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The Fletcher Memorial Home

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Pink Floyd - The Fletcher Memorial Home (Waters)
GTake all your overgrown Cinfants away, G/BsomeAmwhere,
                               D  Bb+                Bm  A/C#  
And build them a home, a little place of their own.
   D                  Em                    C        D    Em7  D/F#         G  C  
The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants     and   kings.
And Gthey can appear to themCselves every day,G/B  Am  
                              D  Bb+                      Bm    A/B  Bm  
On closed circuit T.V. to make sure they're still real.
CIt's the only connecDtion they Emfeel.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Cmaj7Reagan and Haig,
Mr. Begin and friend, Mrs. DThatcher and Paisley,
Mr. Cmaj7Brezhnev and party, the ghost of McCarthy,
The memories of Nixon. And Dnow adding colour,
A Ggroup of anonymous D/F#Latin-American meat Cpacking glitterati."
EmDid they expect us to treat them with any resDpect?
They can Gpolish their D/F#medals and Csharpen their smiles,
And aGmuse themseD/F#lves playing Cgames for a while.
        G           D/F#                 C   Emadd9
Boom boom, bang bang, lie down you're dead.
G  D/F#  Em  D/F#  G  D/F#  Em  D  Cmaj7  D
  G    D/F#    C    D    G    D/F#    Cmaj7    D    G    D/F#    Cmaj7   Emadd9
GSafe in the permanent Cgaze of a cold G/Bglass Ameye,
                                    D  Bb+            Bm  
With their favorite toys, they'll be good girls and boys.
 A/C#     D                  Em                   C            D    Em7  D/F#  G  
In   the Fletcher Memorial Home for colonial wasters of life and   limb.
           D/F#         C        G     D/F#   Cadd9
Is everone in? Are you having a nice time?
            D/F#                 C   Emadd9
Now the final solution can be applied.

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The story behind the song

This song expresses frustration with world leadership since the Second World War, specifically targeting figures like Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Richard Nixon. It imagines these leaders, described as "overgrown infants" and "incurable tyrants" who understand only violence, being confined to a special retirement home. The song suggests they are "colonial wasters of life and limb" and incapable of seeing beyond their own image. It's a powerful statement about the perceived failures of those in power.

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The Fletcher Memorial Home

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G/B

A/C#

Em7

A/B

Cmaj7

D/F#

Pink Floyd - The Fletcher Memorial Home (Waters)

G C G/B Am

Take all your overgrown infants away, somewhere,

D Bb Bm A/C#

And build them a home, a little place of their own.

D Em C D Em7 D G C

/F#

The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants and kings.

G C G/B Am

And they can appear to themselves every day,

D Bb Bm A/B Bm

On closed circuit T.V. to make sure they're still real.

C D Em

It's the only connection they feel.

Cmaj7

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Reagan and Haig,

Mr. Begin and friend, Mrs. Thatcher and Paisley,

Cmaj7

Mr. Brezhnev and party, the ghost of McCarthy,

The memories of Nixon. And now adding colour,

G D/F# C

A group of anonymous Latin-American meat packing glitterati."

Em D

Did they expect us to treat them with any respect?

G D/F# C

They can polish their medals and sharpen their smiles,

G D/F# C

And amuse themselves playing games for a while.

G D/F# C Em

add9

Boom boom, bang bang, lie down you're dead.

G D/F# Em D/F# G D/F# Em D Cmaj7 D

G D/F# C D G D/F# Cmaj7 D G D/F# Cmaj7 Em

add9

G C G/B Am

Safe in the permanent gaze of a cold glass eye,

D Bb Bm

With their favorite toys, they'll be good girls and boys.

A/C# D Em C D Em7 D G

/F#

In the Fletcher Memorial Home for colonial wasters of life and limb.

D/F# C G D/F# C

add9

Is everone in? Are you having a nice time?

D/F# C Em

add9

Now the final solution can be applied.

About The Fletcher Memorial Home Chords by Pink Floyd

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