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Keep It A Mystery

Singles And Non Album Tracks

Keep It A Mystery
(B-Side "All That I'm Allowed")

Intro: Gm    A/G   Cm/G   Gm

Gm        A/G      Cm/G           Gm
Keep it a mystery; keep it to yourself

Eb          Bb/D        F
I'm always watching and I'll always help


Gm        A/G      Cm/G            Gm
Keep it a mystery; keep turning it on

Eb             Bb/D            F
You're hiding something that's keeping me warm


            Gm         Eb  Bb      F       Bb/F   F
Daylight is coming and shadows are gone

           Gm            D      D/F#   Gm
Keep it a mystery 'til night's coming on

Keep it a mystery and don't let it drift
It's like the ocean; it's nature's dark gift
A common addiction couldn't be like this
It's strangely compelling and I can't resist

Daylight is coming and shadows are gone
Keep it a mystery 'til night's coming on


         Eb               F          Bb add Eb (Harmonica: Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Eb Bb)
'Cause I want to see that mystery in me

      Eb                     F                Bb add Eb (Harmonica: Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Eb Bb)
And I want to sleep with the secrets that you keep

              A             A/C#           Dm  Dsus4(Harmonica: Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Dsus4 Dm)
And I want to wake with the magic that you make

Cm                     Cm/A              D    Am6/E D/F#
Running up and down my spine like when a fault line shakes

          Eb         F           Bb
Keep it a mystery, a mystery for me

          Eb         D  D/F#      Gm
Keep it a mystery, a mystery for me



          Eb               Gm
I want to hide, I want to watch

          F                           Bb
I want to draw back the blinds and be caught

          Eb            Gm
I want to hang on every word


          Cm                Cm/Eb     D        D/E   D/F#
I want to know that my breath-ing was heard

Solo: Gm  A/G  Cm/G  Gm  Eb  B/D  F (Bb  F)  Gm  Eb  Bb  F (Bb F)  Gm D 
D7/F#  Gm

'Cause I want to see that mystery in me
And I want to sleep with the secrets that you keep
And I want to wake with the magic you make
Running up and down my spine like when a fault line shakes

Oh, I want to see that mystery in me
And I want to sleep with the secrets that you keep
And I want to wake with the magic you make
Running up and down my spine like when a fault line shakes


              Eb         F           Bb
And keep it a mystery, a mystery for me

              Eb         D  D/F#     Gm   A/G
And keep it a mystery, a mystery for me



[                 Cm/G     Gm  Gm  A/G]
 Keep it a mystery                              (Repeat  4 times)

                 Cm/G (hold)    Gm (glis.)
Keep it a mystery 


Transcribed by Darren Crosby