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There Goes A Tenner

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[Verse]
 DmOkay, remEbember
 DmOkay, remGmember
 FThat we have jEbust allowed
DmHalf an hour
 EbTo get in, do it, and get out
DmThe sense of adEbventure
DmIs changing to Gmdanger
FThe signal has bEbeen given
DmI go in
EbThe crime begins
[Pre-Chorus]
GmMy DmexcFiteCmment
GmTurns DmintFo frCmight
[Chorus]
   Gm    F  GmAll my wFords fade
WhAbat am I gCmonna say?
MAbustn't give the gCmame away
   F7        Cadd9  BbWe're waitinFsus4gF  
     Cadd9WBbe're waitingFsus4  F  
      Cadd9    Bb6We're waitF6ing
[Verse]
DmWe got the jEbob sussed
DmThis shop's shGmut for business
FThe lookout has Ebparked the car
DmBut kept the engine running
EbThree beeps means trouble's coming
DmI hope you rEbemember
DmTo treat the gGmelignite tenderly for me
FI'm having dreaEbms about things
DmNot going right
EbLet's leave in plenty of time tonight
[Bridge]
GmBoth Dmmy pFartCmners
GmAct lDmike FactCmors
DmYou are Bogart
EbHe is George Raft
GmThat leaves Cagney and me
(What about Edward G.?)
DmWe're waiting
EbWe're waiting
DWe're waiting
[Verse]
DmYou blow the Ebsafe up
DmThen all I knoGmw is I wake up
FCovered in rubbEble
DmOne of the rabble needs mummy
EbLet's leave in plenty of time tonight
The Gmgovernment will nEbever find the Gmmoney
DmI've been heEbre all day
DmA star in straGmnge ways
FApart from a phEbotograph
DmThey'll get nothing from me
EbNot until they let me see
DmMy solicitor EbOh, I remember
DmThat rich, winGmdy weather
FWhen you would Ebcarry me
DmPockets floating
EbIn the breeze
DmOh, there goEbes a tenner
DmHey look! TherGme's a fiver
FThere's a ten-sEbhilling note
DmRemember them?
 EbThat's when we used to vFote for himDm  

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There Goes A Tenner

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cadd9

Fsus4

Bb6

[Verse]

Dm Eb

Okay, remember

Dm Gm

Okay, remember

F Eb

That we have just allowed

Half an hour

To get in, do it, and get out

Dm Eb

The sense of adventure

Dm Gm

Is changing to danger

F Eb

The signal has been given

I go in

The crime begins

[Pre-Chorus]

Gm Dm F Cm

My excitement

Gm Dm F Cm

Turns into fright

[Chorus]

Gm F Gm F

All my words fade

Ab Cm

What am I gonna say?

Ab Cm

Mustn't give the game away

F7 Cadd9 Bb Fsus4 F

We're waiting

Cadd9 Bb Fsus4 F

We're waiting

Cadd9 Bb6 F6

We're waiting

[Verse]

Dm Eb

We got the job sussed

Dm Gm

This shop's shut for business

F Eb

The lookout has parked the car

But kept the engine running

Three beeps means trouble's coming

Dm Eb

I hope you remember

Dm Gm

To treat the gelignite tenderly for me

F Eb

I'm having dreams about things

Not going right

Let's leave in plenty of time tonight

[Bridge]

Gm Dm F Cm

Both my partners

Gm Dm F Cm

Act like actors

You are Bogart

He is George Raft

That leaves Cagney and me

(What about Edward G.?)

We're waiting

[Verse]

Dm Eb

You blow the safe up

Dm Gm

Then all I know is I wake up

F Eb

Covered in rubble

One of the rabble needs mummy

Let's leave in plenty of time tonight

Gm Eb Gm

The government will never find the money

Dm Eb

I've been here all day

Dm Gm

A star in strange ways

F Eb

Apart from a photograph

They'll get nothing from me

Not until they let me see

Dm Eb

My solicitor Oh, I remember

Dm Gm

That rich, windy weather

F Eb

When you would carry me

Pockets floating

In the breeze

Dm Eb

Oh, there goes a tenner

Dm Gm

Hey look! There's a fiver

F Eb

There's a ten-shilling note

Remember them?

Eb F Dm

That's when we used to vote for him

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