Biography:
Tanita Tikaram (born 12 August 1969 in Münster, Germany) British-raised artist, born to a Malaysian mother and Indo-Fijian British army officer father. She is the sister of actor Ramon Tikaram and currently resides in London, UK.
As a singer-songwriter, Tikaram scored her greatest hit to date with Twist in My Sobriety, from her debut album Ancient Heart in 1988, when she was 19 years of age. After two years she released her second album The Sweet Keeper, containing songs such as Sunset's Arrived and Harm in Your Hands.
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C G Am
I'd never call this an unpleasant situation
G F C
I'd never teach you how to lie
C G Am
But sometimes I have been walking numb
G F C
And I must catch myself before I cry
G
Before I cry
C G Am
I never call anything ugly
G F C G
I never call anything strange and alone
C G Am
I never want to take things lightly
G F C
Like they have never been my own
F C G
Oh, don't, now I haven't heard it yet
F C
Oh, don't, I haven't heard
F Am G
But I know them and they are inclined to see
F Am G Am
Just who is and isn't a lover in the city
C G Am
I always thought I would be star bright
G F C
I always thought you'd feel it too
C G Am
But sometimes I have been making conversation
G F C
And I must catch myself before I'm down
G
I'm down on you
C G Am
I never think they would be scaring me
G F C
Sacred couples in this cold
C G Am
They look so fine in their eagerness
G F C
I wonder to myself just how they know
F C G
Oh, don't, now I haven't heard it yet
F C
Oh, don't, I haven't heard
F Am G
But I know them and they are inclined to see
F Am G Am
Just who is and isn't a lover in the city
F Am
I swear
G
I'm staking out the whole world
F Am
I swear
G
I'm staking out the whole world
F
I'm staking out the whole world
C G Am
I could never entertain you
G F C
I'd be far too scared to try
C G Am
But sometimes I have been talking dumb
G F C
And I forget myself and don't ask why
F C G
Oh, don't, now I haven't heard it yet
F C
Oh, don't, I haven't heard
F Am G
But I know them and they are inclined to see
F Am G Am
Just who is and isn't a lover in the city
(outro)
Am C Am C
I'd never call this an unpleasant situation
G F C
I'd never teach you how to lie
C G Am
But sometimes I have been walking numb
G F C
And I must catch myself before I cry
G
Before I cry
C G Am
I never call anything ugly
G F C G
I never call anything strange and alone
C G Am
I never want to take things lightly
G F C
Like they have never been my own
F C G
Oh, don't, now I haven't heard it yet
F C
Oh, don't, I haven't heard
F Am G
But I know them and they are inclined to see
F Am G Am
Just who is and isn't a lover in the city
C G Am
I always thought I would be star bright
G F C
I always thought you'd feel it too
C G Am
But sometimes I have been making conversation
G F C
And I must catch myself before I'm down
G
I'm down on you
C G Am
I never think they would be scaring me
G F C
Sacred couples in this cold
C G Am
They look so fine in their eagerness
G F C
I wonder to myself just how they know
F C G
Oh, don't, now I haven't heard it yet
F C
Oh, don't, I haven't heard
F Am G
But I know them and they are inclined to see
F Am G Am
Just who is and isn't a lover in the city
F Am
I swear
G
I'm staking out the whole world
F Am
I swear
G
I'm staking out the whole world
F
I'm staking out the whole world
C G Am
I could never entertain you
G F C
I'd be far too scared to try
C G Am
But sometimes I have been talking dumb
G F C
And I forget myself and don't ask why
F C G
Oh, don't, now I haven't heard it yet
F C
Oh, don't, I haven't heard
F Am G
But I know them and they are inclined to see
F Am G Am
Just who is and isn't a lover in the city
(outro)
Am C Am C
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