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Space feat. Cerys Matthews - Ballad Of Tom Jones
[Intro]
 Em   Cmaj7x4
[Verse]
EmWhat did I do wrong?
Oh, you Gnearly drove me cuckoo.
FmAm I really all that bad?
You're worse than BbHannibal Lector, Charlie Manson, Freddie Kruger.
EmWhy are we still together?
Oh, I can't Gleave you till you're dead.
FmYou mean, "till death do us part"?
I mean like cBbyanide strangulation or an axe through your head.
[Bridge]
It was Dmlucky for us I turned the Gradio on.
They Dmsay that music soothes the Gsavage beast.
There was Dmsomething in that voice that stopped us seeing red.
The Gtwo of us would surely have ended up dead
[Chorus]
You Cstopped us from killing each Fmother. G(Tom Jones, Tom Jones)
CYou'll never know, but you Fmsaved our Glives. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)
CI've never thrown my Fmknickers at you
And GI don't come from Wales.
[Verse]
EmStill haven't solved our problem.
You mean we hGate each other's guts
Still wanna Fmpoison your pizza
And BbI still wanna cut off your nuts
I Emphoned the marriage guidance
I tied the Gphone line round your neck
I'm sFmick of all this hatred
Oh Bbthat'll be the arsenic making you sick.
[Bridge]
You were Dmabout to drive me over the Gedge of a cliff
As I Dmtried to jump out, I knocked the Gstereo on.
DmYou changed your mind and then slammed on the brakes.
It was Glucky for us; we'd bought his greatest hits!
[Chorus]
You Cstopped us from killing each Fmother. G(Tom Jones, Tom Jones)
CYou'll never know, but you Fmsaved our Glives. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)
CI've never thrown my Fmknickers at you
And GI don't come from Wales.
[Middle]
 Em   Cmaj7x4
[Verse]
And Emnow our war is over.
I've lost the Gurge to break your neck
I owe my Fmlife to "What's new, pussy cat?".
BbDelilah stopped me hating you and wishing you dead.
Oh, I Emused to call you Satan.
And you were GCruella De'ville.
But now you Fmcall me your Delilah.
And Bbnow I'm not your Lucifer and I am just a pussycat.
[Bridge]
But Dmjust a word of Gwarning now
Just in Dmcase we ever get Gtired of his voice.
DmI know the Mafia, Godzilla, King Kong.
And GI know an atom bomb that's going for a song
[Chorus]
You Cstopped us from killing each Fmother. G(Tom Jones, Tom Jones)
CYou'll never know, but you Fmsaved our Glives. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)
CI've never thrown my Fmknickers at you
And GI don't come from Wales.
[Chorus]
You Cstopped us from killing each Fmother. G(Tom Jones, Tom Jones)
CYou'll never know, but you Fmsaved our Glives. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)
CI've never thrown my Fmknickers at you
And GI don't come from Wales.
Chorus to fade

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Ballad Of Tom Jones

by Space

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Cmaj7

Space feat. Cerys Matthews - Ballad Of Tom Jones

[Intro]

Em Cmaj7

[Verse]

What did I do wrong?

Oh, you nearly drove me cuckoo.

Am I really all that bad?

You're worse than Hannibal Lector, Charlie Manson, Freddie Kruger.

Why are we still together?

Oh, I can't leave you till you're dead.

You mean, "till death do us part"?

I mean like cyanide strangulation or an axe through your head.

[Bridge]

Dm G

It was lucky for us I turned the radio on.

Dm G

They say that music soothes the savage beast.

There was something in that voice that stopped us seeing red.

The two of us would surely have ended up dead

[Chorus]

C Fm G

You stopped us from killing each other. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)

C Fm G

You'll never know, but you saved our lives. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)

C Fm

I've never thrown my knickers at you

And I don't come from Wales.

[Verse]

Still haven't solved our problem.

You mean we hate each other's guts

Still wanna poison your pizza

And I still wanna cut off your nuts

I phoned the marriage guidance

I tied the phone line round your neck

I'm sick of all this hatred

Oh that'll be the arsenic making you sick.

[Bridge]

Dm G

You were about to drive me over the edge of a cliff

Dm G

As I tried to jump out, I knocked the stereo on.

You changed your mind and then slammed on the brakes.

It was lucky for us; we'd bought his greatest hits!

[Chorus]

C Fm G

You stopped us from killing each other. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)

C Fm G

You'll never know, but you saved our lives. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)

C Fm

I've never thrown my knickers at you

And I don't come from Wales.

[Middle]

Em Cmaj7

[Verse]

And now our war is over.

I've lost the urge to break your neck

I owe my life to "What's new, pussy cat?".

Delilah stopped me hating you and wishing you dead.

Oh, I used to call you Satan.

And you were Cruella De'ville.

But now you call me your Delilah.

And now I'm not your Lucifer and I am just a pussycat.

[Bridge]

Dm G

But just a word of warning now

Dm G

Just in case we ever get tired of his voice.

I know the Mafia, Godzilla, King Kong.

And I know an atom bomb that's going for a song

[Chorus]

C Fm G

You stopped us from killing each other. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)

C Fm G

You'll never know, but you saved our lives. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)

C Fm

I've never thrown my knickers at you

And I don't come from Wales.

[Chorus]

C Fm G

You stopped us from killing each other. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)

C Fm G

You'll never know, but you saved our lives. (Tom Jones, Tom Jones)

C Fm

I've never thrown my knickers at you

And I don't come from Wales.

Chorus to fade

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