do^we e be ^gin.| nn nn / The^rub.| b le or our ^sins.| ss ss / And^the | CHORUS B A E 3. | t^this^if^you close your^eyes.| s^s ss ~ ^Aoes it^al.| l most feel like ^noth.| C#m B A | h^ing gg g changed ^at.| t^all l ll ^Eh.| h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| E C#m B | h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| A E C#m | h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh ~ ^Eh.| B | h^eh ^oh ~ eh^oh / ||

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Pompeii is performed by Bastille and written by Dan Smith. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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