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[Intro]
         FMaj7   Am(x4)
[Verse]
FMaj7Three Amdays and a FMaj7bed for reAmcovery
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7Two   Amyears in a FMaj7cell for a rAmobbery
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7         Am
[Chorus]
FMaj7Twenty-Amseven I have FMaj7seen a funny Amdancing little 
FMaj7dream rising Amshiver on my Cmskin and flying Dup above my pillow
G             Dm             G             C
G             Dm             G             C
[Verse]
         FMaj7   Am(x4)
FMaj7Two    Amhours with the FMaj7summer rising Ammercury
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7Fifteen Amminutes catching FMaj7crickets from a Amrising tree
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7         Am
[Chorus]
FMaj7Twenty-Amseven I have FMaj7seen many Amsummers on the 
FMaj7screen, many Amfires burning Cmclean bouleDvards from my window
G             Dm             G             C
G             Dm             G             C
[Verse]
FMaj7All you Amservants at the dFMaj7oor, listen Amto your king
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7Bow your Amhead and be FMaj7quiet as the Amemperor sings
FMaj7         Am
FMaj7         Am
[Chorus]
FMaj7Twenty-Amseven I have FMaj7seen both the Amdevil and the
FMaj7Queen goin’ to Amheaven on a Cmgreen brush Dstolen from my kitchen 
G             Dm             G             C
G             Dm             G             C
FMaj7         Am (until the end..)

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A Robbery

by Syd Matters

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FMaj7

[Intro]

FMaj7 Am

(x4)

[Verse]

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

Three days and a bed for recovery

FMaj7 Am

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

Two years in a cell for a robbery

FMaj7 Am

[Chorus]

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

Twenty-seven I have seen a funny dancing little

FMaj7 Am Cm D

dream rising shiver on my skin and flying up above my pillow

G Dm G C

[Verse]

FMaj7 Am

(x4)

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

Two hours with the summer rising mercury

FMaj7 Am

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

Fifteen minutes catching crickets from a rising tree

FMaj7 Am

[Chorus]

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

Twenty-seven I have seen many summers on the

FMaj7 Am Cm D

screen, many fires burning clean boulevards from my window

G Dm G C

[Verse]

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

All you servants at the door, listen to your king

FMaj7 Am

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

Bow your head and be quiet as the emperor sings

FMaj7 Am

[Chorus]

FMaj7 Am FMaj7 Am

Twenty-seven I have seen both the devil and the

FMaj7 Am Cm D

Queen goin’ to heaven on a green brush stolen from my kitchen

G Dm G C

FMaj7 Am (until the end..)

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