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Lindisfarne - All Fall Down
CAPO: 7th Fret
[INTRO:] C  F-C-G-C  F-C-G-C  F-C-G-
[VERSE 1:]
CCouncillors, Emagistrates, Ammen of reC7nown
FWho needs to Glive in a Cdirty old Ftown
YesC___, go on, Gtear it FdownC  
[VERSE 2:]
Who need the Etrees and the Amflowers to C7grow
FWe can have a Gmotorway with Cmotorway Fdough
I Cknow, I knowG, I know, they've Fgot to goC  
[CHORUS:]
Tear them Gdown, mess them 'Fround
Make a Cmockery of all of the Fground
And if Gyou ever have a Fsleepless night
Just Ccount out your Fmoney, it'll Cbe aFlrigGht
[VERSE 3:]
CPoliticians, Eplanners, go Amlook what you C7done
Your Fmadness is Gmaking a maCchine of everyFone
But one Cday the Gmachine might turFn onC  
[CHORUS:]
We'll tear you Gdown, mess you 'Fround
And Cbury you deep under the Fground
And we'll Gdance on your graves 'til the Fflowers return
And the Ctrees tell us Fsecrets that took Cages to Flearn
[CHORUS:]
And we'll tear you Gdown, mess you 'Fround
CBury you deep under the Fground
And we'll Gdance on your graves 'til the Fflowers return
And the Ctrees tell us Fsecrets that took Cages to Flearn
We'll tear you GdownF  G  D  
[OUTRO:]   C    E    Am      C7    F    G    C      F    C    G    F     C(## repeat 6x ##)

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All Fall Down

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

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Lindisfarne - All Fall Down

CAPO: 7th Fret

[INTRO:] C F-C-G-C F-C-G-C F-C-G-

[VERSE 1:]

C E Am C7

Councillors, magistrates, men of renown

F G C F

Who needs to live in a dirty old town

C G F C

Yes___, go on, tear it down

[VERSE 2:]

E Am C7

Who need the trees and the flowers to grow

F G C F

We can have a motorway with motorway dough

C G F C

I know, I know, I know, they've got to go

[CHORUS:]

G F

Tear them down, mess them 'round

C F

Make a mockery of all of the ground

G F

And if you ever have a sleepless night

C F C F G

Just count out your money, it'll be alright

[VERSE 3:]

C E Am C7

Politicians, planners, go look what you done

F G C F

Your madness is making a machine of everyone

C G F C

But one day the machine might turn on

[CHORUS:]

G F

We'll tear you down, mess you 'round

C F

And bury you deep under the ground

G F

And we'll dance on your graves 'til the flowers return

C F C F

And the trees tell us secrets that took ages to learn

[CHORUS:]

G F

And we'll tear you down, mess you 'round

C F

Bury you deep under the ground

G F

And we'll dance on your graves 'til the flowers return

C F C F

And the trees tell us secrets that took ages to learn

G F G D

We'll tear you down

C E Am C7 F G C F C G F C

[OUTRO:] (## repeat 6x ##)

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