Graham Parker Paralysed Lyrics

Paralysed Lyrics

Pre>g	 355433
G/b 335433

Intro g	 g/b  c
G  g/b  c
G  g/b	 c
F	g   c

G  g/b	c				 d
I’ll wait for someone to tell me what I already know
G	 g/b	 c					 d
And I’ll wait for my grip to fail me then I’ll just let it go
Em    d   em	d
She’s so hard to please so I just freeze
Em	d	 c	 bm7
Nailed down by whispers, looks and sighs
C		  d	  c		 d
And I’m so paralysed, I am so paralysed

G g/b	  c					  d
I wait for you to disown me when you leave I won’t look
G g/b	   c					    d
I wait for someone to phone me with the phone off the hook
Em    d	 em	d
I get up to leave but I just deceive
Em	  d	 c	 bm7
You all the time pretending i’m
C	 d  c    f 	 c
So paralysed I’m so paralysed
G	   f    c  g	  f	   c	 d
I’m so paralysed	 I’m just paralysed

G g/b	  c					  d
I wait for mistakes to happen so I can’t put them right
G g/b	  c					  d
I wait for someone to latch on, but no-one’s that bright
Em	  d	   em   d
I say it can’t be done, let’s turn and run
Em  d	  c	   bm7
Completely normal in my own eyes
C		 d
To be so paralysed

D	   g			 g/b	 c
Got the fear of falling from a great height
D	 g		  g/b	    c
Can’t open my parachute stiff with fright
D  g		   g/b	c
I woke up naked in the  high street
D	 g	    g/b	 c
With lead boots on	  both feet

F	 c  g	    f	c
I was paralysed	 I’m so paralysed
G	   f    c  d
I’m so paralysed

Instrumental

Em	   d	  em	   d
She’s so hard to please so I just freeze
Em	   d    c	bm7
Nailed down by whispers, looks and sighs
D		 e	 d	   e
And I’m so paralysed, I am so paralysed
D		 e	d	  e
Got me so paralysed, I’m so paralysed
D 	  e	 d	   e
I am so paralyse, I am so paralysed

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