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Not Now John

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Pink Floyd - Not Now John (Waters)
GFuck all that we've Dgot to get on with theseEm  
GGotta compete with the Dwily JapaneEmse.
There's Gtoo many home fires Dburning
And not enough Emtrees,
So Gfuck all that
We've Dgot to get on with these.Em  
Can't stop       Lose job    Mind gone   Silicon
Stroll on        What bomb   Get away    Pay day
Make hay         Break down  Need fix    Big six
Clickity click   Hold on     Oh no       Brrrrrrrrrring Gbingo!D  Em  
C/EMake 'em laugh.   Bm7Make 'em cry.   D/EMake 'em dance in the aisles.Em  
C/EMake 'em pay.     Bm7Make 'em stay.  D/EMake'em feel oEmk.
GNot now John
We've Dgot to get on with the Emfilm show.G  
Hollywood Dwaits at the end of the Emrainbow.
GWho cares what it's aDbout
As long as the Emkids go.
GNot now John
We've Dgot to get on with the Asus2show.
GHang on John we've Dgot to get on with this.Em  
I Gdon't know what it is
But it Dfits on here like..Em...
GCome at the end of the Dshift,
We'll go and get Empissed.
But Gnot now John
I've Dgot to get on with this.
C/EHold on John
I think there's Bm7something good on.
I D/Eused to read books but..Em...
It C/Ecould be the news,
Or some Bm7other abuse,
Or it D/Ecould be reusable Emshows.
GFuck all that we've Dgot to get on with theseEm  
GGot to compete with the wiDly JapaneEmse.
GNo need to worry aDbout the VietnamEmese.
GGot to bring the Russian bDear to his knEmees.
Well, Gmaybe not the Russian Dbear,
Maybe the EmSwedes.
We Gshowed Argentina
Now Dlet's go and show theEmse.
GMake us feel tough
And Dwouldn't Maggie be Empleased?
GNah nah nah nah nah nah nah!D  Em  

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Not Now John

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C/E

Bm7

D/E

Asus2

Pink Floyd - Not Now John (Waters)

G D Em

Fuck all that we've got to get on with these

G D Em

Gotta compete with the wily Japanese.

G D

There's too many home fires burning

And not enough trees,

So fuck all that

D Em

We've got to get on with these.

Can't stop Lose job Mind gone Silicon

Stroll on What bomb Get away Pay day

Make hay Break down Need fix Big six

G D Em

Clickity click Hold on Oh no Brrrrrrrrrring bingo!

C/E Bm7 D/E Em

Make 'em laugh. Make 'em cry. Make 'em dance in the aisles.

C/E Bm7 D/E Em

Make 'em pay. Make 'em stay. Make'em feel ok.

Not now John

D Em G

We've got to get on with the film show.

D Em

Hollywood waits at the end of the rainbow.

G D

Who cares what it's about

As long as the kids go.

Not now John

D Asus2

We've got to get on with the show.

G D Em

Hang on John we've got to get on with this.

I don't know what it is

D Em

But it fits on here like.....

G D

Come at the end of the shift,

We'll go and get pissed.

But not now John

I've got to get on with this.

C/E

Hold on John

Bm7

I think there's something good on.

D/E Em

I used to read books but.....

C/E

It could be the news,

Bm7

Or some other abuse,

D/E Em

Or it could be reusable shows.

G D Em

Fuck all that we've got to get on with these

G D Em

Got to compete with the wily Japanese.

G D Em

No need to worry about the Vietnamese.

G D Em

Got to bring the Russian bear to his knees.

G D

Well, maybe not the Russian bear,

Maybe the Swedes.

We showed Argentina

D Em

Now let's go and show these.

Make us feel tough

D Em

And wouldn't Maggie be pleased?

G D Em

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah!

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