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Good Old Bill

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Intro;  C  Am  
e|---17-15----------|
B|1---------1--10--8|
CSpearmint rhino was tAmaking our money when
CGran was robbed of her Amown life honey
CThe driverless Amcornet last Empost on the tFrumpe
CHis blind crippled Amcrumpet dont lEmike it but lFump it
CThe engine it wAmont start Emwithout him
             C           Am   Em(stop)
The engine it wont start without
The second verse is exactly the same format with the same chords
Then the quicker bit comes in, with hugo playing
e|-------8------8--12-8|
B|-8-10-8-8---10-10----|
And felix playing
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5
E|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3
I think its palm muted at first and then open

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Good Old Bill

by The Maccabees

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C Am

Intro;

e|---17-15----------|

B|1---------1--10--8|

C Am

Spearmint rhino was taking our money when

C Am

Gran was robbed of her own life honey

C Am Em F

The driverless cornet last post on the trumpe

C Am Em F

His blind crippled crumpet dont like it but lump it

C Am Em

The engine it wont start without him

C Am Em

(stop)

The engine it wont start without

The second verse is exactly the same format with the same chords

Then the quicker bit comes in, with hugo playing

e|-------8------8--12-8|

B|-8-10-8-8---10-10----|

And felix playing

A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5

E|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3

I think its palm muted at first and then open

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