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intro
Eb Bb Gm C F Bb
EbGot an unusually sized, Bbhead for his Gmsize
So you Cmwould have thought, Theres a lFot of thought going Bbon
EbAin't no surprise, when you Bblook into his Gmeyes
Yeah, the Cmlights are oFn, But nobody's hBbome
EbHes a man, With his Bbold mans Gmplans
Fight the CmTaliban, Fill the oFil can up aBbgain
EbBut theres another man, A Bbman from PakGmistan
Says You Cmcan't blame them, It was yFou who trained them to dBbefend
And the Ebold Cossacks, are Bbdying to get Gmback
To the Cmgood old days, Of the Fcomrades at the Bbgate
They're Ebhaving those flashbacks, of Bball those kickGmbacks
When the Cmstate dished out, All the Ftop jobs for your Bbmates
And tEbhat's how it Cmis, That's Fhow its always Bbbeen
EbWhy am I even Cmthinking, I can Fdo a single Bbthing
Its Ebnot my Cmwish, That you're eFven listeniBbng
EbI'm just Cmtrying, FTrying to do my Bbthing
Anything
EbLovely smile, but that Bbonly lasts a Gmwhile
Cos the Cmgentle can turn to Fmental, Very sBberious
So EbI would run a mile, Cos they Bbain't got as many Gmmissiles
But there's a Cmlot more of them, Than there Fis of any of Bbus
Hes Ebonly a little fella, BbBut he can go hell for Gmleather
But it's Cmnot good enough, To be Ftalking tough on BbTV
Cos Ebif you're a yeller, And you're Bbnot a tGmeller,
Then I Ccan't see nothing, In his Fshit for Bbme 
And it Ebmust be Ebmneat, To Bbjoin that exclusive Gmclique
Where your Conly hope, Is to Ftalk to a dope in a Bbsuit
You're Ebone small Ebmleap, With a Bbscientific Gmtechnique
To Chave the physique, FEven a sheep's BbIQ
And Ebthat's how it Cmis, That's Fhow its always Bbbeen
EbWhy am I even Cmthinking, I can Fdo a single Bbthing
Its Ebnot my Cmwish, That you're eFven listeniBbng
EbI'm just Cmtrying, FTrying to do my Bbthing
AnythingEb  

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Thats How It Is

by Lee Evans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ebm

intro

Eb Bb Gm C F Bb

Eb Bb Gm

Got an unusually sized, head for his size

Cm F Bb

So you would have thought, Theres a lot of thought going on

Eb Bb Gm

Ain't no surprise, when you look into his eyes

Cm F Bb

Yeah, the lights are on, But nobody's home

Eb Bb Gm

Hes a man, With his old mans plans

Cm F Bb

Fight the Taliban, Fill the oil can up again

Eb Bb Gm

But theres another man, A man from Pakistan

Cm F Bb

Says You can't blame them, It was you who trained them to defend

Eb Bb Gm

And the old Cossacks, are dying to get back

Cm F Bb

To the good old days, Of the comrades at the gate

Eb Bb Gm

They're having those flashbacks, of all those kickbacks

Cm F Bb

When the state dished out, All the top jobs for your mates

Eb Cm F Bb

And that's how it is, That's how its always been

Eb Cm F Bb

Why am I even thinking, I can do a single thing

Eb Cm F Bb

Its not my wish, That you're even listening

Eb Cm F Bb

I'm just trying, Trying to do my thing

Anything

Eb Bb Gm

Lovely smile, but that only lasts a while

Cm F Bb

Cos the gentle can turn to mental, Very serious

Eb Bb Gm

So I would run a mile, Cos they ain't got as many missiles

Cm F Bb

But there's a lot more of them, Than there is of any of us

Eb Bb Gm

Hes only a little fella, But he can go hell for leather

Cm F Bb

But it's not good enough, To be talking tough on TV

Eb Bb Gm

Cos if you're a yeller, And you're not a teller,

C F Bb

Then I can't see nothing, In his shit for me

Eb Ebm Bb Gm

And it must be neat, To join that exclusive clique

C F Bb

Where your only hope, Is to talk to a dope in a suit

Eb Ebm Bb Gm

You're one small leap, With a scientific technique

C F Bb

To have the physique, Even a sheep's IQ

Eb Cm F Bb

And that's how it is, That's how its always been

Eb Cm F Bb

Why am I even thinking, I can do a single thing

Eb Cm F Bb

Its not my wish, That you're even listening

Eb Cm F Bb

I'm just trying, Trying to do my thing

Anything

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