Shadowing Practice: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The club isn't the best place to find a lover, so the bar is where I go Me and my friends sat at the table doing shots, drinking fast and then we talk slow
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Come over and start up a conversation with just me and trust me I'll give it a chance now Take my hand,
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stop and bang the man on the jukebox and then we start to dance And now I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab on my waist and put that body on me Come on now, follow my lead Come on now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you
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We push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too
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I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love
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with your body I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body We're everyday discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you When we came, we let the story begin We're going out on our first date You and me are thrifty,
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so go all you can eat Fill up your bag and I fill up the plate
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We talk for hours and hours about the sweetness, sour And how your family's doing okay And even getting a taxi, kissing the backseat Tell the driver,
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make the radio play And I'm singing like, girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now,
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follow my lead I may be crazy, don't mind me Say boy, let's not talk too much Grab all my waste and put that body on me Come on now,
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follow my lead Come on now, follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you
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We push and pull like a magnet do But what my heart is falling to I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love
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with your body I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on
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I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnetic
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Although my heart is falling too
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I'm in love with your body Last night you were in my room
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Now my bed sheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love with
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your body I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body I really discover something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you
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The club isn't the best place to find a lover So the bar is where I go
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Me and my friends sat at the table Doing shots, drippin' fast and then we talk slow Come over and start up a conversation with just me And trust me,
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I'll give it a chance now Take my hand, stop and the man on the jukebox And then we start to dance and now I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me Come on now, follow my lead Come, come on now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet do
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Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room And now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, I'm in love with your body Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, I'm in love with your body Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you When we came, we let the story begin, we're going out on our first date You and me are thrifty,
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so go all you can eat Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate
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We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your family's doing okay
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And even getting a taxi, kissing the backseat Tell the driver, make the radio play And I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me I'm coming now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me I'm coming now, follow my lead I'm coming now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet,
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dude What my heart is falling to I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love
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with your body I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body Where they discover something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on
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I'm in love with the shape of you Push and pull like a magnetic
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But what my heart is falling to I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you Everything discovers something brand new
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I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby Come on, come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby Come on,
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come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby
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I'm in love with your body Every day discovery is something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you
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The club isn't the best place to find the lovers So the bar is where I go
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Me and my friends sat at the table doing shots Tripping fast and then we talk slow
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Come over and start up a conversation with just me And trust me, I'll give it a chance now Take my hand,
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stop, and the man on the jukebox And then we start to dance And now I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me Come on now, follow my lead I'm coming now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you
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We push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room And now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I,
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I'm in love with your body Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I, I'm in love with your body Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you When we came, we let the story begin, we're going out on our first date You and me are thrifty,
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so go all you can eat Fill up your bag and I fill up your plate
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We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your family's doing okay
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And even getting a taxi, kissing the backseat Tell the driver make the radio play And I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab on my waist and put that body on me Come on now, follow my lead Come, come on now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you
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We push and pull like a magnet dude Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love
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with your body I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body Where they discover something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you Come on, be my baby, come on
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I'm in love with the shape of you Push and pull like a magnet
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What my heart is falling to I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you Everything is covered,
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something brand new I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body Come on,
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be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body Come on baby,
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baby Come on baby I'm in love with your body You need to discover something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you
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The club isn't the best place to find the lovers So the bar is where I go
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Me and my friends sat at the table doing shots, tricking fast and then we talk slow
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Then we come over and start up a conversation with just me
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and trust me I'll give it a chance now Take my hand, stop and the man on the jukebox and then we start to dance
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And now I'm singing like girl you know I want your
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love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now follow my lead, I may be crazy don't mind me Say boy,
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let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me I'm coming now, follow my lead I'm coming now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you,
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we push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too,
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I'm in love with your body Last night you were in my room, and now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new,
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I'm in love with your body
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I'm in love
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with your body Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you When we came, we let the story begin We're going out on our first date You and me,
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you're thrifty, so all you can eat Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate
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We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your family's doing okay
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And even getting a taxi, kissing the backseat Tell the driver make the radio play And I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me Come on now, follow my lead I'm coming now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet to
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What will my heart is fall into?
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I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bed sheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body We're really discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you Come on, be my baby, come on
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Come on, come on, be my baby, come on I'm in love with the shape of you Push and pull like a magnet
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Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room
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Now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with your body Come on,
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be my baby, come on Come on,
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be my baby, come on I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body
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Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you
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The club isn't the best place to find the lovers So the bar is where I go
123
Me and my friends sat at the table doing shots, tripping fast and then we talk slow
124
Come over and start up a conversation with just me and trust me I'll give it a chance now Take my hand, stop and bend the man on the jukebox
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and then we start to dance
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And now I'm singing like girl you know I want your
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love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now follow my lead, I may be crazy don't mind me Say boy,
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let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me Come and now follow my lead Come,
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come and now follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you
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We push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room And now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body
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I'm in love with your body
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I'm in love with your body We're really discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of it When we came, we let the story begin We're going out on our first date You and me are thrifty,
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so go all you can eat Fill up your bag and I fill up your plate
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We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your family's doing okay
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And even getting a taxi, kissing the backseat Till the driver make the radio play And I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me I'm coming now, follow my lead, I'm coming now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you,
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we push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too,
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I'm in love with your body Last night you were in my room, now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new,
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body
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Where we need to discover something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you Come on, be my baby, come on Come on,
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be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on be my baby,
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come on I'm in love with the shape of you Push and pull like a magnet
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But what my heart is falling to I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you Everything's covering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby, come on,
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come on baby I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby, come on, come on baby I'm in love with your body Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you so
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I'm
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going to
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go to the next video so
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The club isn't the best place to find a lover
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so the bar is where I go Me and my friends sat at the table doing shots, tripping fast and then we talk slow
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Come over and start up a conversation with just me and trust me I'll give it a chance now Take my hand,
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stop and the man on the jukebox and then we start to dance And now I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me Come on now, follow my lead Come on now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet do
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Although my heart is falling too
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I'm in love with your body Last night you were in my room
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Now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love
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with your body I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body
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Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you When we came,
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we let the story begin We're going out on our first date You and me are thrifty, so go all you can eat Fill up your bag and I fill up your plate
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We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your family's doing okay
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And even getting a taxi, kissing the backseat Tell the driver make the radio play And I'm singing like,
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girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me I'm coming now, follow my lead I may be crazy,
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don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab all my waist and put that body on me I'm coming now, follow my lead I'm coming now,
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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet do
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Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you We'll be discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love
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with your body I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body We'll be discovering something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you Come on, be my baby, come on
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I'm
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in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet What my heart is falling to
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I'm in love with your body
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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell like you Everything is covering something brand new
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I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your body Come on,
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be my baby Come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body Every day discovery's something brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Ed Sheeran - Shape of You”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shape, brand, follow, lead, baby. This video has 186 sentences and 3315 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:38. The speaker talks at a steady 135 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bedsheet noun | /ˈbɛdʃiːt/ | A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen. |
| magnet noun | /ˈmæɡ.nɪt/ | A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism. |
| handmade adjective | /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ | Made by hand; manufactured manually. |
| waist noun | /weɪst/ | The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. |
| jukebox noun | /ˈd͡ʒukˌbɑks/ | A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. |
| thrifty adjective | /ˈθɹɪfti/ | Showing thrift; economical; frugal. |
| sour adjective | /ˈsaʊ.ə/ | Tasting of acidity. |
| taxi noun | /ˈtæksi/ | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. |
| lover noun | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| magnetic adjective | /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ | Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism. |
| sweetness noun | /ˈswitnəs/ | The condition of being sweet (all senses). |
| bend verb | /bɛnd/ | To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. |
| bang noun | /ˈbæŋ/ | A sudden percussive noise. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. | |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| start up verb | /stɑɹˈtʌp/ | To rise suddenly. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm singing · is falling · We're going |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll give · will my heart is · We'll be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 181 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bedsheet, magnet, handmade.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.