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Brute, Force & Ignorance
Rory Gallagher
Photo-Finish (1978)
Standard Tuning
One downstroke for each chord
*Intro*
GBrute Force and IGgnorance,
DJust hit town,D  Dsus4  
DLooking like Dsurvivors,
GFrom the Lost and GFound.
GBrute Force and IGgnorance,
Have coDme to play,D  Dsus4  
A oDne-night stand at eDight o`clock,
Then tGhey`ll be on their Gway.
GThis old town`s Gexploding,
And the maDyor`s uptight,Dsus4  
He`d lDike to make it to the sDhow,
But he kGnows it`s not his niGght.
He`s Ggot to be behoGlding,
DTo his legal spDouse,Dsus4  
But she`s pDut the thumbscrews Don him,
And snGuck out of the hGouse.
There she goes.
(solo)
The piAmcture oAmn the pAmoster,Am  
Raised an eyGebrow Gor twAmo,Am  
At fiAmfty-fAmive to sevAmen,
Lord, you shoGuld`ve sGeen the quCeue.
AmCity sAmlick and cAmountry Amhick,
They cGame oGne and Amall,
The trAmaffic-light gAmirl and the doAmwnhome kAmids,
GAssembled Gin the hCall.
GBrute Force and IGgnorance,
Yes, thDats the namDeDsus4  
DYoung folks gonna mDiss 'em
GNow they gone awGay
Well, the shGow got so crGazy,
Today they tDook the billboard doDwn,Dsus4  
I`ll never foDrget the sDcene last night,
When the band was escGorted out of tGown.
This liGttle town`s back in slow Gmotion,
I`m sDad to say,D  Dsus4  
DAfter the confDusion,
It`ll neGver be the sGame.
Well, I tGook a walk down MGain Street,
DJust to pass the time,D  Dsus4  
DAnd I could hear that mDusic,
Still rGolling through my mGind.
GBrute Force and IgnorGance,
DThey sure hit town,D  Dsus4  
And iDf you want to fDind them, buddy,
They`re down Gat the Lost and FoGund.
Outro

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Brute Force And Ignorance

by Rory Gallagher

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Dsus4

Brute, Force & Ignorance

Rory Gallagher

Photo-Finish (1978)

Standard Tuning

One downstroke for each chord

*Intro*

G G

Brute Force and Ignorance,

D D Dsus4

Just hit town,

D D

Looking like survivors,

G G

From the Lost and Found.

G G

Brute Force and Ignorance,

D D Dsus4

Have come to play,

D D

A one-night stand at eight o`clock,

G G

Then they`ll be on their way.

G G

This old town`s exploding,

D Dsus4

And the mayor`s uptight,

D D

He`d like to make it to the show,

G G

But he knows it`s not his night.

G G

He`s got to be beholding,

D D Dsus4

To his legal spouse,

D D

But she`s put the thumbscrews on him,

G G

And snuck out of the house.

There she goes.

(solo)

Am Am Am Am

The picture on the poster,

G G Am Am

Raised an eyebrow or two,

Am Am Am

At fifty-five to seven,

G G C

Lord, you should`ve seen the queue.

Am Am Am Am

City slick and country hick,

G G Am

They came one and all,

Am Am Am Am

The traffic-light girl and the downhome kids,

G G C

Assembled in the hall.

G G

Brute Force and Ignorance,

D D Dsus4

Yes, thats the name

D D

Young folks gonna miss 'em

G G

Now they gone away

G G

Well, the show got so crazy,

D D Dsus4

Today they took the billboard down,

D D

I`ll never forget the scene last night,

G G

When the band was escorted out of town.

G G

This little town`s back in slow motion,

D D Dsus4

I`m sad to say,

D D

After the confusion,

G G

It`ll never be the same.

G G

Well, I took a walk down Main Street,

D D Dsus4

Just to pass the time,

D D

And I could hear that music,

G G

Still rolling through my mind.

G G

Brute Force and Ignorance,

D D Dsus4

They sure hit town,

D D

And if you want to find them, buddy,

G G

They`re down at the Lost and Found.

Outro

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