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Bbminor

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[Intro]
Bbm  A  Db  Eb
Bbm  A  Db  Eb
[Verse]
BbmMadness, you'll soAon grow out of it , my momma Dbtold me , 
You'll sEboon grow up darling and you'll be Fnormal,  
All this violence is just Bbhormonal, 
FThose marks on your arm are only Bbmscratches, 
FWhy must you make yourself so unBbattractive, 
BLook at you wasting  Bbmaway.  
Bbm{Music, What's that Abloody row , you call it Dbmusic?} 
CMomma its my song and I might Bbmlose it-  
F{Only ugly noise is what I call itBbm}, to me its everything I ever Fdreamed of ,  
BbmI wont turn it down and be a Fgood boy -wont you Bbmlook at me wasting Faway.        
BbWasting,                Bsay I'm Bbmwasting, B  
I'm fEacing              F#an aFrt of my own 
EbWhen will it enBd. when will you Bbmwake up and underBstand that 
I'm a Emgood boy now, look at F#me?           look at Fyou.          Look at BbYou!

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Wasting

by Vivian Stanshall

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Bbm

[Intro]

Bbm A Db Eb

[Verse]

Bbm A Db

Madness, you'll soon grow out of it , my momma told me ,

Eb F

You'll soon grow up darling and you'll be normal,

All this violence is just hormonal,

F Bbm

Those marks on your arm are only scratches,

F Bb

Why must you make yourself so unattractive,

B Bbm

Look at you wasting away.

Bbm A Db

{Music, What's that bloody row , you call it music?}

C Bbm

Momma its my song and I might lose it-

F Bbm F

{Only ugly noise is what I call it}, to me its everything I ever dreamed of ,

Bbm F Bbm F

I wont turn it down and be a good boy -wont you look at me wasting away.

Bb B Bbm B

Wasting, say I'm wasting,

E F# F

I'm facing an art of my own

Eb B Bbm B

When will it end. when will you wake up and understand that

Em F# F Bb

I'm a good boy now, look at me? look at you. Look at You!

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