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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro & first half of Verse]
e|--G-----3-3-3-3-3--D2--0--|--Em-------0-0-0-0-0--D2--0---||
B|-------0-0-0-0-0--3--0--|---------0-0-0-0-0--3--0---||
G|-------0-0-0-0-0--2--0--|---------0-0-0-0-0--2--0--.||
D|-------0----------------|---------2----------------.||
A|------------------------|---------------------------||
E|--3---------------------|--0------------------------||
   GI ought to leave          D    Emenough hot waterD  
  for your morning bath        but I'd not thought, I
    Chate to hear you Amtalk that way
but CI can't bring   mAmyself to say I'm GsorryD  Em  D  
G  D  Em  D
   Gthe past is always          D    Emknocking incessantD  
  trying to break through        into the present
we hCave to work to kAmeep it out          G     D   Em   D
and I won't be the first to shout it's over
 AmI used to Cwanna plant bombs Amat the Clast night of the prGomDsEm  D  
but Amnow you'll fCind me with the bAmaby in the bCathroom
with that Ambig shell listening to the sCound of the Dsea
G  G G G G D        C
 GI steal a kiss from you       D    Emin the supermarketD  
  I walk you down the aisle,     you fill my basket
and thrCough it all the stAmick I take
is wCorth it for the lAmove we make
 AmI used to Cwanna plant bombs Amat the Clast night of the prGomDsEm  D  
but Amnow you'll fCind me with the bAmaby in the bCathroom
with that Ambig shell listening to the sCound of the Dsea
GthGe GbaGby Gand DmeC  
  GI stayed in bed      D     Emalone, uncertainD  
  then I met you,        you pulled the curtain
the Csun came up, the tAmrees began to sing and
lCight shone in on Ameverything, I lGove youD  Em  D  
the Csun came up, the tAmrees began to sing and
lCight shone in on Ameverything, I lGove youD  Em  D  
EADGBe
320003 - G  
xx0232 - D  
022000 - Em  
x32010 - C  
x02210 - Am  

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Brickbat

by Billy Bragg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro & first half of Verse]

G D Em D

e|-------3-3-3-3-3--2--0--|---------0-0-0-0-0--2--0---||

B|-------0-0-0-0-0--3--0--|---------0-0-0-0-0--3--0---||

G|-------0-0-0-0-0--2--0--|---------0-0-0-0-0--2--0--.||

D|-------0----------------|---------2----------------.||

A|------------------------|---------------------------||

E|--3---------------------|--0------------------------||

G D Em D

I ought to leave enough hot water

for your morning bath but I'd not thought, I

C Am

hate to hear you talk that way

C Am G D Em D

but I can't bring myself to say I'm sorry

G D Em D

the past is always knocking incessant

trying to break through into the present

C Am

we have to work to keep it out G D Em D

and I won't be the first to shout it's over

Am C Am C G D Em D

I used to wanna plant bombs at the last night of the proms

Am C Am C

but now you'll find me with the baby in the bathroom

Am C D

with that big shell listening to the sound of the sea

G G G G G D C

G D Em D

I steal a kiss from you in the supermarket

I walk you down the aisle, you fill my basket

C Am

and through it all the stick I take

C Am

is worth it for the love we make

Am C Am C G D Em D

I used to wanna plant bombs at the last night of the proms

Am C Am C

but now you'll find me with the baby in the bathroom

Am C D

with that big shell listening to the sound of the sea

G G G G G D C

the baby and me

G D Em D

I stayed in bed alone, uncertain

then I met you, you pulled the curtain

C Am

the sun came up, the trees began to sing and

C Am G D Em D

light shone in on everything, I love you

C Am

the sun came up, the trees began to sing and

C Am G D Em D

light shone in on everything, I love you

EADGBe

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