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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1}
Am7Me and my lawyer sat Fdown and worked out
The full coCst of the A#wrongs I have A7done you
FAnd I'm sending the money to Gyou
The cheque's in the CpostE  
Am7For giving you Ghell
When I Am7should have been treating you Gwell
ReparDm7ation: Em7five hundred five pound notes in a Am7rollA7  
[Bridge 1]
For C/Gremarks about your Gweight
For C/Gcomplaining when you were Glate
CompensDm7ation: Em7two thousand pounds, the going Amrate
For the C/Gtimes we were Gout
And my C/Geye kept roving Gabout
Settling on younger Dm7women: Fifteen Em7hundred, say it's
Am7ForgA7iven
[Chorus 1]
C/GRunning total: Esix thousand three hundrFed and fifty
G#Pounds
With tax added Con
And Gthat's just the end of verse ConeE7  
For Am7attacking your Gsuperstition
Your Am7pantheistic new age Greligion
Let's say the Dm7sum of one thousand seven Em7hundred and
Ninety Am7seven
[Bridge 2]
When I sC/Gaid your new dress wasn't splendGid
When I tC/Gold you the way the film endedG  
I guess I was Dm7wrong, accept this tEm7oken: seven thousand
PounAm7dsA7  
And for C/Gpassing the pictures I'd Gtaken
Of C/Gyour body totally Gnaked
Around all our Dm7friends, let's call it a Em7round nine
Thousand Am7pounA7ds
[Chorus 2]
C/GRunning total: Etwenty four thousand one Fhundred and
Forty seven G#pounds
On it's way to Cyou
And Gthis is just the end of verse Am7twoA7  
[Verse 2]
Am7Me and my lawyer sat Fdown and worked out
The real Ccost of the A#wrongs I have A7done you
FAnd I'm sending the money to Gyou
The cheque's in the CpostE7  
Am7And for my next indiGscretion
When we had Am7sex on the floor of the kitcGhen
I sang it in a Dm7song: accept ten Em7thousand - make that
Eleven thousand - Am7pounA7ds
[Bridge 3]
And for C/Gfailing to give enough Gtime
To the C/Gbaby that could have been Gmine
It's not that I don't Dmcare, my love, Em7it's just so hard
To find a Am7figuA7re
[Chorus 3]
C/GWorst of all I stopped Eloving your body
FMaking you feel so G#low
Though my Clawyer says no Eblame can be apportioned
For Fcircumstances beyond my G#control
So now I'm Call paid up
And absoElved from this guilt
I'm going to Fget another girl in
Under my G#quilt
And run Cup
A#Another massive A7debt
[Outro]
Hail FMary
Pray for me Emnow
Now and at the hour of my Amdeath.
Am(Ba-ba-da ba-ba-da ba-ba-da)
Am(Ba-ba-da ba-ba-da ba-ba-da)

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The Cheques In The Post

by Momus

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Am7

Dm7

Em7

C/G

[Intro]

[Verse 1}

Am7 F

Me and my lawyer sat down and worked out

C A# A7

The full cost of the wrongs I have done you

F G

And I'm sending the money to you

C E

The cheque's in the post

Am7 G

For giving you hell

Am7 G

When I should have been treating you well

Dm7 Em7 Am7 A7

Reparation: five hundred five pound notes in a roll

[Bridge 1]

C/G G

For remarks about your weight

C/G G

For complaining when you were late

Dm7 Em7 Am

Compensation: two thousand pounds, the going rate

C/G G

For the times we were out

C/G G

And my eye kept roving about

Dm7 Em7

Settling on younger women: Fifteen hundred, say it's

Am7 A7

Forgiven

[Chorus 1]

C/G E F

Running total: six thousand three hundred and fifty

Pounds

With tax added on

G C E7

And that's just the end of verse one

Am7 G

For attacking your superstition

Am7 G

Your pantheistic new age religion

Dm7 Em7

Let's say the sum of one thousand seven hundred and

Am7

Ninety seven

[Bridge 2]

C/G G

When I said your new dress wasn't splendid

C/G G

When I told you the way the film ended

Dm7 Em7

I guess I was wrong, accept this token: seven thousand

Am7 A7

Pounds

C/G G

And for passing the pictures I'd taken

C/G G

Of your body totally naked

Dm7 Em7

Around all our friends, let's call it a round nine

Am7 A7

Thousand pounds

[Chorus 2]

C/G E F

Running total: twenty four thousand one hundred and

Forty seven pounds

On it's way to you

G Am7 A7

And this is just the end of verse two

[Verse 2]

Am7 F

Me and my lawyer sat down and worked out

C A# A7

The real cost of the wrongs I have done you

F G

And I'm sending the money to you

C E7

The cheque's in the post

Am7 G

And for my next indiscretion

Am7 G

When we had sex on the floor of the kitchen

Dm7 Em7

I sang it in a song: accept ten thousand - make that

Am7 A7

Eleven thousand - pounds

[Bridge 3]

C/G G

And for failing to give enough time

C/G G

To the baby that could have been mine

Dm Em7

It's not that I don't care, my love, it's just so hard

Am7 A7

To find a figure

[Chorus 3]

C/G E

Worst of all I stopped loving your body

F G#

Making you feel so low

C E

Though my lawyer says no blame can be apportioned

F G#

For circumstances beyond my control

So now I'm all paid up

And absolved from this guilt

I'm going to get another girl in

Under my quilt

And run up

A# A7

Another massive debt

[Outro]

Hail Mary

Pray for me now

Now and at the hour of my death.

(Ba-ba-da ba-ba-da ba-ba-da)

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