Adele - Chasing Pavements

"Chasing Pavements" is a 2007 song by English soul singer Adele, from her debut album 19. It was the second single from the album, after "Hometown Glory". It was released digitally in Ireland on 13 January 2008 and entered the Irish singles chart at number 26 through download sales alone. Having received a physical release, the single then leaped 19 places to number seven, where it peaked. On 20 January, the single entered at number two in the UK singles chart on downloads alone. "Chasing Pavements" was the 27th best selling single of 2008 in the UK, with over 280,000 sales. It was Adele's first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and has sold over 1,200,000 digital copies as of October 2011

The song was inspired by an incident Adele had with a former boyfriend of six months. At 6am, after learning he had cheated on her, she went to the bar he was at and punched him in the face. After being thrown out, Adele walked down the street alone and thought to herself, "What is it you're chasing? You're chasing an empty pavement." She sang and recorded it on her mobile phone and arranged the chords when she got home.

Chasing Pavements lyrics:
I've made up my mind
don't need to think it over
if I'm wrong I am right
don't need to look no further
this ain't lust I know this is love

but if I tell the world
I'll never say enough
cos it was not said to you
and that's exactly what I need to do
if I end up with you

should I give up
or should I just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads no where,
or would it be a waste
even if I knew my place should i leave it there.
should I give up
or should I just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere

I build myself up
and fly around in circles
waiting as my heart drops
and my back begins to tingle
finally could this be it

or should I give up
or should I just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads no where,
or would it be a waste
even if I knew my place should i leave it there.
should I give up
or should I just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere

yeaaah ehh

should I give up
or should I just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads no where,
or would it be a waste
even if I knew my place
should I leave it there

should I give up
or should I just keep on chasing pavements
should I just keep on chasing pavements

ohhhh ahhhh

should I give up
or should I just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere
or would it be a waste
even if I knew my place
should I leave it there

should I give up
or should I just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere

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