The Gift
by The Jam
intro: A, D
A D A D
Move - Moove - I've got the gift of life
A D A D
Can't you see in the twinkle of my eyes
A D A D
I can't stand up and I can't sit down
A D A D
I gotta keep movin', I gotta keep movin'
Fm E
All the time that gets wasted hating
Fm E
Why don't you move together and make your heart feel better
A D A D
Groove - Groove - to the beat of this drum
A D A D
Feel it the wind and the warmth of the sun
A D A D
Don't sit down and don't stand up
A D A D
Keep on movin' - Keep on movin'
Fm E
Think of your future and make it grow
Fm E
Why don't you move together and make your heart feel better
A, D x 4
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Fm E
Take a pinch of white and pinch of black
Fm E
Mix it together and make your heart feel better
(ad lib shouting) A, D to palm mute
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Fm E
Take a pinch of white and pinch of black
Fm E
Tell you to move together and make your heart feel better
A D A D
Move - Move - we got the gift of life
A D A D
Go and shout it from your roof mountain top
A D A D
Give it to me once and give it to me twice
A D A D
We gotta keep movin' - we gotta keep movin'
A,D
Ow!!!
A D A D
Take a man from the east, a man from the west
A D A D
Put 'em together, Can you tell the difference?!!
