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Babyshambles : Sequel To The Prequel
2013

  1. Fireman
  2. Nothing Comes To Nothing
  3. New Pair
  4. Farmer's Daughter
  5. Fall From Grace
  6. Maybelline

  7. Sequel To The Prequel
  8. Dr. No
  9. Penguins
  10. Picture Me In A Hospital
  11. Seven Shades
  12. Minefield

Fireman

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B5
. . .
A5
. . . |
B5
.
A5
B5
. . |
x4
D
A
Bm
Down the mile orange
D
A
Bm
With the pimps and the peddlers
D
A
Bm
Looking like Colombo
G(iii)
A(v)
Feeling like Holmes the Meddler |
B5
. . .
A5
. . . |
B5
.
A5
B5
. . |
x4
It's breakfast time Have a pot of wine Sucking on a bone Chewing on a microphone
E
G#5
A5
B5
I am a fireman
E
G#5
A5
B5
I live in a Lisbon bus shelter
E
G#5
A5
B5
I am the fireman
E
G#5
A5
B5
Satan's little helper |
B5
. . .
A5
. . . |
B5
.
A5
B5
. . |
x4
All the Brits abroad Looking for an easy score Talk about North Korea And think about your career But I am a fireman I live in a Lisbon bus shelter I am the fireman Says I am a fireman I am a fireman At the fireman's convention In Buenos Aires Says I am a fireman I am the fireman

Nothing Comes To Nothing

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G
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C
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Em
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D
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x2
G
C
Won't you come, come back to earth?
Em
Say all concerned
D
G
You know how they're worried for you
C
Em
And all their words, they jar my nerves
D
(
G
) I know each curse by each new kiss is run through
G
C
Em
D
Nothing comes to nothing without my baby
G
C
Em
D
Nothing ever comes to nothing without my baby |
G
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C
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Em
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D
| At an Amwellian do a tongue soaked in booze says "He's filthy and much older than you" Oh the sick, sick muse, the sickly muse Pulls out her sickle so shiny, cuts the tongue in two While the music sways and forays and surges and says "Give me the young man in blue" While the music sways and forays and surges and says "Break your heart in two" Nothing comes to nothing without my baby Nothing ever comes to nothing with my baby And all I ever do... |
G
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C
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Em
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D
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x2
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C
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D
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Em
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D
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Em
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D
/d
/c#
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C
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C
| (Where's the happy prince? Where?) (There's his smiling bride?) (He's right beside you) Nothing ever comes to nothing without my baby Nothing's ever good for nothing with that lady Nothing ever comes to nothing without my baby Nothing ever comes to nothing without my baby

New Pair

A
F#m
A
F#m
A
F#m
A+
F#m
|-5-7-5-5-|-4-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-|-4-2-7-2-|-5-7-5-5-|-4-2-2-1-|
|-5-5-5-8-|-2-2-5-2-|-5-8-7-8-|-2-2-5-2-|-5-5-5-8-|-2-2-5-2-|
|-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-|
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F#m
He sets up his page like he had paid someone
Bm
C5
To curry belief
A
But it only seemed to worsen
G
Only seemed to worsen
F#m
That's what he done
F#m
He said he ain't gonna work for no one else to choose
Bm
C5
A mile in his shoes
A
Now I need a new pair son
G
Now I need a new pair son
D#m
And that's you done
D
C#
F#m
Ahh-ahh, yeah that's you done
D#m
Yeah, that's you done, boy
D
C#
F#m
Mmm-mmm, well that's you done
Repeat intro
He held out a map for a new friend he found Who sighed with relief Said I've come for the ransom Said I've come for the ransom And your harpoon gun And he looks at the world through anaesthetic shades With scratch on the lens He says now I need a new pair son Then I'll be a new person And that's you done Ahh-ahh, yeah that's you done Yeah, that's you done boy Mmm-mmm that's you done

Farmer's Daughter

E
C#m6
A
B
E
C#m6
E6
B
Intro: ||--------9---|-----------| |--------9---|-9---------|
||--------9---|-5---7-----| x3 |--------9---|-9---7-----|
||----9---9---|-6---8-----| |----9---9---|-9---8-----|
||----9---8---|-7---9-----| |----9---8---|-----9-----|
||----7-------|-----------| |----7-------|-----------|
||--0---------|-----------| |--0---------|-----------|
D
E
. .
B
A
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D
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Riff: ----|-x----------|------------|--
--7-|/9----------|----------7-|-- x2
--7-|/9--------8-|/6--------7-|--
--7-|/9--------9-|/7--------7-|--
--5-|/7--------9-|/7--------5-|--
----|-x--------7-|/5----------|--
E
A
E
You've been travelling on that dusty road
C#m
B
E
Break some bread with me
E
A
E
Wife and donkey on a dusty road
C#m
B
E
Break some bread with me
A
B
E
Come and rest your head with me
Riff x2
E
A
E
When asked to choose between this and that?
B
C#m
Hmm, I'll take the former
A
B
E
Take the former every time
A
B
E
Take the former every time
E
B
D
A
He knows where his daughter goes
E
B
D
A
It's the way it feels when sunlight hits the snow
E
Sunlight hits the snow
Riff x2
Repeat second "verse" and chorus

Fall From Grace

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E
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C#m
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E
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C#m
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E
C#m
I have got one thing on my mind, I just can't shake it You've got your reasons, I've got mine Mm when the dam bursts, I can't take it We'll drown our sorrows, here it comes, look here it comes
E
C#m
With my head hanging high and my hands untied On the horizon there's a little piece of land I spy Can we go some place where they know my face? Gather round now, bare witness to my fall from grace
E
C#m
G#m
B
Ahh-ahh... Ahh-ahh... Ahh-ahh... Mmm-mmm |
E
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C#m
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E
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C#m
| If I had to tell the truth, I would be lying If I said that I was wrong To be the right man in the wrong place It's on the right side of the road, here it comes While my head hangs high and my hands untied On the horizon there's a little piece of land I spy Can we go some place where they don't know my face? Gather round, bare witness to my fall from grace Ahh-ahh... Ahh-ahh... Ahh-ahh... Mmm-mmm |
E
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C#m
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G#m
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B
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A
Am
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E
G#
C#m
Oh darling, don't need to go
F#m
E
G#
C#m
Into what you think you know
F#m
E
G#
C#m
Aha if only you had the chance to grow
F#m
Amaj7
Bmaj7
E
Into what you know |
E
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C#m
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E
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C#m
| So take it from the man who served a sorrow Who spilt the salt into the sea Who stole the whiskey from the bottle Who sold his soul to destiny, look here it comes While my head's hanging high and my hands untied On the horizon there's a little piece of land I spy Can we go some place where they know my face? Gather round now, bare witness to my fall from grace |
E
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C#m
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G#m
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B
| ...

Maybelline

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G
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B
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Em
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C
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x3
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Cm
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G
D
Em
C
Bm
D
I don't want your love, bang bang I'm gone
G
D
Em
C
Bm
D
But I still need you now, the seeds are sown
Am
Abm
Bm
Oh baby, baby, baby
Bm
Abm
Am
D
Won't you crash into my arms?
G
B
Em
C
Maybelline, Maybelline worth one million prizes
G
B
Em
C
Why do I feel dismay?
G
B
Em
C
Maybelline, Maybelline since you moved to Devizes
G
B
Em
You're just down the way
C
Cm
Ahh... No, I don't want your love, bang bang I'm gone I still need your love, the seeds are sown Oh baby, baby, baby Won't you crash into my arms? Oh baby, baby, baby You're lashed up in Nubian charms Oh Maybelline, Maybelline worth one million prizes Why would I feel this way? Maybelline, Maybelline since you moved to Devizes You're just down the way
C
Cm
C
Cm
Ahh... Ahh... |
G
/e
/f#
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G
/e
/f#
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E
A
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x2
I don't want your love, bang bang I'm gone Come I still need your love, the seeds are sown Oh baby, baby, baby Won't you crash into my arms? Baby, baby, baby When you're lashed up in Nubian charms? Oh Maybelline, Maybelline worth one million prizes Why do I feel this way? Oh Maybelline, Maybelline worth one million prizes Why do I feel dismay?
C
Cm
C
Cm
C
Cm
C
Cm
G
Ahh... ahh... ahh... ahh...

Sequel To The Prequel

A
D
E
In the half light you're looking alright
A
D
E
But did you read the small print, did you read it in the light?
A
A7
D
Dm
Hold on tight boys, it's gonna be fine
A
E7
A
E7
It's the sequel to the prequel tonight All the girls want to drink and talk shite All of the women want to fuck and to fight Well Bubba Wilkes said we need another line It's the sequel to the prequel tonight
A
Bm
C#m
Cm
Bm
All these heartfelt songs and melodies
E
E7
My melancholy baby
A
Bm
C#m
Cm
Bm
Guess that never left my memory
E
E7
My melancholy girl
A
A7
D
Dm
Momma said hold your head up high
A
E7
A
E7
At the sequel to the prequel tonight
Instrumental verse
Stuck on rain, the dark and the light Heavy for the prequel and sequel is tight Hold on tight boys, it's gonna be fine It's the sequel to the prequel tonight The moonlight is fierce bright tonight You could loop it with a lasso and give it to the bride The bride's momma says, oh he's so kind It's the sequel to the prequel, alright All these heartfelt songs and melodies My melancholy baby Guess that never left my memory My melancholy girl
A
A7
D
Dm
Momma said hold your head up high Poppa said hold your head up high Everybody says hold your head up high
A
E7
A
E7
At the sequel to the prequel tonight

Dr. No

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Gm
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Cm
Dm
| ... Dr No, Dr No Dr No, Dr No
Gm
Cm
Dm
Dr No, Dr No, can you hear what I say? Throw me a bone 'cause I'm trying to stay sane I'm half fried, all tied up in this bed Give me moonshine blues from my head to my legs
Gm
Cm
Dm
Gm
Cm
Dm
Dr No, Dr No
Gm
Cm
Dm
Gm
Cm
Dm
Dr No, Dr No
Gm
Cm
Dm
There are sharks in the water and the water's deep Sharks in the water and the water's deep I prey to the Lord my soul to keep There are sharks in the water and they're swimming in their sleep
Gm
Cm
Dm
Dr No, Dr No, I can't take no more Dr No, Dr No, I'm on the floor Dr No, Dr No, don't you be no swine Lock the door give me more, don't you spin on a dime Just do me a favour, and call it another dollar Take me to the hollow with a flash bang wallop
Gm
Cm
Dm
Dr No, Dr No
Gm
Cm
Dm
Dr No, Dr No
Gm
Cm
Dm
I'm a lonely boy, I got no money in my pocket And I'm a proud man anyway, so what of it? Yes I can always see harm in the reckless charm of an armful And there is only one thing that I have learnt throughout the distances we travel And that is...
Gm
Cm
Dm
There are sharks in the water and the water's deep Sharks in the water and the water's deep I prey to the Lord my soul to keep There are sharks in the water and they're swimming in their sleep
Gm
Cm
Dm
Dr No, Dr No
Gm
Cm
Dm
Dr No, Dr No

Penguins

[Show chord shapes]
Gm6 xx0353 D* 557775
Gm xx9786 G* xx9787
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D
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Gm6
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x2
D
Gm6
D
I wanted to thank you, so that's what I'll do
Gm6
D
Thank you for just being you
Gm6
D*
G*
For being born, for being born, for being you |
D
Dsus4
D
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F
Fsus4
F
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D
Gm6
D
Saturday night turns into To Sunday morning, just like it's supposed to Everybody's gone, it's just me and you We can do what you like, go to the zoo We could see monkeys, we could see snakes We could see penguins, oh, penguins are great |
D
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Bb
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F
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A
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x2
G
Step outside while he's raising some hell
G7
(
D
) He can play guitar like he's ringin' a bell, go go! |
D
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D
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F
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F
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x4
D
I really don't like your boyfriend's face
F
And I'm going to try and take his place
D
I really don't like your boyfriend's face
F
And I'm going to try and take his place
F
D
F
D
Nobody's asking who you think that you are
F
G
'Cause when the heebies met the jeebies
Bb
D
Bb
F
A
D
Bb
F
A
It was hurrah, it was hurrah |
D
.
Bb
D
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D
Bb
Bb
A
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D
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Gm6
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x2
D
Gm6
D
I wanted to thank you, thank you for the cue
Gm6
D
Gm6
D*
G*
Gm
For the cue, for the cue to sigh and silently go

Picture Me In A Hospital

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G
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Em
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Bm
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D
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x2
G
Picture me in a hospital
Em
Oh, the blood runs red and the bags are full of...
Bm
D
Oh it's terrible, makes me powerful
G
Em
Bm
On and on there's still a song for me
D
Me, I'm still around to sing it |
G
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Em
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Bm
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D
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C
D
Each man has a secret
G
D
Em
To hide away
Bm
D
(
G
) And never say, never know, and so it goes |
G
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Em
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Bm
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D
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x2
Picture me in a hospital The blood runs cold and the halls are full of Undesirables preaching parables A false alarm there's still a charm for me Just you wait and see If each man had his freedom And it was ours to say How to behave, ah, who's to say So picture me in a hospital The blood runs raw and the bags are full of... You're terrible and I'm invincible Oh, picture me in a hospital The blood runs red and the bags are full of... It's hysterical, and it makes me powerful A false alarm, there's still a song for me I'm just about around to sing it On and on, there's still a charm for me And I'm still here singing |
G
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Em
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Bm
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D
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x2
And so it goes On and on and on and so it goes And so it goes

Seven Shades

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B
/a
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/g#
/f#
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E
C#m
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E
A
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x2
E
C#m
E
A
I was born as a free man
E
C#m
E
A
And now I'm tied to the mast
E
C#m
E
Like the strings of an old guitar
A
E
B
Bent out of tune too far Now as your temperature rises As I baulk on the flames As I come to devices I hear the words that you say
E
C#m
G#m
A
E
B
Give it up, give it up, give it up, oh give it up
E
C#m
G#m
A
E
B
Are you trying to say this world's not beautiful enough?
E
F#
Outside line to a collect call
B
Oh you say it's easy, you do it just to tease me I know! Now I'm the ghost of a thousand Now I'm a million years I've been the slave to the old song That's ringing in your ear
E
F#
Direct line to all you girls and boys
B
You say that love will free me, you say it just to see me give up! Give it up, give it up, give it up, oh give it up Are you trying to say this world's not beautiful enough?
A
E
What's it like on the moral high ground?
A
E
Judging by your face well I'm glad I never asked
A
B
(
E
) Step outside the bar and kick seven shades of shit out of you |
E
C#m
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E
A
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x2
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E
C#m
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G#m
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A
E
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B
A
B
Outside line to, to all you girls and boys Give it up, give it up, give it up, oh give it up Are you trying to say this world's Not beautiful enough?
B
/a
/g#
/f#
Seven shades of nothing Seven shades of nothing to use |
E
C#m
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E
A
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Minefield

Em
G
C
B7
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B|-------3-----0-1-----3-0-----0----| x2
G|---------------------------0---0--|
D|-------------------2--------------|
A|---2-------2-----3-------2--------|
E|-0-------3------------------------|
Em
G
So shut your mouth
C
B7
Em
G
Look at your tongue, it's hanging out
C
B7
Em
G
As you whistle down the wind
C
B7
Em
G
From the north down to the south What was done but never said When all is still, the thrill is dead If you're pissing in the wind Watch your feet, watch where you tread
Em
G
C
B7
'Cause it's a minefield out there
Em
G
C
B7
Yeah it's a minefield out there
Em
Have you ever heard such a thing in your life as three blind mice? |
Em
G
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C
B7
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x4
So shut your mouth Look at your tongue, it's hanging out Where's your song that's not been sung? Oh what's up, cat got your tongue? Oh I forget myself, how impolite When I said so long to wrong from right I'm wondering when you'll come along 'Cause my mind is on the run And it's feline, feline, feline... My mind is on the run My mind is on the run My mind is on the run So sit around Find a job and settle down They'll be tracking your tail From booking to bail Just shut your mouth (My mind is on the run) Look at your tongue still hanging out (My mind is on the run) As you whistle down the wind (My mind is on the run) From the north down to the south (My mind is on the run) Ah it's a minefield out there (My mind is on the run) Yeah it's a minefield out there (My mind is on the run) (So shut your mouth) It's a minefield out there (My mind is on the run) (Look at your tongue, it's hanging out) It's a minefield out there (My mind is on the run) My mind is on the run My mind is on the run My mind is on the run My mind is on the run