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[Verse 1]
Yesterday's Amcoal train came to Grest in the bitter
FCutting
And as the Csignals Gtook an Fage to Gchange Eit was
E7Easy pickings
FSo you go to the movies where they smash it up
GYou want to feel your heart pumping it makes
You feel good
CAll through the karaoke girls were Gsquealing
The hits
CAs another Mercedes-GBenz gets blown to EbitE7s
While all the Amtime in the camp town Gtheaters
Of FPiccadilly
They're going to Cthrow a Gblack-face Fminstrel
GShow for the Ebarefoot children
That they're E7always selling
TheyF'll say "It's quaint" as the guilty ones faint
And Gclaim they ain't underneath this paint
We inteCrrupt these Gliberal saints with their
FWhips and Ewatermelon
[Chorus]
AmReports are coming in Fof a Dmcoal-train Grobbery
AmIt's like Fanother world, Dmor it had Gbetter be
So we rAmeturn to whitewashed Gpout of his
Committed liFps
Since he was Cdeclared the Glong lost Ffountain
Of Gyouth that Edrips and drips and E7drips
They'll be Fsending him round from door to door
To Gsell you back what's already yours
C"So many good deeds, so Glittle time"
Say the Cadvertising agency GswineE  E7  
When Fman has destroyed what he thinks he owns
I Ghope no living thing cries over his bones
If you Cdon't believe that I'm Ggoing for good
You can Ccount the days I'm gone and Gchop up
The chairs for EfirewooE7d
[Chorus]
AmReports are coming in Fof a Dmcoal-train Grobbery
AmIt's like Fanother world, Dmor it had Gbetter be

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Coal-Train Robberies

by Elvis Costello

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[Verse 1]

Am G

Yesterday's coal train came to rest in the bitter

Cutting

C G F G E

And as the signals took an age to change it was

Easy pickings

So you go to the movies where they smash it up

You want to feel your heart pumping it makes

You feel good

C G

All through the karaoke girls were squealing

The hits

C G E E7

As another Mercedes-Benz gets blown to bits

Am G

While all the time in the camp town theaters

Of Piccadilly

C G F

They're going to throw a black-face minstrel

G E

Show for the barefoot children

That they're always selling

They'll say "It's quaint" as the guilty ones faint

And claim they ain't underneath this paint

C G

We interrupt these liberal saints with their

F E

Whips and watermelon

[Chorus]

Am F Dm G

Reports are coming in of a coal-train robbery

Am F Dm G

It's like another world, or it had better be

Am G

So we return to whitewashed pout of his

Committed lips

C G F

Since he was declared the long lost fountain

G E E7

Of youth that drips and drips and drips

They'll be sending him round from door to door

To sell you back what's already yours

C G

"So many good deeds, so little time"

C G E E7

Say the advertising agency swine

When man has destroyed what he thinks he owns

I hope no living thing cries over his bones

C G

If you don't believe that I'm going for good

C G

You can count the days I'm gone and chop up

E E7

The chairs for firewood

[Chorus]

Am F Dm G

Reports are coming in of a coal-train robbery

Am F Dm G

It's like another world, or it had better be

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