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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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]
Key:
Bb
C
A
F
Am
Bb
C
A
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[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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _