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Graham Greene

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GYou're having tea with CGraham GGreene in a Ccolored Gcostume Dof your choice
And you'll be Gheld in Chigh Gesteem if you're Aseen in betDween
CStiffly holding umGbrellas catching the Cfellows making the Gtoast
To the Ccivil servant CaGrruthers making the Aothers worser than Dmost
You're making small talk now with the Queen and the elegant ladies in waiting
You're very nervous they can all tell pretty well they can tell
So save yourselves for the hounds of hell they can have you all to themselves
Since the fashion now is to give away all the things you love so well
GWelcome Bmback to CChipping and DSodbury, Gyou can Bmhave aCnother cDhance
GIt must Bmall seem like Csecond Dnature Cchopping down the people where they Gstand
According to the latest score Mr. Enoch Powell is a falling star
So in future please bear in mind don't see clear don't see far
When the average social director mistook a passenger for the conductor
So shocking see the old Church of E looking down on you and me
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Graham Greene

by John Cale

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G C G C G D

You're having tea with Graham Greene in a colored costume of your choice

G C G A D

And you'll be held in high esteem if you're seen in between

C G C G

Stiffly holding umbrellas catching the fellows making the toast

C G A D

To the civil servant Carruthers making the others worser than most

You're making small talk now with the Queen and the elegant ladies in waiting

You're very nervous they can all tell pretty well they can tell

So save yourselves for the hounds of hell they can have you all to themselves

Since the fashion now is to give away all the things you love so well

G Bm C D G Bm C D

Welcome back to Chipping and Sodbury, you can have another chance

G Bm C D C G

It must all seem like second nature chopping down the people where they stand

According to the latest score Mr. Enoch Powell is a falling star

So in future please bear in mind don't see clear don't see far

When the average social director mistook a passenger for the conductor

So shocking see the old Church of E looking down on you and me

Welcome Back...

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