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From Under The Covers

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[Intro]
  Dm    Am    Bb    F    C    Dm    C    Fx2
[Verse 1]
It'Dms six a.Bbm. and Feven Big CBen
Is Dmtrying to get his Bbhead down for a FkiCp
But no Dmsooner is it Bbdown
And then it's Fon with dressing Cgown
For this Dmcity very Bbrarely loses FgriCp
But FI have a Cfriend who's Bbnever up by Cten
He's Ffast asCleep with Bbmouth open Cwide
He's Flost a lot of Cjobs, but he's Bbwon a lot of Cfriends
And he Fsays to Cme, he Bbcannot tell the Ctime
[Chorus]
  Dm    Am    Bb    F    C    Dm    C    Fx2
[Verse 2]
It'Dms seven a.Bbm. and we're Fcoughing up the Cphlegm
DmSpitting out the Bbtaste of night FbefoCre
And we'll Dmvomit and we'll Bbchoke
Just to Fclimb their tatty Crope
Well this cDmity has its Bbcharm and its FclaCw
And he'll Fblame his Cclock
Or he'll Bbsay he's lost his Csocks
And they'll Ftell you Cthat he's been Bbbitten by a Csnake
His Fexcuses are an Cart
From the Bbbottom of his Cheart
And he Fthinks of Cthem whenBbever he Cawakes
[Chorus]
  Dm    Am    Bb    F    C    Dm    C    Fx2
[Verse 3]
It's Dmeight a.mBb. we're Fon the road aCgain
DmRacing for a Bbplacing at the FtoCp
And it says Dmgreen for Bbgo
For the Fpeople in the Cknow
But for the Dmothers all it Bbsays is red for FstoCp
[Bridge]
  Dm    Bb    F    Cx4
It's Fcold and it's Cdamp
And they've Bbdug him a Cgrave
And the Ften fifCteen Bbmerchant's still in Cbed
And Fscrawled upon the Cheadboard
For the Bbwhole wide world to Csee is
F"Died CIn The BbArms Of Big CTed"
  Dm    Bb    F    Cx4
[Chorus]
Dm  Am  Bb  F  C  Dm  C  F
Dm  Am  Bb

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From Under The Covers

by The Beautiful South

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm Am Bb F C Dm C F

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb F C

It's six a.m. and even Big Ben

Dm Bb F C

Is trying to get his head down for a kip

Dm Bb

But no sooner is it down

F C

And then it's on with dressing gown

Dm Bb F C

For this city very rarely loses grip

F C Bb C

But I have a friend who's never up by ten

F C Bb C

He's fast asleep with mouth open wide

F C Bb C

He's lost a lot of jobs, but he's won a lot of friends

F C Bb C

And he says to me, he cannot tell the time

[Chorus]

Dm Am Bb F C Dm C F

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb F C

It's seven a.m. and we're coughing up the phlegm

Dm Bb F C

Spitting out the taste of night before

Dm Bb

And we'll vomit and we'll choke

F C

Just to climb their tatty rope

Dm Bb F C

Well this city has its charm and its claw

F C

And he'll blame his clock

Bb C

Or he'll say he's lost his socks

F C Bb C

And they'll tell you that he's been bitten by a snake

F C

His excuses are an art

Bb C

From the bottom of his heart

F C Bb C

And he thinks of them whenever he awakes

[Chorus]

Dm Am Bb F C Dm C F

[Verse 3]

Dm Bb F C

It's eight a.m. we're on the road again

Dm Bb F C

Racing for a placing at the top

Dm Bb

And it says green for go

F C

For the people in the know

Dm Bb F C

But for the others all it says is red for stop

[Bridge]

Dm Bb F C

F C

It's cold and it's damp

Bb C

And they've dug him a grave

F C Bb C

And the ten fifteen merchant's still in bed

F C

And scrawled upon the headboard

Bb C

For the whole wide world to see is

F C Bb C

"Died In The Arms Of Big Ted"

Dm Bb F C

[Chorus]

Dm Am Bb F C Dm C F

Dm Am Bb

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