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KEY:
b = bend string
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/or\ = slide to numbered fret
{ = rest - no chord, silence unless there is a riff continuing above it
...= duration of a riff
Chords
LA x0222x LAsus4-G 3x223x SOL5 3x003x
LAsus4 x0223x RE7-F# 2x022x RE5 xx023x
RE-F# 2x023x MI 022300
Verse 1
A Asus4 A { { D-F# { {
I gotta lose weight, I,
A Asus4 A { { D-F#
I, swallow honey.
A Asus4 A { { D-F# D7-F# { {
Is my stand up show, still,
A Asus4 A { { D-F# D7-F# { {
still, still that funny?
LA RE-F# RE7-F# RE-F#
Am I back for good? I said that I,
LA LAsus4 LA RE-F# RE7-F#
said that I would be.
LA LAsus4-G LA RE-F# RE7-F#
She's down waist low trying,
LA LAsus4-G LA RE-F# RE7-F#
to make me happy. Because,
Bridge 1
MI RE-F# MI RE-F# RE-F#
I like watching you. It's
Chorus 1
LA RE-F# SOL5 RE5
time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes. It's
LA RE-F# SOL5 RE5
time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes.
Verse 2
A Asus4-G A { { D-F# D7-F# { {
Two weeks late, I,
A Asus4-G A { { D-F# D7-F# { {
I gotta test for babies.
LA LAsus4-G LA RE-F# RE7-F#
Shop take's falling low, I'm not going
LA LAsus4-G LA RE-F# RE7-F#
back, back to the factories. Because
Bridge 2
MI RE-F# MI RE-F# RE-F#
I like what I do. It's
Chorus 2 (as above)
Instrumental Break
LA RE5 SOL5 RE5
LA RE5 SOL5 RE5
It's
Chorus 3 (as above)
Outro
LA RE-F# SOL5 RE5
time I tried, it's time I tried, it's time I tried, it's time I tried.
LA RE-F# SOL5 RE5 LA
Time I tried, it's time I tried, it's time I tried to check my lids for holes.
Chords
MIbm7 x68676 FA# 244322 SI-E x7444x
SI(1) x24442 MI-B x22100 SI-G xx544x
MI x7999x SI(2) x2444x SI-A xx044x
MI#m7 x46454 SI-D# x6444x
Riffs
e----------------------------| e---------------------|
b--4--5--4--4--5--7--5--4----| b---------------------|
1: g--4-----4--4-----------4--4-| 2: g---------------------|
d----------------------------| d--4h6--4-------------|
A----------------------------| A----------4h6--4--2--|
E----------------------------| E---------------------|
Verse 1
{ { { {
A week's too long not to ring.
MIbm7 MIbm7
Re-colours her hair and waits for him.
SI(1) SI(1)
No cat against dog just head over heels.
MIbm7 MIbm7
Sex twice a date best time in years.
MI MIbm7
Oh no, why hasn't he phoned? She
MI MIbm7
has to wait until he's on his own.
MI MIbm7
Lying and denying so no-body knows, I'll
MI MIbm7 DO#m7 SI(1)
tell her this week is what he tells her to keep her on
FA# MI-B
loan. He'll buy her one day.
Instrumental Break 1
(R 1)............................(R 1)............................
SI(2) SI(2) SI(2) SI(2)
Verse 2
SI(1) SI(1)
Sex drives oral highs, cheated wives and spies.
(as chord progression in Verse 1, from first D#m7)
Cream cakes, coffee dates, floral gifts goodbye.
Passed away for the day had a change of kind.
Sex change too mundane for the average mind.
Oh no, she just can't see,
where he is, or where he's been.
Looked prim and straight like she's always been
All that she saved for went missing again.
Instrumental Break 2 (as before)
Mid Section
C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
SI(1) SI(1)
wrong.
C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
SI(1) SI(1)
wrong.
C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
SI(1) SI(1)
wrong.
C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 {
It looks like, it looks like the word's got around.
Instrumental Break 3 (as before, X2)
Verse 3 (as Verse 2, with the extra B(1) chords)
They found a body in the lake.
Maybe, it wasn't really his name.
Same colour, same weight, same size feet.
(R 2).................
It's the not knowing that kills you.
Oh no, the clocks stopped slow,
everytime you're on your own.
You hide from the spies so no-body knows.
Scratch through the pages of the lazy days news for a clue.
Still looking for you.
Instrumental Break 4 (as before, X2)
Instrumental Break 5
SI(1) SI(1) SI-D# SI-D#
SI-E SI-E SI(1) SI(1)
SI(1) SI(1) SI-D# SI-D#
SI-E SI-E SI-G SI-A
Outro (same as instrumental break 1 end the song on B(1))
Chords
LA7 x02223 SIm7 x24232 FA 133211
LA 577655 RE xx0232 SOL 355433
MIm7 068676 MI 022100 DO#8-A x0 11x 14x
FA#m 244222 SIm x24432 SOL-A x09787
Intro
LA7 LA7
Verse 1
LA LA MIm7
Ten minutes flat after that day at the factory,
MIm7
I'm drinking like a dog in the sun.
LA LA MIm7
I don't need to eat or sleep a wink at the weekend,
MIm7
just rot my guts and I
Bridge 1
FA#m SIm7 FA#m RE
can't wait for my next drink. The first one is gonna sink,
D { { { {
I'm the last of the big time
Chorus 1
LA MI SIm MI LA MI
drinkers. I take pride in my work, I'm the last of the big time drinkers.
FA SOL RE FA SOL
My beer don't taste the same without my name painted on my glass.
Verse 2 (as before)
I don't live to work, I work to live and live at the weekend
and maybe spend a week in the sun.
I come home, wet the bed throw my sheets out the window
and Sunday morning comes and I
Bridge 2 (as before)
Chorus 2 (as before)
Instrumental Break
LA LA MIm7 MIm7
LA LA MIm7 MIm7
and I
Bridge 3 (as before, but without the rests)
Chorus 3
LA MI SIm MI LA MI
drinkers. I take pride in my work, I'm the last of the big time drinkers.
SIm MI LA MI
Just give me hops or the slops, I'm the last of the big time drinkers.
SIm MI LA MI FA SOL
I take pride in my work I'm the last of the big time drinkers.
Outro
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
Chords
SOL5 355xxx SOL 320033 REsus4 xx0233
RE5 xx023x RE xx0232 MIm7 022030
DO x32010 SIm7 x24232 DO+9 x32033
Riffs
e-------------| e-------------------| e-------------------|
b--3--1--0----| b-----1--3--1--0----| b-----1--3--1--0--0-|
1: g--0--0--0--2-| 2: g-----0--0--0--0--2-| 3: g-----0--0--0--0--0-|
d--2--2--2--0-| d-----2--2--2--2--0-| d-----2--2--2--2--2-|
A--3--3--3--3-| A--3----------------| A--3----------------|
E-------------| E-------------------| E-------------------|
e-------------------------------------| e----------------------------------|
b-----0--3--1--0-----------3--1--0----| b--1--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--1--0-|
4: g-----0--0--0--0--2-----2--0--0--0--2-| 5: g--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
d-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| d--2-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------| A--3-------------------------------|
E--3----------------------------------| E----------------------------------|
Intro
(R 1)................
SOL5 RE5 DO DO
Same long faces in the workmans' hall.
Verse 1
(R 2).........(R 2)..............
SOL RE DO DO
Caramel crisp counts his birds.
(R 2).........(R 2)................
SOL RE DO DO
Cliff chip's lines up his dominoes.
(R 2).........(R 2).............
SOL RE DO DO
Kingfisher lead singer calm's his nerves.
Bridge 1
SIm7 DO SIm7 DO
I'm drinking, sinking, swimming, drowning, working, smirking,
SIm7 DO RE REsus4
learning, burning, sleeping, theiving, cheating, beating, I'm eating
REsus4
I'm deep in a goldfish
Chorus 1
(R 4).................................(R 5)...............................
SOL RE DO DO
bowl. It's sink or swim
Verse 2
(R 2)...........(R 2)
SOL RE DO DO
The hall down town just burned to the ground.
SOL RE DO DO
My boxing ring turned to ash.
SOL RE DO DO
Redhead, ginger bread sells tickets at the door.
SOL RE DO DO
Stella sleepwalks in the sand.
Bridge 2 (as before)
Chorus 2
(R 2)..........(R 2)................
SOL RE DO DO
bowl, It's sink or swim. Looking in
SOL RE DO DO
They're looking in.
Instrumental Break
RE MIm7 DO+9 DO+9
RE MIm7 DO+9 DO+9
Verse 3
(R 2).........(R 2).............
SOL RE DO DO
Hard up, outta luck, time to ride the village bike.
(R 2)..........(R 2)..............
SOL RE DO DO
A bike been used ten times or more.
(R 2)........(R 2)........
SOL RE DO DO
Grapevine, here's the wife, lays down her royal flush.
SOL RE DO DO
I think I've lost another wife.
Bridge 3 (as before)
Outro
(R 2)........(R 2)...........
SOL RE DO DO
bowl, It's sink or swim.
(R 2)........(R 2)...........
SOL RE DO DO
It's sink or swim.
SOL
Chords
RE-F#(1) x977xx LA x02220 SOL5 35xxxx
SOLsus2(1) x10 77xx SIm x2443x RE5-A(1) xx77xx
RE-F#(2) 2x023x MI7 022130 RE5-A(2) x0023x
SOLsus2(2) 3x023x LAm7 x02010 LAsus4 002230
DO x3555x RE5 xx023x LA7 x02223
SOL 355433 LA5 57xxxx RE-A x00232
DO+9 x3203x
Riffs
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------3-------3-----3----------3--------3-----3-|
1: g-----2-------2-----2----------2--------2-----2----|
d--4-------4-------------4--5--------5-------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
e----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------|
b------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|
2: g--2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
d------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro
(R 1)............................(R 1)..............................
RE-F#(1) SOLsus2(1) RE-F#(1) SOLsus2(1)
Verse 1
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2)
Shopping spree for your family tree, haven't seen your family tree,
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2)
in quite a while.
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2)
Too many sandwiches and wine, sherry stains down your best man's tie,
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) DO SOL
what a speech. The
Verse 2
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2)
band arrives and the grannies cry, the singers' tongues' in the barmaids mouth,
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2)
what a voice.
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2)
Grandpa drunk a drop or two, heads' still stuck in the portaloo,
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) DO+9 SOLsus2(2) RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2)
what a man. You bought a
Chorus 1
LA RE-F#(2) LA
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco's late
SIm RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) MI7
and he's over - paid tonight. You got a
LA RE-F#(2) LA
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
SIm RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) LA
made love to the bar - maid twice.
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) RE5 SOLsus2(2) LA5 SOL5 LA5
And that's just tonight The
Verse 3
(R 1)..................................................................................
RE-F#(1) SOLsus2(1)
blue-rinsed hairs lift up their chairs, the band's too loud, they're off downstairs,
(R 1)..................................................................................
RE-F#(1) SOLsus2(1)
what a noise.
(R 1)...................................................................................
RE-F#(1) SOLsus2(1)
The bride and groom, they dance their dance and the singer mimes, there's still a chance,
(R 1)..................................................................................
RE-F#(1) SOLsus2(1) DO+9 SOLsus2(2) RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2)
the barmaid smiles. You bought a
Chorus 2
LA RE-F#(2) LA
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco's late
SIm RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) MI7
and he's over - paid tonight. You got a
LA RE-F#(2) LA
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
SIm RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) LA
made love to the bar - maid twice.
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) RE5 SOLsus2(2) LA5 LA5 LA5 LA5
And that's just tonight.
Instrumental Break
SOLsus2(1) RE-F#(1) RE5-A(1) RE5-A(1)
SOLsus2(1) RE-F#(1) RE5-A(1) RE5-A(2)
SOLsus2(2) RE-F#(2) RE5-A(2) RE5-A(2)
SOLsus2(2) RE-F#(2)
DO+9 SOLsus2(2) RE-F#(2) LAsus4
You bought a
Chorus 3
(R 2)..................................................
LA RE-F#(2) LA
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco's late
SIm RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) MI7
and he's over - paid tonight. You got a
(R 2)..................................................
LA RE-F#(2) LA
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
SIm RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) SOLsus2(2) MI7
made love to the bar - maid twice.
(R 2)..................................................
LA RE-F#(2) LA
Grandpa drunk a drop or two, heads' still stuck
SIm RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) SOLsus2(2) MI7
in the portaloo, again.
(R 2)........................................................................
LA RE-F#(2) LA SIm
The bride and groom, they dance their dance and the singer mimes, there's still a
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) LAsus4
chance, tonight. And the barmaid
RE-F#(2) SOLsus2(2) RE5 SOLsus2(2)
smiles.
Outro
LA5 LA5 SOL5 LA5 LA5 SOL5 LA5 LA5 SOL5 LA5 LA5 SOL5
LA7 RE-A LA LA LA7 RE-A LA LA
LAm7 LAm7 LAm7 LAm7 LAm7 LAm7 LAm7 LAm7
LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5
LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5 LAm7 SOL5
Chords
DO+9 x3203x DO x32010 LAm7 x02010
MIm 022000 RE-F# 2x023x SOL-D xx000x
SOL 320033 MIm7 022030 RE5 xx023x
Riffs
e--0--0--0--0----------|
b--------------3--1--0-|
1: g----------------------|
d----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
Intro
C+9 (strum once, lightly) { { {
(R 1).............. (R 1)..............
MIm MIm SOL SOL
(R 1)..............
C C G { G D-F#
Verse 1
MIm7 MIm7 SOL SOL
I never knew her name.
DO DO SOL SOL
I only knew her fame.
Verse 2
MIm7 MIm7 SOL SOL
She lived near my town.
C C G { G D-F#
Another goldfish to drown.
Verse 3
MIm MIm SOL SOL
Well I just passed the bridge.
C C G { G D-F#
That parts us from them.
Bridge
MIm MIm SOL SOL
The bridge that she used.
DO DO LAm7 LAm7
Again and again. A-
DO DO SOL-D
gain.
Mid Section
SOL SOL RE-F# RE-F#
I re - mem - ber when they found her,
C C { G D-F# C
Billy Daveys' daughter. The word gets around.
{ G D-F# C
Word gets around.
Chorus
SOL SOL RE-F# RE-F#
Billy Daveys' second daughter threw herself to dirty water.
DO DO RE5 RE5
Billy's left with nothing but a dream.
SOL SOL RE-F# RE-F#
Billy Daveys' second daughter threw herself to dirty water.
DO DO RE5 RE5
Billy's left with nothing but a dream. He
Outro
SOL SOL RE-F# RE-F#
dreams. He dreams. He
DO DO RE5 RE5
dreams. He dreams. He
SOL SOL RE-F# RE-F#
dreams. He dreams. He
DO DO RE5 RE5
dreams. He dreams.
{ G D-F# C { { { G(lightly strum once to end)
Word gets around.
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