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Fminor

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[Verse 1]
I Fmet her in miscBbellaneous, She C7was biting on her lFip.
WFe decided that Bbspeech was extG7raneous, And embarC7ked on a trip.
SFhe said, ‘I’ve gBbot my beauty aC7nd my youth’. I saidF, ‘you’ve got a strange perception of the truth’,
AFnd with a saxophone playing oBbn the gramophone pC7layer, we decided to Fcall it a truce.
WFe Fm/Eht a yelloBbw taxi cab to C7a blue kind of flat, FSituated somewhere in the middle of the city.
SFhe showed me heBbr cat, and I gG7ave it a pat, and C7she told me that its name was ‘kitty’.
WFith a loyalty usBbually reserved C7for royalty, I neveFr gave it a blink of my eye.
AFnd, when the dawBbn broke, we weC7re both filled with Fhope, ‘cause I’d been singing her a lullaby.
FThat went like-
[Chorus 1]
FmWhen these boots are wornDb, there’ll be a Ebmackerel sky.
FmEvery single story cocoonDbs a lullaby.Eb  
CmAll of Time is wanderFming ‘round, wonDbmajdering where Gm7to hide. 
Butterflies are ugly now, so caterpC7illars, cocoon up and die.
FmAh aBbh aBbmh cocoFmon up BbanBbmd die.
[Verse 2]
FmOn Saint Patrick’s day, wBbme were both on our way, 
BCmuying a leprechaun fFmlowers.
FmI turned away, when I retBbmurned to pay,
tCmhe man said she’d beFmen gone for hours.
FmI went down to the sea, wBbmhere I thought she would be,
TCmhe dockyard down theFmre was abandoned.
FmAt the old aerodrome, theBbmre was no one found home,
NCmor the fields where FmI really
[Bridge]
e|---------Fm8--------Fm/E8--------Fm/Eb8----------Dm7-58-----------|
B|---------9--------9--------9----------9-----------|
G|---------10-------10-------10---------10----------|
D|---------10-------10-------10---------10----------|
A|---------8--------7--------6----------5-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
FmimagineFm/Ed she’d be, Fm/Ebthought that sDm7-5he’d be, I watched and I waited to see. 
FmThey saFm/Ey Mum’s a maFm/Ebd hatter, and she’ll never get better.
I doDm7-5n’t visit home, and I don’t write her letters. But –
[Chorus 2]
FmWhen these boots are wornDb, there’ll be a Ebmackerel sky.
FmEvery single story cocoonDbs a lullaby.Eb  
CmThe moon, as yet, has Fmnever dawned. MoDbmajst icebergs nGm7ever thaw.
Every camel’s back is broken by a sC7ingle straw.
FmWhen these boots are wornDb, there’ll be a Ebmackerel sky.
FmEvery single story cocoonDbs a lullaby.Eb  
CmAll of Time is wanderFming ‘round, wondeDbmajring where to Gm7hide.
Butter flies are ugly now, so caterC7pillars, cocoon up and die.
FmAh aBbh aBbmh cocoFmon up BbanBbmd die.

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Miscellaneous

by Rob Dougan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbmaj

Gm7

Bbm

Fm/E

Fm/Eb

Dm7-5

[Verse 1]

F Bb C7 F

I met her in miscellaneous, She was biting on her lip.

F Bb G7 C7

We decided that speech was extraneous, And embarked on a trip.

F Bb C7 F

She said, ‘I’ve got my beauty and my youth’. I said, ‘you’ve got a strange perception of the truth’,

F Bb C7 F

And with a saxophone playing on the gramophone player, we decided to call it a truce.

F Bb C7 F

We Fm/Eht a yellow taxi cab to a blue kind of flat, Situated somewhere in the middle of the city.

F Bb G7 C7

She showed me her cat, and I gave it a pat, and she told me that its name was ‘kitty’.

F Bb C7 F

With a loyalty usually reserved for royalty, I never gave it a blink of my eye.

F Bb C7 F

And, when the dawn broke, we were both filled with hope, ‘cause I’d been singing her a lullaby.

That went like-

[Chorus 1]

Fm Db Eb

When these boots are worn, there’ll be a mackerel sky.

Fm Db Eb

Every single story cocoons a lullaby.

Cm Fm Dbmaj Gm7

All of Time is wandering ‘round, wondering where to hide.

Butterflies are ugly now, so caterpillars, cocoon up and die.

Fm Bb Bbm Fm Bb Bbm

Ah ah ah cocoon up and die.

[Verse 2]

Fm Bbm

On Saint Patrick’s day, we were both on our way,

Cm Fm

Buying a leprechaun flowers.

Fm Bbm

I turned away, when I returned to pay,

Cm Fm

the man said she’d been gone for hours.

Fm Bbm

I went down to the sea, where I thought she would be,

Cm Fm

The dockyard down there was abandoned.

Fm Bbm

At the old aerodrome, there was no one found home,

Cm Fm

Nor the fields where I really

[Bridge]

Fm Fm/E Fm/Eb Dm7-5

e|---------8--------8--------8----------8-----------|

B|---------9--------9--------9----------9-----------|

G|---------10-------10-------10---------10----------|

D|---------10-------10-------10---------10----------|

A|---------8--------7--------6----------5-----------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

Fm Fm/E Fm/Eb Dm7-5

imagined she’d be, thought that she’d be, I watched and I waited to see.

Fm Fm/E Fm/Eb

They say Mum’s a mad hatter, and she’ll never get better.

Dm7-5

I don’t visit home, and I don’t write her letters. But –

[Chorus 2]

Fm Db Eb

When these boots are worn, there’ll be a mackerel sky.

Fm Db Eb

Every single story cocoons a lullaby.

Cm Fm Dbmaj Gm7

The moon, as yet, has never dawned. Most icebergs never thaw.

Every camel’s back is broken by a single straw.

Fm Db Eb

When these boots are worn, there’ll be a mackerel sky.

Fm Db Eb

Every single story cocoons a lullaby.

Cm Fm Dbmaj Gm7

All of Time is wandering ‘round, wondering where to hide.

Butter flies are ugly now, so caterpillars, cocoon up and die.

Fm Bb Bbm Fm Bb Bbm

Ah ah ah cocoon up and die.

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