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Bloody Rotten Audience

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[Intro]
G Em C D
Well, Ghere's a song I've Emwritten speCcifically for Dyou
Who Gsit inside the Emaudience and Ctalk through all I Ddo
I cGannot underEmstand it cause I'm Cpretty good, you Dsee
So there Gmust be something Emwrong with you, there's Cnothing wrong with Gme
[Chorus]
You're a Gbloody rotten Emaudience whilst CI am very Dgood
If Gbrains were made of Emoak and ash then Cyou'd have balsa Dwood
I'm eGthnic and auEmthentic and I'm Creally full of clDass
While you're Gignorant, you're Emcultureless, you're Cphilistines en mGasse
[Verse 1]
I'm an Gartist and auEmthority on Cmusic and what's Dmore
I'm inGcredible infEmormative on Cfolksong and folkDlore
I'm a Gwonderful perfEmormer and Cso you all must Dbe
So Gbloody thick and Emstupid not to Clike the like of Gme
[Chorus]
You're a Gbloody rotten Emaudience whilst CI am very Dgood
If Gbrains were made of Emoak and ash then Cyou'd have balsa Dwood
I'm eGthnic and auEmthentic and I'm Creally full of clDass
While you're Gignorant, you're Emcultureless, you're Cphilistines en mGasse
[Verse 2]
I'm a Gfolkie and that's oEmbvious, you can Ctell it by me Dclothes
And Gwhen I sing tradEmitional, I Csing it through me Dnose
And if Gyou insist on tEmalking everyCtime I sing a Dsong
I'll Gfix you with 'Bold EmRobin Hood', that's Ceighty verses Glong
[Chorus]
You're a Gbloody rotten Emaudience whilst CI am very Dgood
If Gbrains were made of Emoak and ash then Cyou'd have balsa Dwood
I'm eGthnic and auEmthentic and I'm Creally full of clDass
While you're Gignorant, you're Emcultureless, you're Cphilistines en mGasse
[Verse 3]
And Gwhen I sing conEmtemporary, me Cheart and soul is Dpure
I Gmust be bloody Embrilliant, cause me Cwriting's so obDscure
My Ghero's Leonard EmCohen, I Cdig him perfectDly
But I Gmust be so much Embetter, because Cno-one here digs Gme
[Chorus]
You're a Gbloody rotten Emaudience whilst CI am very Dgood
If Gbrains were made of Emoak and ash then Cyou'd have balsa Dwood
I'm eGthnic and auEmthentic and I'm Creally full of clDass
While you're Gignorant, you're Emcultureless, you're Cphilistines en mGasse
[Verse 4]
But Gnow I'm going to Emleave you, cause I Cfeel I'm wasting Dtime
Couldn't Gpossibly be Emwasting yours, so you Cmust be wasting Dmine
And Glet me tell you Emnow that I'm not Cout here for me Dhealth
So if Gyou don't come and Empull with me, I'll Cgo and pull meGself
[Outro]
You're a Gbloody rotten Emaudience whilst CI am very Dgood
If Gbrains were made of Emoak and ash then Cyou'd have balsa Dwood
I'm eGthnic and auEmthentic and I'm Creally full of clDass
But unGderneath it all I'm Emjust a Cpain in the flipping Garse

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Bloody Rotten Audience

by Eric Bogle

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

G Em C D

Well, here's a song I've written specifically for you

G Em C D

Who sit inside the audience and talk through all I do

G Em C D

I cannot understand it cause I'm pretty good, you see

G Em C G

So there must be something wrong with you, there's nothing wrong with me

[Chorus]

G Em C D

You're a bloody rotten audience whilst I am very good

G Em C D

If brains were made of oak and ash then you'd have balsa wood

G Em C D

I'm ethnic and authentic and I'm really full of class

G Em C G

While you're ignorant, you're cultureless, you're philistines en masse

[Verse 1]

G Em C D

I'm an artist and authority on music and what's more

G Em C D

I'm incredible informative on folksong and folklore

G Em C D

I'm a wonderful performer and so you all must be

G Em C G

So bloody thick and stupid not to like the like of me

[Chorus]

G Em C D

You're a bloody rotten audience whilst I am very good

G Em C D

If brains were made of oak and ash then you'd have balsa wood

G Em C D

I'm ethnic and authentic and I'm really full of class

G Em C G

While you're ignorant, you're cultureless, you're philistines en masse

[Verse 2]

G Em C D

I'm a folkie and that's obvious, you can tell it by me clothes

G Em C D

And when I sing traditional, I sing it through me nose

G Em C D

And if you insist on talking everytime I sing a song

G Em C G

I'll fix you with 'Bold Robin Hood', that's eighty verses long

[Chorus]

G Em C D

You're a bloody rotten audience whilst I am very good

G Em C D

If brains were made of oak and ash then you'd have balsa wood

G Em C D

I'm ethnic and authentic and I'm really full of class

G Em C G

While you're ignorant, you're cultureless, you're philistines en masse

[Verse 3]

G Em C D

And when I sing contemporary, me heart and soul is pure

G Em C D

I must be bloody brilliant, cause me writing's so obscure

G Em C D

My hero's Leonard Cohen, I dig him perfectly

G Em C G

But I must be so much better, because no-one here digs me

[Chorus]

G Em C D

You're a bloody rotten audience whilst I am very good

G Em C D

If brains were made of oak and ash then you'd have balsa wood

G Em C D

I'm ethnic and authentic and I'm really full of class

G Em C G

While you're ignorant, you're cultureless, you're philistines en masse

[Verse 4]

G Em C D

But now I'm going to leave you, cause I feel I'm wasting time

G Em C D

Couldn't possibly be wasting yours, so you must be wasting mine

G Em C D

And let me tell you now that I'm not out here for me health

G Em C G

So if you don't come and pull with me, I'll go and pull meself

[Outro]

G Em C D

You're a bloody rotten audience whilst I am very good

G Em C D

If brains were made of oak and ash then you'd have balsa wood

G Em C D

I'm ethnic and authentic and I'm really full of class

G Em C G

But underneath it all I'm just a pain in the flipping arse

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