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[Intro]
C  G  A#m  D      G
[Verse]
A short weekD/F#end in GBrighton
She Fshowed us Cup the Dstair
To a Gquaint old Croom that had a Grundown EmviewAm  
A cat-Ccoat on the D7chair
[Verse]
A Gstatue D/F#there of GDavid
And Fthree ducks Con the wallD  
And Gfor my Clife, with aGnother man's EmwifeAm  
I didn't have a Dcare at allG  F  C  D  
GFor my Clife, with aGnother man's EmwifeAm  
I didn't have a Dcare at Gall
[Verse]
There was laughter D/F#on the Gpavement
There was Fmusic Con the pierD  
"Quick GOn The CDraw", "What The GButler EmSaw"Am  
Ice Ccold drinks of D7beer
[Verse]
The Gmusic D/F#sounded Gsweet
I Fwiped the Csand from your Dfeet
And we Gkissed and Csmiled as we Gstrolled a EmmileAm  
Unafraid of Dwho we'd GmeetF  C  D  
We Gkissed and Csmiled as we Gstrolled a EmmileAm  
Unafraid of Dwho we'd Gmeet
[Verse]
We bought a D/F#book to Gread in bed
And I Flaughed, what a Cwaste of Dtime
You Gheld me Cnear and I Gkissed your Emear (you said, babeAm)
First I Cneed some D7wineG  
[Verse]
You turned aD/F#way poGlitely
"I'd Flove to try Cseeing you Dsoon"
But you'd Gthings to Cdo for Gschool next EmweekAm  
We'd leave toDmorrow afterGnoonF  C  D  
GThings to Cdo for Gschool next EmweekAm  
We'd leave toDmorrow afterGnoon
[Verse]
We laughed D/F#in the Gbedroom
And Fwe joked Cin the barD  
Had Gtea in Cbed, Gshared a EmbathAm  
Made love and Chad a showerD7  
[Verse]
We Gstole the D/F#softest Gpillow
I Fwatched you Cdream aloneD  
Were you Gthinking aCbout the Gday we EmhadAm  
Or was you Dmind back Ghome?F  C  D  
Were you Gthinking aCbout the Gday we EmhadAm  
Or was you Dmind back Ghome?
[Verse]
A short weekD/F#end in GBrighton
She Fshowed us Cup the Dstair
To a Gquaint old Croom that had a Grundown EmviewAm  
A cat-Ccoat on the D7chairG  
[Verse]
A statue D/F#there of GDavid
And Fthree ducks Con the wallD  
And Gfor my Clife, with aGnother man's EmwifeAm  
I didn't have a Dcare at Gall

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Short Weekend

by Anthony John Clarke

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Chords in this song · guitar

A#m

D/F#

[Intro]

C G A#m D G

[Verse]

D/F# G

A short weekend in Brighton

F C D

She showed us up the stair

G C G Em Am

To a quaint old room that had a rundown view

C D7

A cat-coat on the chair

[Verse]

G D/F# G

A statue there of David

F C D

And three ducks on the wall

G C G Em Am

And for my life, with another man's wife

D G F C D

I didn't have a care at all

G C G Em Am

For my life, with another man's wife

D G

I didn't have a care at all

[Verse]

D/F# G

There was laughter on the pavement

F C D

There was music on the pier

G C G Em Am

"Quick On The Draw", "What The Butler Saw"

C D7

Ice cold drinks of beer

[Verse]

G D/F# G

The music sounded sweet

F C D

I wiped the sand from your feet

G C G Em Am

And we kissed and smiled as we strolled a mile

D G F C D

Unafraid of who we'd meet

G C G Em Am

We kissed and smiled as we strolled a mile

D G

Unafraid of who we'd meet

[Verse]

D/F# G

We bought a book to read in bed

F C D

And I laughed, what a waste of time

G C G Em Am

You held me near and I kissed your ear (you said, babe)

C D7 G

First I need some wine

[Verse]

D/F# G

You turned away politely

F C D

"I'd love to try seeing you soon"

G C G Em Am

But you'd things to do for school next week

D G F C D

We'd leave tomorrow afternoon

G C G Em Am

Things to do for school next week

D G

We'd leave tomorrow afternoon

[Verse]

D/F# G

We laughed in the bedroom

F C D

And we joked in the bar

G C G Em Am

Had tea in bed, shared a bath

C D7

Made love and had a shower

[Verse]

G D/F# G

We stole the softest pillow

F C D

I watched you dream alone

G C G Em Am

Were you thinking about the day we had

D G F C D

Or was you mind back home?

G C G Em Am

Were you thinking about the day we had

D G

Or was you mind back home?

[Verse]

D/F# G

A short weekend in Brighton

F C D

She showed us up the stair

G C G Em Am

To a quaint old room that had a rundown view

C D7 G

A cat-coat on the chair

[Verse]

D/F# G

A statue there of David

F C D

And three ducks on the wall

G C G Em Am

And for my life, with another man's wife

D G

I didn't have a care at all

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