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Ed Sheeran falls in love

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In his latest single, “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran is thinking about love. He has fallen for a girl and hopes that they’ll be together forever.

This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.

ABOUT ED SHEERAN

Name: Edward Christopher Sheeran
Nationality: English
Style: Pop, folk
Albums: X (2014), + (2011)
Label: Asylum, Atlantic

In brief: Born to Irish and English parents in West Yorkshire, England, this 23-year-old singer-songwriter learned to play guitar as a child. Ed began writing songs when he was still in high school. He rose to fame after the release of his debut single, “The A Team,” which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 2011. His first album, + (Plus), reached No. 1 on the UK Albums chart and has so far sold more than a million copies in the UK. The album features the smash hit single, “Lego House.” Released in June last year, Ed’s latest album, X (Multiply), reached No. 1 on many music charts around the world, including the UK Albums, the US Billboard 200 and the Australian Albums charts. The album features the hits “Sing,” “One” and “Thinking Out Loud.”

If you like Ed Sheeran, check out: Greyson Chance, Sam Smith and James Blunt

Website: http://edsheeran.com

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“Thinking Out Loud”

By Ed Sheeran

When your legs don’t work
Like they used to before
And I can’t sweep you off of your feet
Will your mouth still remember
The taste of my love
Will your eyes still smile
From your cheeks

And darling I will be loving you
Till we’re 70
And baby my heart could still fall
As hard at 23
And I’m thinking about how
People fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of a hand
Well, me, I fall in love with you
Every single day
And I just wanna tell you I am

Chorus

So honey now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light
Of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart
I’m thinking out loud
That maybe we found love
Right where we are

When my hair’s all but gone
And my memory fades
And the crowds
Don’t remember my name
When my hands don’t play
The strings the same way
I know you will still love me the same

‘Cause honey your soul
Could never grow old
It’s evergreen
And baby your smile’s forever
In my mind and memory

I’m thinking about how people fall in love
In mysterious ways
Maybe it’s all part of a plan
Well, I’ll just keep on
Making the same mistakes
Hoping that you’ll understand

(Chorus)

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Exercises

Specify whether each of the following words is used in the lyrics as a noun, adverb or adjective.

1. still ………………

2. taste ………………

3. forever ………………

4. same ………………

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