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The Pound Is Sinking

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Tuning: Standard
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capo: 1st fret
play: Em
key: Fm
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and "use flats").
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
G/F#      2-x-0-0-0-3
D/C       x-3-x-2-3-2
D/B       x-2-x-2-3-2
D/A       x-0-x-2-3-2
Dm6       x-x-0-2-0-1
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[Intro]
|  Em| %  |
 EmThe Pound is sinking
   Bm    EmThe Peso's falling
   Bm    EmThe Lira's reeling 
And Amfeeling quite appalling
[Verse 1]
  GThe Mark is holdingG/F#  
  EmThe Franc is fading
 AmThe Drachma's very weak 
But DeveryD/Cone's still D/BtradingD/A  
  GThe market's Fbottom has fallen right Gout
                        F|        G    F|    G    F|    Em|    Em7|
And only the strong are survivors
[Interlude 1]
Well, I Emfear my dear that it's eminently clear
                                   C|  Em|
That you can't see the trees for the forest
Your Emfather was an extAmraordinary man 
But Dyou don't seem to have inGherited 
5/8                       5/8
                  C      Em|  C|  Em|
Many of his mannerisms
5/8                
COh, any of his mannEmerisms
[Verse 2]
  GThe Dollar's movingG/F#  
  EmThe Ruble's rising
 AmThe Yen is keeping up 
Which Dhardly D/Cseems surD/BprisingD/A  
  GThe market's Fbottom has fallen right Gout
                       F|        G    F|    G    F|
And only the stout are survivors
[Interlude 2]
EmHear me, my B7lover
I Dm6can't be held responsible G7now
For Dsomething that didn't Ahappen
I Dknew you D/Cfor a D/BminuteD/A  
3/4
GOh it didn't Emhappen
COnly for a Bmminute
Your Emheart just wasn't Bm7in it anyCmore, mmh, mmh, mmh
[Outro]
 EmThe Pound is sinking
   Bm    EmThe Peso's falling
   Bm    EmThe Lira's reeling 
And Amfeeling quite appalling

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The Pound Is Sinking

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

D/C

D/B

D/A

Em7

Dm6

Bm7

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Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

capo: 1st fret

play: Em

key: Fm

For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and "use flats").

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

G/F# 2-x-0-0-0-3

D/C x-3-x-2-3-2

D/B x-2-x-2-3-2

D/A x-0-x-2-3-2

Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1

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[Intro]

| | % |

The Pound is sinking

Bm Em

The Peso's falling

Bm Em

The Lira's reeling

And feeling quite appalling

[Verse 1]

G G/F#

The Mark is holding

The Franc is fading

The Drachma's very weak

D D/C D/B D/A

But everyone's still trading

G F G

The market's bottom has fallen right out

F G F G F Em Em7

| | | | |

And only the strong are survivors

[Interlude 1]

Well, I fear my dear that it's eminently clear

C Em

| |

That you can't see the trees for the forest

Em Am

Your father was an extraordinary man

D G

But you don't seem to have inherited

5/8 5/8

C Em C Em

| | |

Many of his mannerisms

5/8

C Em

Oh, any of his mannerisms

[Verse 2]

G G/F#

The Dollar's moving

The Ruble's rising

The Yen is keeping up

D D/C D/B D/A

Which hardly seems surprising

G F G

The market's bottom has fallen right out

F G F G F

| | |

And only the stout are survivors

[Interlude 2]

Em B7

Hear me, my lover

Dm6 G7

I can't be held responsible now

D A

For something that didn't happen

D D/C D/B D/A

I knew you for a minute

3/4

G Em

Oh it didn't happen

C Bm

Only for a minute

Em Bm7 C

Your heart just wasn't in it anymore, mmh, mmh, mmh

[Outro]

The Pound is sinking

Bm Em

The Peso's falling

Bm Em

The Lira's reeling

And feeling quite appalling

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