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Intro (0:00)
e--B---------|---------------|
b-----------|---------------|
g-----------|--------4-4-4--|
d-----------|--------4-4-4--| x3
a--2-4-5-2--|--2-4---2-2-2--|
e-----------|---------------|
Verse (0:18)
BYou'll be sorry when the sun has roasted you to
BLobster red, nothing said
BWhen yellow has turned green to brown, divide by four
BMultiply by nine, describe your divisions, anatomical derision
Chorus (0:40)
BLobster head and lobster feet
   GOn arrAiving with a third language
   GTucked intAo your brief case, nBext to your toothbrush
GAlong with a Acopy of the 'Nouvel Observateur'
Riff (0:54)
e--B------E---|--B-------------|
b-----------|---------------|
g-----------|--------4-4-4--|
d--------2--|--------4-4-4--|
a--2-4---2--|--2-4---2-2-2--|
e--------0--|---------------|
Verse (0:59)
WBhile your sons and daughters who registEered naught
UBnder intensive electronic scanning
YBou regard your body with reEgard to events
WBith which nothing planned
Chorus (1:11)
BNever lacked a sense of theater
    GOn reAturning with the tab you've gained
    GA head of Aworld service, the Bbest of your culture
An eGvening of fun in the Ametropolis of your dBream
Outro (1:24)
An eGvening of fun in the Ametropolis of your dBream  
                                                (x8 and fade out)

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On Returning

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Intro (0:00)

e-----------|---------------|

b-----------|---------------|

g-----------|--------4-4-4--|

d-----------|--------4-4-4--| x3

a--2-4-5-2--|--2-4---2-2-2--|

e-----------|---------------|

Verse (0:18)

You'll be sorry when the sun has roasted you to

Lobster red, nothing said

When yellow has turned green to brown, divide by four

Multiply by nine, describe your divisions, anatomical derision

Chorus (0:40)

Lobster head and lobster feet

G A

On arriving with a third language

G A B

Tucked into your brief case, next to your toothbrush

G A

Along with a copy of the 'Nouvel Observateur'

Riff (0:54)

B E B

e-----------|---------------|

b-----------|---------------|

g-----------|--------4-4-4--|

d--------2--|--------4-4-4--|

a--2-4---2--|--2-4---2-2-2--|

e--------0--|---------------|

Verse (0:59)

B E

While your sons and daughters who registered naught

Under intensive electronic scanning

B E

You regard your body with regard to events

With which nothing planned

Chorus (1:11)

Never lacked a sense of theater

G A

On returning with the tab you've gained

G A B

A head of world service, the best of your culture

G A B

An evening of fun in the metropolis of your dream

Outro (1:24)

G A B

An evening of fun in the metropolis of your dream

(x8 and fade out)

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