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Eminor

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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 2nd FRET
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INTRO
Em
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VERSE 1
And he strains to hear the words the people B7say 
And he wishes that the crowd would go aEmway 
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VERSE 2
He was happy, he was working one fine morning 
Then a friend waving a paper ran his B7way 
And he wishes that the crowd would go aEmway 
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VERSE 3
He was Gjust a Joe, a John, a Phil, a DMichael
An Amordinary man with feet of Gclay 
Now every move he makes the camera Dfollows 
And Amall he's ever done is on diB7splay 
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VERSE 4
He'd Emnever hurt a soul, he'd never argued 
He'd never dreamed his life could go aB7stray 
And he wishes that the crowd would go aEmway 
Em   B7   Em
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VERSE 5
GFriends he trusted once have turned their Dfaces 
AmNow he sits alone there every Gday 
Ex-lovers have been paid for their conDfessions 
For Amphotographs and lies and hearB7say 
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VERSE 6
He Emreads and reads and reads again the letters 
From strangers saying god comes if you B7pray 
And he wishes that the crowd would go aEmway 
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VERSE 7
They're beating on his door, he stands at B7bay 
Now he knows the crowd will never go aEmway

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Press Ganged

by Harvey Andrews

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning = Standard

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CAPO 2nd FRET

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INTRO

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VERSE 1

And he strains to hear the words the people say

And he wishes that the crowd would go away

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VERSE 2

He was happy, he was working one fine morning

Then a friend waving a paper ran his way

And he wishes that the crowd would go away

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VERSE 3

G D

He was just a Joe, a John, a Phil, a Michael

Am G

An ordinary man with feet of clay

Now every move he makes the camera follows

Am B7

And all he's ever done is on display

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VERSE 4

He'd never hurt a soul, he'd never argued

He'd never dreamed his life could go astray

And he wishes that the crowd would go away

Em B7 Em

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VERSE 5

G D

Friends he trusted once have turned their faces

Am G

Now he sits alone there every day

Ex-lovers have been paid for their confessions

Am B7

For photographs and lies and hearsay

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VERSE 6

He reads and reads and reads again the letters

From strangers saying god comes if you pray

And he wishes that the crowd would go away

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VERSE 7

They're beating on his door, he stands at bay

Now he knows the crowd will never go away

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