Chords for Abie Rotenberg - The Cat Ate The Canary - Journeys #4

[Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _
[Eb] Rikty has a picture [Ab] in the center [Bb] of the continent.
[Ab] There's a country that [Eb] excels at sitting [Bb] on the fence.
[Eb] Hiding in the shadows [Ab] of a mountain [Bb] range most prominent.
[Ab] It never joined its [Eb] neighbors in [Bb] shaping [Eb] world events.
[Ab] No, it never [Eb] joined its neighbors [B] in shaping [Eb] world [Ab] events.
[Eb] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] Renowned for punctuality [Ab] and banking [Bb] skills unmatched.
[Ab] It beckons to the world, bring [Eb] us your silver [Bb] and your gold.
[Eb] No money's safe and sound [Ab] here, with no [Bb] strings attached.
[Ab] A place where it can grow [Eb] as [Bb] you [Eb] grow [Ab] old.
A place where [Eb] it can grow [B] as you [Eb] grow [Ab] old.
[Eb] _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Cm] The cat ate the [Gm] canary.
_ _ [Cm] But don't lay [Gm] any blame.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Good old [Cm] Mother Nature _ [Db] made it to the [Eb] _
[Db] deal.
_ _ [Cm] So I get on those bankers [Gm] from _ Zurich.
[Cm] For doing pretty [Gm] much the same.
[Eb] In that same [Bb] circumstance, [Gm] tell me who'd pass [Cm] up the chance.
[Bb] Cash in [F] on a little bit, [Bb] read.
_ _ [Eb] Ridiculous and organized, [Ab] each page in [Bb] triplicate.
[Ab] Enough to make a [Eb] bureaucrat [Bb] salivate and drool.
[Eb] Your parents died in Auschwitz, [Ab] there's the death [Bb] certificate.
[Ab] They're sorry but you [Eb] realize, [Bb] rules [Eb] are rules.
[Ab] They're sorry [Eb] but you [B] realize, rules [Eb] are [Ab] rules.
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] [Eb] They tried to shred the records, [Ab] but it came out [Bb] in the press.
[Ab] Exposed by an employee who [Eb] was fired [Bb] and disgraced.
[Eb] It's there, so few accounts here, [Ab] maybe 800 [Bb] at best.
[Ab] The 30,000 later [Eb] found had [Bb] somehow [Eb] been [Ab] misplaced.
The 30 [Eb],000 later [B] found had somehow [Eb] been [Ab] misplaced.
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] [Eb] The _
[Cm] cat ate the [Gm] canary. _ _
[Cm] But don't lay any [Gm] _ blame. _
[Eb] _ [Bb] Good old [Cm] Mother Nature _ [Db] made it to the [Eb] _ [Db] deal. _ _
[Cm] So I get on those bankers [Gm] from Zurich. _
[Cm] For doing pretty much [Gm] the same.
[Eb] With no one [Bb] standing guard, [Gm] why not raid the [Cm] cookie jar?
[Bb] Cashing [F] on a little bit, [Bb] read. _ _
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[Db] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Now they've put a fund together [Fm] to pay anyone [Bb] who's left.
[Ab] As honor [Eb] and integrity [Bb]
finally make a stand.
[Eb] But we all know [Cm] it's just a [Fm] show, they're politically [Bb] correct. _
So [Ab] send your spare cash [Eb] to [Fm] Ballet _ Dolls.
[Eb] Or bet to get the Holy Land.
[Ab] Send your spare cash to [Eb] [B] Ballet Dolls. _ _ _
[Bb] Or bet to get the [Eb] Holy [Fm] Land.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _