By Starlight
by the Smashing Pumpkins · posted by ,,,
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- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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By starlight I'll kiss you
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And promise to be your one and onl-y
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I'll make you feel happy
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And leave you to be lost in mi-ne
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And where will we go, what will we d-o?
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Soon said I, we’ll know
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And, are you just like me?
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Dead eyes, dead eyes, are you just like me?
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Her eyes, her eyes were as vacant as the seas, yea-h
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Dead eyes, dead ey-es, are you just like me?
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And all along, we knew we'd carry on
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Just to be-lo-ng
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By starlight I know you
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As lovely as a wish granted tru-e
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My life has been empty, my life has been un-tru-e
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And does she really know, who I really a-m?
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And does she really know me a-t la-st
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And are you just like me?
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Dead eyes, dead eyes, are you just like me?
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Her eyes, her eyes were as vacant as the seas, yea-h
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Dead eyes, dead eyes, are you just like me?
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And are you just like meeeee?
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And are yo-u just li-ke me?
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And are you just like meeeee?
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Hooooo, hoo. Hooo, hoo