I bought a tooth brush, some (G)tooth paste, a (Am)flan nel for my face, pa ja (D)peo mas, a hair grab brush, new (Fm)shoes and a case.
was well.
I (Cm7)said to my re flec tion, let’s get (Gm7)out of this place.
tell.
(Eb)Past the church and the stee pock ple, the (Ab)laun dry on the hill, Your (C)bill boards and the build ings, I (Bb)mem ’ries of it still keep call (Cm7)larmed ing
and call (F)duc ing.
But for get (Eb)wish it all,
I know I will.
(C)Tempt ed by the (C)fruit of an oth er,
(C)tempt ed, but the (C)truth is dis cov ered
what’s been (D7)go in’ on.
And now that (Dm7)you have gone, there’s no oth er.
(F)Tempt ed by the (F)fruit of an oth er,
(F)tempt ed, but the (F)truth is dis cov ered.
I’m at the car park, the (G)air port, the (Am)bag gage car ou sel, pa the (D)peo ple keep on grab bin’, ain’t (Fm)wish in’ a I was well.
I (Cm7)said it’s no oc ca sion, it’s no (Gm7)sto ry I can tell.
(Eb)At my bed side emp ty pock ets, a (Ab)foot with out a sock.
Your (C)bod y gets much clos er, I (Bb)fum ble for the clock.
keep A (Cm7)larmed by
the se (F)duc tion,
I for get (Eb)wish it all,
that it would stop.
(C)Tempt ed by the (C)fruit of an oth er,
(C)tempt ed, but the (C)truth is dis cov ered
what’s been (D7)go in’ on.
And now that (Dm7)you have gone, there’s no oth er.
(F)Tempt ed by the (F)fruit of an oth er,
(F)tempt ed, but the (F)truth is dis cov ered.
I’m at the car
I bought a nov el, some (G)per fume, a (Am)for tune all for you,
(D)but it’s not my con science that (Fm)hates to be un true.
I (Cm7)asked of my re flec tion, tell me (Gm7)what is there to do?
(F)tempt ed, but the (F)truth is dis (Dm7)cov
ered.
(C)Tempt ed by the (C)fruit of an oth er,
(C)tempt ed, but the (C)truth is dis cov ered.
(C)Tempt ed by the (C)fruit of an oth er,
(C)tempt ed, but the (C)truth is dis cov ered.
This page shows “Tempted” by Squeeze in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 92 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.