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Bminor

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[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
BmBusinessmen, PhilisEmtines
While you Bmfondle and you C#squF#eeze
Your BmwiAveGsF#  
BmAs you dream of the Emtykes
That youBmr grossest apC#petiF#tes
BegeBmt
[Chorus]
You think “TEmhey will beAcome
Freshly Dshaven and rotBmund
AcC#countantF#s”
But to Empunish you fuAlly
One day yDou will witness Bmthe
AC#dventF#  
BmOf unwanted progenyEm  
Who in tBmime become hC#airyF#  
PoetBms
[Chorus]
You think “They will become
Freshly Dshaven and rotBmund
AcC#countantF#s”
EmBut to punish you fAully
One day yDou will witness Bmthe
AC#dventF#  
BmOf unwanted progenyEm  
Who in tBmime become hC#airyF#  
PoetBmsA  G  F#  

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Philistines

by Pierre de Gaillande

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Bm Em

Businessmen, Philistines

Bm C# F#

While you fondle and you squeeze

Bm A G F#

Your wives

Bm Em

As you dream of the tykes

Bm C# F#

That your grossest appetites

Beget

[Chorus]

Em A

You think “They will become

D Bm

Freshly shaven and rotund

C# F#

Accountants”

Em A

But to punish you fully

D Bm

One day you will witness the

C# F#

Advent

Bm Em

Of unwanted progeny

Bm C# F#

Who in time become hairy

Poets

[Chorus]

You think “They will become

D Bm

Freshly shaven and rotund

C# F#

Accountants”

Em A

But to punish you fully

D Bm

One day you will witness the

C# F#

Advent

Bm Em

Of unwanted progeny

Bm C# F#

Who in time become hairy

Bm A G F#

Poets

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