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Certain People I Know

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[Verse]
      F#I take the cBue from certain C#people I know
      F#I use the cBue and then I hC#and it on to you
 F#   F#   B    C#x2
[Chorus]
      DAnd when I swBming it so it Gcatches his eye
G#Weren't you thereC#, you'd have diedF#  
[Verse]
F#I trust the vBiews of certain C#people I knowF#  
F#They look at Bdanger and they C#laugh their heads offF#  
 F#   F#   B    C#x2
[Chorus]
  DTheir clothes are an imiBmtation George the Gtwenty third
G#Don't you find  C#this absurd?F#  
[Verse]
F#I'd hate to Bbe like certain C#people I knowF#  
F#They break their Bnecks and can't afC#ford to get them G#mfixed
[Solo]
G#m G B C#
 F#   F#   B    C#x2
[Chorus]
     DThey'd sacrifBmice all of their Gprinciples for
G#Anything cashaC#ble
[Verse]
     F#I do belBieve  C#it's terrible
    F#Oh-woah-wBoahC#  
    F#Oh-woah-wBoahC#  
    F#Oh-woah-wBoahC#  
[Outro]
 F#   F#   B    C#x7
F#

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Certain People I Know

by Morrissey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Verse]

F# B C#

I take the cue from certain people I know

F# B C#

I use the cue and then I hand it on to you

F# F# B C#

[Chorus]

D Bm G

And when I swing it so it catches his eye

G# C# F#

Weren't you there, you'd have died

[Verse]

F# B C# F#

I trust the views of certain people I know

F# B C# F#

They look at danger and they laugh their heads off

F# F# B C#

[Chorus]

D Bm G

Their clothes are an imitation George the twenty third

G# C# F#

Don't you find this absurd?

[Verse]

F# B C# F#

I'd hate to be like certain people I know

F# B C# G#m

They break their necks and can't afford to get them fixed

[Solo]

G#m G B C#

F# F# B C#

[Chorus]

D Bm G

They'd sacrifice all of their principles for

G# C#

Anything cashable

[Verse]

F# B C#

I do believe it's terrible

F# B C#

Oh-woah-woah

F# B C#

Oh-woah-woah

F# B C#

Oh-woah-woah

[Outro]

F# F# B C#

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