The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
Housemartins • Key:
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The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
Housemartins
#From: bklock@pipeline.com (Brian Klock)
The
Am
smiled so much a
Bb
nd waved their flags
As she saluted to t
Am
he military band
C
Most
Am
of the people f
Bb
ailed to see
She
Am
had a broken bot
C
tle in the other hand
And s
F
he took them by surprise
When
Dm
she took them by the throat
And s
Bb
he said "My friend you're n
C
ot allowed to vote"
But t
F
hey shook it all off,
With
Dm
a nervous laugh and cough,
"Next
Bb
time," she said "I'll let
C
those people choke"
The
F
people who grinned themselves to death
Smil
Eb
ed so much they failed to take a breath
And
Bb
even when their kids were starving
They
C
all thought the queen was charming
She polished all upon the wall
And ran her hands right through her hair So if the lady took
the time to call
All the houses on the street would not compare
And she thought it really funny
That she hadn't any money
But those she looked up to, they had,
But they shook it all off
With a nervous laugh and cough
And when they took her riches it was sad
C (barre chord on 3rd fret) F (barre chord on 8th fret)
Eb (barre chord on 6th fret) Dm (barre chord on 5th fret)
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