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The Unwritten Law

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Paice)

From "The House Of Blue Light" 1972.

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Verse:
 
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Chorus:
 
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  I’ve got the evidence  I know you broke_______ the unwritten law 
  
 
 
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                Another town another one___ night stand___ You know____
 
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  You broke the law______________________
 
 
Interlude:
 
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Tabbed by Maxime Legault