Graham Parker - Discovering Japan lyrics

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Pre>[intro] bm d a (3 times)

D bm

Her heart is nearly breaking, the earth is nearly quaking

D a

The tokyo's taxi's braking, it's screaming to a halt

G a bm g

And there's nothing to hold on to when gravity betrays you

A d bm

And every kiss enslaves you-oo-oo

D bm

She knows how hard her heart grows under the nuclear shadows

D a

She can't escape the feeling repeating in her head

G a bm g

When after all the urges some kind of truth emerges

A

We felt the deadly surges

Bm a g d a

Discovering japan--an --an

Bm a g d a g d bm bm

Discovering japan--an --an

D bm

The gis only use her, they only ram right through her

D a

Giving an eastern promise, that they could never keep

G a bm g

Seeing a million miles, between their joke and smiles

A d

She heard their hard denials [don't pause]

Bm a

As the tears dropped sideways down her face, face

Bm a

I woke up talking in the tongue of a different race, race

Bm g

And as the flight touches down my watch says 8:02

F#m bm d a

But that's midnight to you,

Bm d a bm d a / g a

Midnight to you midight to you

D bm

I dreamed headlong collisions in jet lag panavisions

D a

I shouted sayonara it didn't mean goodbye

G a bm g

But lovers turn to posers show up in film exposures

A

Just like in travel brochures

Bm a g d a bm a g d a

Discovering japan discovering japan

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