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Blood On The Rails

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The Silent Comedy
Blood On The Rails (a single released in 2012)
Standard Tuning
Capo: 1
Note: Chant lyric somewhat unintelligible. Maybe "Oops"?
[Intro]
|n.c. |n.c. F| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Oops-a, oops-a, oops-a, oops . .. . .. . .. . . .
[Verse]
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Callin' all agents . the seven have split .
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   F   Em|
Villains and vagrants . are killin' . our conscience
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Call it contagious . the shutters'll click .
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   F   Em| Dm| Dm|
Fillin' up pages . and give 'em . the op--po--site ... .. Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops . Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops .
[Verse]
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Cross off the basics . a cut and a stitch .
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   F   Em|
Trial by patience . admitted . 'cause I've got
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Common frustration . a seminal shift .
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   F   Em| Dm| Dm|
Piles of papers . are hidden . in of--fi--ces ... ....
[Bridge]
| F| F|
Someone's gotta tow the line . . .
Oh oh oh
| G| G|
Someone's gotta make it right . . .
Oh---------------------------- Oooh oooh
| F| F|
Someone's gotta throw the fight . . .
Oooh--------------------------- Oh oh oh
| E| E|
Someone's gotta take it . you've gotta fake it
Oh--------------------- you've gotta fake it
[Chorus]
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops . Oops-a . oops-a . oops-a . oops .
[Verse]
| Am| |
Call it amazin'. we're gonna get rich
| | |
Figures and failings are givin' . a party
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Settle our savings . a seventies schtick .
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   F   Em| Dm| Dm|
Buy off the payments . and kill 'em . with confi--dence ... ....
[Bridge]
| F| F|
Someone's gonna tow the line . . .
Oh oh oh
| G| G|
Someone's gotta make it right . . .
Oh---------------------------- Oooh oooh
| F| F|
Someone's gotta throw the fight . . .
Oooh--------------------------- Oh oh oh
| G| E|
Someone's gotta take it . not gonna take it
Oh--------------------- not gonna take it
[Break]
| Am| Am| Am| Am|
[Outro]
| Am| Am|
I won't take it, I won't take it
| Am| Am|
I won't take it, I won't take it
| Am   AmM7   G   E| Am   AmM7   G   E|
I won't take it, I won't take it
| Am   AmM7   G   E| Am   AmM7   E|
I won't take it, I won't . blood on the
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F|
Rails . .. . .. . . blood on the rails . .. . .. . . blood on the
| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   C   Am   F| Am   C   Am   Em| Am   AmM7   G   E|
Rails . .. . .. . . blood on the rails . .. . . . . .
| Dm| Dm| Dm| Dm| Am|
//
Unique chords:
AmM7= 576555 (Aka: AmMaj7)
Played after a barred Am in the Outro. You can possibly substitute G# for AmMaj7.
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