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      "Distractions" (Capo: 3rd. fret)

_____Intro:

 Em  Ebm  Dm  Em
 C7/E  C#dim/E  Am/E  Em
 Em  B(add b9)  Dmaj7  Bb/G#

_____Verse: 1

Em7                      F#m7
 What is this thing in life
           F#7          Bm
 That persuades me to spend
                 Em7
 time away from you?
                     F#m7
 If you can answer this
         F7         Bm(add 9)  Bm
 You can have the moon
Em7                    F#m7
 This is the place to be
    F#7          Bm  Bm/A   
 Anyway you can see
                   Em7
 There's a lovely view

 Why are there always
 F#m7         F7          Bmaj7  C#m7/B  Bmaj7    
 So many other things to do?_____

_____Chorus:

     G       G/B    C               D                 Em7
 Distractions, like butterflies are buzzing 'round my head
            C               D
 When I'm alone I think of you
                   Em7              Em7/D     C
 And the life we'd lead If we could only be free
        D/C      G(add 9)  G/B  C  D  Em9  Bm7/E 
 From these distractions,       ooh__

_____Verse: 2

Em7                     F#m7
 The postman's at the door
           F#7         Bm                  Em7
 While the telephone rings on the kitchen wall
                       F#m7      F7           Bm(add 9)  Bm
 Pretend we're not at home and they'll disappear, ooh______
Em7               F#m7        F#7         Bm  Bm/A
 I wanna be with you, tell me what I can do?
                  Em7                      F#m7         
 Nothing is too small, away from all this jazz
             F7           Bmaj7  C#m7/B  Bmaj7
 We could do anything at all_____

_____Chorus:

     G       G/B    C               D                 Em7
 Distractions, like butterflies are buzzing 'round my head
            C               D
 When I'm alone I think of you
                     Em7            Em7/D      C
 And the things we'd do if we could only be through
        D/C      G(add 9)  G/B  C  D  Em9  Bm7/E 
 with these distractions

_____Modulate Guitar solo, whole step

 F#m9  G#m7  G#7  C#m  F#m7
 F#m9  G#m7  G#7  C#m
 F#m9  G#m7  G#7  C#m  F#m7
 Em9   Bb7-5

_____Verse: 3

Em7                     F#m7     F#7
 I'll find a peaceful place far away
            Bm             Em7
 From the noise of a busy day___
                         F#m7 
 Where we can spend our nights
   F7                Bmaj7  C#m7/B  Bmaj7
 Counting shooting stars____

_____Chorus:

     G       G/B    C               D                 Em7
 Distractions, like butterflies are buzzing 'round my head
            C               D
 When I'm alone I think of you
                     Em7            Em7/D      C
 And the things we'd do if we could only be through
        D/C      G(add 9)  G/B
 With these distractions
      C                   D                 Em7
 like butterflies they're buzzing 'round my head
            C               D
 When I'm alone I think of you
                   Em7              Em7/D     C
 And the life we'd lead If we could only be free
        D/C      Gmaj9      
 From these distractions
    

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