Biography:
The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the English rock band XTC in the mid-1980s. A studio-only project, the band released two vinyl albums: 25 O'Clock (1985) and Psonic Psunspot (1987), which drew upon influences of 1960s psychedelic music such as The Beatles, Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, The Kinks, The Byrds, The Pretty Things, and The Beach Boys (c. 1966). The two albums were released on a single CD under the title Chips from the Chocolate Fireball (An Anthology) in late 1987.
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2nd submission from the'Portrait Artist' of XTC's other alias... The Dukes Of Stratosphear
Collideascope
[Intro]
E B G E G B E B G Bb A G
Em Em+5
Collideascope
Em6 E7 F#m F#m
Careful don't look down the wrong end
F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm
You will see ships that fall out of the sky
Bm6 Bm7 F#m F#
Who put that nail in your eye
Em B7
You make me want to cry with your
Em Em
Collideascope
Em6 E7 F#m F#m
Everything looks smashed and broken
F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm
You will see fishes that drown in the sea
Bm6 Bm7 F#m F#
If you don't alter your mind
Em B7
I'd hate you to go blind why don't you
[Chours]
D G D G
Wakey Wakey Wakey Little Sleeper
D G
If you doze much longer
A Bbsus4
Then life turns to dreaming
D G D G
Wakey Wakey Wakey Little Sleeper
D G
If you doze much longer
A Bbsus4
Then dreams turn into nightmares
[Instrumental]
Em Em+5 Em6 E7 F#m F#m+5 F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm+5 Bm6 Bm7 F#m F# Em
B7
Em Em+5
Collideascope
Em6 E7 F#m F#m+5
Everything looks topsy turvy
F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm+5
You will see one young girl split into two
Bm6 Bm7 F#m F#
One half who's false one half true
Em B7
You better get your glue ready
[Repeat Chours]
[Instrumental #2]
Em Em+5 Em6 E7 F#m F#m+5 F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm+5 Bm6 Bm7 F#m F# Em
B7
[Repeat Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Em Em
Collideascope
Em6 E7 F#m F#m
Careful don't look down the wrong end
F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm
All the world's colours will crash into one
Bm6 Bm7 F#m F#
Monochrome living's no fun
Em B7
You're staring down a gun with your
Em
Collideascope...
Collideascope
[Intro]
E B G E G B E B G Bb A G
Em Em+5
Collideascope
Em6 E7 F#m F#m
Careful don't look down the wrong end
F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm
You will see ships that fall out of the sky
Bm6 Bm7 F#m F#
Who put that nail in your eye
Em B7
You make me want to cry with your
Em Em
Collideascope
Em6 E7 F#m F#m
Everything looks smashed and broken
F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm
You will see fishes that drown in the sea
Bm6 Bm7 F#m F#
If you don't alter your mind
Em B7
I'd hate you to go blind why don't you
[Chours]
D G D G
Wakey Wakey Wakey Little Sleeper
D G
If you doze much longer
A Bbsus4
Then life turns to dreaming
D G D G
Wakey Wakey Wakey Little Sleeper
D G
If you doze much longer
A Bbsus4
Then dreams turn into nightmares
[Instrumental]
Em Em+5 Em6 E7 F#m F#m+5 F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm+5 Bm6 Bm7 F#m F# Em
B7
Em Em+5
Collideascope
Em6 E7 F#m F#m+5
Everything looks topsy turvy
F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm+5
You will see one young girl split into two
Bm6 Bm7 F#m F#
One half who's false one half true
Em B7
You better get your glue ready
[Repeat Chours]
[Instrumental #2]
Em Em+5 Em6 E7 F#m F#m+5 F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm+5 Bm6 Bm7 F#m F# Em
B7
[Repeat Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Em Em
Collideascope
Em6 E7 F#m F#m
Careful don't look down the wrong end
F#m6 F#m7 Bm Bm
All the world's colours will crash into one
Bm6 Bm7 F#m F#
Monochrome living's no fun
Em B7
You're staring down a gun with your
Em
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