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FNot the hoAmspital gBbown you're wFearing
FOr the Am7bad luck that dBbogs us dCown
What's Dmdone Cis doBbneF  Gm  
They burned the Cold place Fdown
FRun arouAmnd in the Bbreference sFection
FTried to Am7catch the atBbtendants Ceye
Ten Dmyears Con the nBbight shiftF  Gm  
Well I don't Cwork toniFght
DmAll my Cbooks are on lDmoan
Since the Bbgovernment bCookstore clFosed
GmAll my Cbooks are on lDmoan
Since the Bbgovernment bAm7ookstore cBblosedF  
FWell we mAmet in the hBbotel lFobby
FThe exAm7ecutor rBbead alCoud the wDmill
No waCke, no eBbulogyF  Gm  
From this patChetic Fcrowd
AIt's no Bloomsbury afternoon
Just a Dmcouple of soaks and the Cvillage fool
FWell they clAmosed down the Bbwhole main Fbuilding
FBoarded Am7up and the Bbmain gates sCtaying lockDmed
CUsed to stBbeal thingsF  Gm  
From this now eCmpty sFhop

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Government Bookstore

by The Auteurs

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Am7

F Am Bb F

Not the hospital gown you're wearing

F Am7 Bb C

Or the bad luck that dogs us down

Dm C Bb F Gm

What's done is done

C F

They burned the old place down

F Am Bb F

Run around in the reference section

F Am7 Bb C

Tried to catch the attendants eye

Dm C Bb F Gm

Ten years on the night shift

C F

Well I don't work tonight

Dm C Dm

All my books are on loan

Bb C F

Since the government bookstore closed

Gm C Dm

All my books are on loan

Bb Am7 Bb F

Since the government bookstore closed

F Am Bb F

Well we met in the hotel lobby

F Am7 Bb C Dm

The executor read aloud the will

C Bb F Gm

No wake, no eulogy

C F

From this pathetic crowd

It's no Bloomsbury afternoon

Dm C

Just a couple of soaks and the village fool

F Am Bb F

Well they closed down the whole main building

F Am7 Bb C Dm

Boarded up and the main gates staying locked

C Bb F Gm

Used to steal things

C F

From this now empty shop

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