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Nothing Ruins Comedy

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For the (Eb   Ebsus4  Eb) sections, the notes are Bb, Ab, G  but for those who prefer 
chords, I thought it would be easier to write them up as such.
                                    Eb(    Eb     Ebsus4  
 Eb)
Nothing ruins comedy like arenas
                                    Eb(    Eb     Ebsus4  
 Eb)
 That is a well established fact
But your Ebenjoyment is not as important
                       (    Eb    Ebsus4  Eb)
as my self-esteem is
My eEbgo's the only thing you can see clearly from the back
But i'm quite Cmfamous nowBb  
Suck my Ebballs
I've sold my Cmtickets, my job is Bbdone,
Fuck you Eball
                Cm    Bb                   Ab
Who Ebcares about quality, this is not about you, this is all about me
And my Ftiny little penis, and Abflogging DVBbDs
So bring it Ebmon, bring it C#on
Fuck the Abpunters, bring it onBb  
       Ebm,                       C#                 Ab  Bb  
I am a rockstar motherfucker, and I won't be one for long
So bring it Ebmon, bring it oC#n
You gotta make hay in the shining Absun
          Ebm             C#                        Ab
You goBbtta rock on the way up, cause the only way to go from here is down
        Cm                       Bb                       Ab
But I'm trapEbped for now, and the fact for now, is there's no escaping this
And wearing Cmbaseball caps to Bbhide my face,
so the pAbaps don't snatch my kidEbs
AbAll I ever Cmwanted was, to Fmsing my little Cmsongs
But now i'm Fpregnant in Hello Mag, and Aboverweight in BbCosmopoliEbmton
So bring it C#on, before too long my wife and kids'll be Abgone, gone, gone
And i'll have Ebmwanked myself to C#death in the penthouse sAbuite of the
BbFour Seasons
So bring it Ebmon, bring it C#on, found the hookers, stop the Abbombs
        Ebm                         C#               Ab
I am a roBbckstar, i've got a fucking orchestra, I can do what I fucking want
          Cm                 Bb                 Ab
I Ebthought fame would make me happy, but she's a fickle cheap romance
No-one even Flistens to my lyrics, they just Abwanna see me Gdance
CmAll the reBbal stars are Abhanging in bars
CmHanging out in BbbarsAb  
CmAll the reBbal stars are Abhanging out in bars
CmHanging out Bbin barCms
CmBars, Gbars
Sorry i don't know all the lyrics.

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Nothing Ruins Comedy

by Tim Minchin

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Ebsus4

Ebm

For the (Eb Ebsus4 Eb) sections, the notes are Bb, Ab, G but for those who prefer

chords, I thought it would be easier to write them up as such.

Eb Eb Ebsus4

(

)

Nothing ruins comedy like arenas

Eb Eb Ebsus4

(

)

That is a well established fact

But your enjoyment is not as important

Eb Ebsus4 Eb

( )

as my self-esteem is

My ego's the only thing you can see clearly from the back

Cm Bb

But i'm quite famous now

Suck my balls

Cm Bb

I've sold my tickets, my job is done,

Fuck you all

Cm Bb Ab

Who cares about quality, this is not about you, this is all about me

F Ab Bb

And my tiny little penis, and flogging DVDs

Ebm C#

So bring it on, bring it on

Ab Bb

Fuck the punters, bring it on

C# Ab Bb

Ebm,

I am a rockstar motherfucker, and I won't be one for long

Ebm C#

So bring it on, bring it on

You gotta make hay in the shining sun

Ebm C# Ab

You gotta rock on the way up, cause the only way to go from here is down

Cm Bb Ab

But I'm trapped for now, and the fact for now, is there's no escaping this

Cm Bb

And wearing baseball caps to hide my face,

Ab Eb

so the paps don't snatch my kids

Ab Cm Fm Cm

All I ever wanted was, to sing my little songs

F Ab Bb Ebm

But now i'm pregnant in Hello Mag, and overweight in Cosmopoliton

C# Ab

So bring it on, before too long my wife and kids'll be gone, gone, gone

Ebm C# Ab

And i'll have wanked myself to death in the penthouse suite of the

Four Seasons

Ebm C# Ab

So bring it on, bring it on, found the hookers, stop the bombs

Ebm C# Ab

I am a rockstar, i've got a fucking orchestra, I can do what I fucking want

Cm Bb Ab

I thought fame would make me happy, but she's a fickle cheap romance

F Ab G

No-one even listens to my lyrics, they just wanna see me dance

Cm Bb Ab

All the real stars are hanging in bars

Cm Bb Ab

Hanging out in bars

Cm Bb Ab

All the real stars are hanging out in bars

Cm Bb Cm

Hanging out in bars

Cm G

Bars, bars

Sorry i don't know all the lyrics.

About Nothing Ruins Comedy Chords by Tim Minchin

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The chords for "Nothing Ruins Comedy" show the original chord names (including Eb, Ebsus4, Bb, Ab, G, Cm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.