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Philby by Rory Gallagher

Now ain't it strange that I (1)________ like Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul,
I'm lost in (2)______________ in a lonesome city,
I can't come in from the cold,
I'm deep in action on a secret mission,
Contact's broken down,
Time drags by, I'm (3)__________ suspicion,
There's a voice on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well it (4)________ is dark in this (5)__________________ city,
Contact's never (6)__________ show,
I've got a code which can't be broken,
My eyes (7)__________ seem to close,
Well, I'm (8)________________ here in the silent city,
Shadows (9)______________ down,
I'm disconnected but I don't (10)________ pity,
The night's (11)__________ (12)________ on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now ain't it funny that I (13)________ like Philby,
A stranger on a (14)______________ shore,
I've got my plans and I must move quickly,
There's a knock upon the door,
Still in transit and I'm (15)__________ to danger,
My cover can't be blown,
It's getting (16)______________ and it's (17)______________ crazy,
Tell me, what is going on?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Four o'clock and nothing's moving,
Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring,
A Morning comes, (18)________ be moving on.
All night (19)________ my mind's been burning,
Makes me (20)________ (21)________ a long, long way from home,

Now ain't it (22)______________ that I (23)________ like Philby,
There's a (24)________________ in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city
I can't (25)________ in (26)________ the cold
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