Thomas Dolby - Sole Inhabitant Podcast (#2 One of Our Submarines) Chords

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_ [G] _ I had an uncle, my mother's brother, and when I was growing up in a little house outside
[Abm] Oxford on the stairs there was a photograph of him, aged 22, in his uniform.
He was a submarine officer.
_ And my dad, who was an academic, a professor of [F] classical archaeology, he was never exactly
the action man type.
And so, you know, as a kid growing up I always looked at this picture on the wall of my uncle
Stephen in his uniform and he was the sort of action man of my childhood.
And he died in a submarine, not actually in action, they just sank while they were, you
know, doing exercises in Plymouth Sound or somewhere.
And I always sort of identified with him in a strange sort of way, not only [N] because my
mum must have missed him, but also, you know, he was so young when he died and I couldn't
imagine getting to that age and not having a lot in common with him.
At the same time, it just, there was something about the pathetic death of sort of drowning
in this tin can that seemed to me to summon up the whole thing about the British Empire,
you know, just sinking like a stone.
And so one of our submarines was the song that came out of that. _
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_ _ A hungry heart to regulate their breathing One morning the winter boys are bruising in
[A] their hands [G] _ [E] A [G] malting moon _ above the northern seabirds
Down below the winter boys are waiting for [A] the storm
Why, by empire, [G] empire, by fire _ [B] _
Shallow water channel [A] of time
_ [E] And [G] I can trace my history Down one channel I shan't fear [A] my home
One of our [Bm] submarines One [D] _ _
_ of our _ submarines
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] And when life becomes unknowing And health is in the [G] blood
Love will rush along away Flounder in the ocean
[E] Sink the winter boys _ Drinking heavy water from [A] a stone
Why, by empire, [G] empire, by fire _ [Bm] _
Shallow water channel [A] of time _ _
Why, by empire, [G] empire, by fire _ [Bm] _
Tired illusions drown [A] in the night _ _
Why, by empire, [G] empire, by fire _ [Bm] _
Shallow water channel [A] of time _ _ _
Why, by empire, [G] empire, by fire _ [Bm] _
Tired illusions drown [A] in the night
[E] And [G] I can trace my history Down one channel I shan't fear [A] my home
And one of our [B] submarines _ _ _ [Bb] One _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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of our [Bm] submarines
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One of [Bm] our submarines One _ _ of our submarines
Is [D] missing tonight Seems to me when a crowd's on [B] hover _ _
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_ _ I hope you've enjoyed this week's podcast.
[Abm] Here is a sneak preview of what you have to look forward to next week.
This is Thomas Daldy saying, see you later.
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