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Chords Used:
Am:002210
C: 032010
C7:032310
Em:022000
F: 133211
G: 320033
Standard Tuning: (Capo IV)
Intro:  C  C7  
Verse 1:
CShabby boy’s kept you C7up all night
Oh Amsentimental dEmrinkers 
Sing Fsongs that end in Emfights about Gfights
Verse 2: use verse 1 chords
And they’ll swear to you that they just can’t help it
That poem in their head
That painting of your bed, it must out
Chorus 1:
Does Amtime stand still when you Emcross the room
Oh sAmurely it must Emdo
When they Amwrite a song
That goes Emon, and on about Gyou
Verse 3: use verse 1 chords
Does your golden hair, fall in waves
No mention of a spot, tantrum or tooth rot
No not for them
Verse 4: use verse 1 chords
Just pearly smiles and Mona Lisa wiles
For your coterie of stars
Your barrel of charlatans
Chorus 2:
FCelebrate, and they will vCenerate
FHold their heads in the morning gClare
For with soFme faint praise, they will Chold you gaze
And Fdedicate it all to Cyou
Yeah Fdedicate it all to Cyou
Verse 5: use verse 1 chords
Oh you live you life in black and white
No subtlety for you
No mercy for the muse, it’s true
Verse 6: use verse 1 chords
Come in again number 10, oh your army of typewriters
Your consequence of biters
Won’t last long
Chorus 3: use chorus 1 chords
And life will burden you not
Love will carry on with a thrust
And they’ll swear to you
That they just can’t help it
That poem in their head
That painting of your bed
It must out
Pre-chorus:
It must oCut...
Final Chorus: use chorus 2 chords
Celebrate, and they will venerate
Hold their heads in the morning glare
For with some faint praise
They will hold you gaze
And dedicate it all to you
Yeah dedicate it all to you
Yeah dedicate it all to you

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No Mercy For The Muse

by Neil Halstead

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords Used:

:002210

: 032010

:032310

:022000

: 133211

: 320033

Standard Tuning: (Capo IV)

C C7

Intro:

Verse 1:

C C7

Shabby boy’s kept you up all night

Am Em

Oh sentimental drinkers

F Em G

Sing songs that end in fights about fights

Verse 2: use verse 1 chords

And they’ll swear to you that they just can’t help it

That poem in their head

That painting of your bed, it must out

Chorus 1:

Am Em

Does time stand still when you cross the room

Am Em

Oh surely it must do

When they write a song

Em G

That goes on, and on about you

Verse 3: use verse 1 chords

Does your golden hair, fall in waves

No mention of a spot, tantrum or tooth rot

No not for them

Verse 4: use verse 1 chords

Just pearly smiles and Mona Lisa wiles

For your coterie of stars

Your barrel of charlatans

Chorus 2:

F C

Celebrate, and they will venerate

F C

Hold their heads in the morning glare

F C

For with some faint praise, they will hold you gaze

F C

And dedicate it all to you

F C

Yeah dedicate it all to you

Verse 5: use verse 1 chords

Oh you live you life in black and white

No subtlety for you

No mercy for the muse, it’s true

Verse 6: use verse 1 chords

Come in again number 10, oh your army of typewriters

Your consequence of biters

Won’t last long

Chorus 3: use chorus 1 chords

And life will burden you not

Love will carry on with a thrust

And they’ll swear to you

That they just can’t help it

That poem in their head

That painting of your bed

It must out

Pre-chorus:

It must out...

Final Chorus: use chorus 2 chords

Celebrate, and they will venerate

Hold their heads in the morning glare

For with some faint praise

They will hold you gaze

And dedicate it all to you

Yeah dedicate it all to you

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