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Philby by Rory Gallagher

Now ain't it strange that I (1)________ like Philby,
There's a (2)________________ in my soul,
I'm lost in transit in a (3)________________ city,
I can't (4)________ in (5)________ the cold,
I'm deep in (6)____________ on a (7)____________ mission,
Contact's broken down,
Time (8)__________ by, I'm above suspicion,
There's a voice on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well it sure is dark in (9)________ (10)__________________ city,
Contact's (11)__________ (12)__________ show,
I've got a (13)________ (14)__________ can't be broken,
My (15)________ never (16)________ to close,
Well, I'm standing (17)________ in the silent city,
Shadows falling down,
I'm disconnected but I don't need pity,
The night's gonna burn on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now ain't it funny that I feel (18)________ Philby,
A (19)________________ on a foreign shore,
I've got my plans and I (20)________ move quickly,
There's a (21)__________ upon the door,
Still in (22)______________ and I'm close to danger,
My (23)__________ can't be blown,
It's getting strange and it's getting crazy,
Tell me, what is (24)__________ 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, must be moving on.
All night long my mind's been burning,
Makes me feel (25)________ a long, long way (26)________ home,

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city
I can't come in from the (27)________
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