The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death Chords by The Housemartins

Tempo:
93.5 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

A

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Housemartins-The people who grinned themselves to death chords
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[Bb] [E]
[Am] [C] [Am]
[Bb] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[Bb] [A]
[C] [A]
[Bb] [A]
[G] [F]
[D] She shook them by the door
[Bb] She said, my friend, you're not alive [C] to vote
Ooh, [F] but they shook it all off
[A] But now that it's laughed at
[Bb] It's time to stand tall and don't [C] speak for your love
[F] The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was [F] coming
The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen [A] [Bb]
[A] [C]
was coming
[A] She polished the half [Bb] of the wall
And [A] ran her hands right [C] through her hair
So [Am] if the lady took the [Bb] time to call
All the [A] houses on the street would [C] not come back
[F] She thought it really funny
[Dm] She had an animal in her
[Bb] Then she looked up to her, [C] they had
Ooh, [F] but they shook it all off
[Dm] When another's laughing caught her
[Bb] When they took her riches it [C] was sad
[F] The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was coming
[F] The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was [Am] coming
[Bb] [Am]
[C] [E]
[Am] [Bb] [Am]
[C] [F] The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was [F] coming
The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was [A] coming
[Bb]
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Bb
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C
3211
A
1231
F
134211111
Am
2311
Bb
12341111
C
3211
A
1231
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To start learning The Housemartins - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Bb, C, F, A, Bb, A, C, Bb, Am, C and Am in sequence. For best results, commence at 46 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 94. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [D] She shook them by the door
[Bb] She said, my friend, you're not alive [C] to vote
Ooh, [F] but they shook it all off
[A] But now that it's laughed at
[Bb] It's time to stand tall and don't [C] speak for your _ love _
_ [F] The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was [F] coming
The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
was coming
[A] She polished the half [Bb] of the wall
And [A] ran her hands right [C] through her hair
So [Am] if the lady took the [Bb] time to call
All the [A] houses on the street would [C] not come back
[F] She thought it really funny
[Dm] She had an animal in her
[Bb] Then she looked up to her, [C] they had
Ooh, [F] but they shook it all off
[Dm] When another's laughing caught her
[Bb] When they took her riches it [C] was sad
_ _ _ _ [F] The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was coming
[F] The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was [Am] coming _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was [F] coming
The people of Greenville, South Dakota
[Eb] Swore so much they failed to take a [Bb] breath
And even when their kids were [C] starving
They all thought the Queen was [A] coming _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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