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Emergency
If the Dtelevision licence man comes at a quarter to thAmreeG  
and the Dfictionalized characters are becoming a realitAmyG  
and the DChannel 4 woman tries to spring a survey on meAm  G  
Dwhat d'you think of Diverse Reports?
what do you think of ITV?Am  G  
and you can Dstand back Gone to ten
and Asee, Dand yoGu, aAnd it’s getting to Emme
and if you Dwalk five Gmiles just to Asee
DEmergency GOnly Aand it’s getting to Emme
If the DTV detector van comes at a quarter to foAmurG  
and you Dtry to explain you were just on your way out the doAmorG  
and the Dchurch hall woman tries to spring a survey on meAm  G  
Dwhat do you think of MORI-polls?
what do you think of Billy CosbyAm?G  
and you can Dstand back oGne to ten
and sAee, aDnd you should know bGetter, Aand it’s getting to Emme
and if you Dwalk five Gmiles just to Asee
DEmergency GOnly, Aand it’s getting to Emme
F#mThink of yourself with an Emold age pension
F#mscares the hell out of Emme not to mention
Dgenocide, homicide, Gfive-a-side, suicide
Dmatricide, pesticide, Glaw-abide, woe-betide

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Emergency

by Shack

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F#m

Emergency

D Am G

If the television licence man comes at a quarter to three

D Am G

and the fictionalized characters are becoming a reality

D Am G

and the Channel 4 woman tries to spring a survey on me

what d'you think of Diverse Reports?

Am G

what do you think of ITV?

D G

and you can stand back one to ten

A D G A Em

and see, and you, and it’s getting to me

D G A

and if you walk five miles just to see

D G A Em

Emergency Only and it’s getting to me

D Am G

If the TV detector van comes at a quarter to four

D Am G

and you try to explain you were just on your way out the door

D Am G

and the church hall woman tries to spring a survey on me

what do you think of MORI-polls?

Am G

what do you think of Billy Cosby?

D G

and you can stand back one to ten

A D G A Em

and see, and you should know better, and it’s getting to me

D G A

and if you walk five miles just to see

D G A Em

Emergency Only, and it’s getting to me

F#m Em

Think of yourself with an old age pension

F#m Em

scares the hell out of me not to mention

D G

genocide, homicide, five-a-side, suicide

D G

matricide, pesticide, law-abide, woe-betide

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