A Friend With A Big Mouth
Released in 1985 by Rough Trade Records
Transpose
INTRO
Emaj7
A
B6
Em6/B
B6
Em6/B
B6
Em6/B
B6
Am
VERSE 1
C
With a pail of
Em
water
Dm7
on the side of a hill
G
Warm sun and breeze in the
F
grass and in her
F/G
hair
C
When you turn to
Em
kiss her,
Dm7
birds begin to sing
G
Louder and louder you’re
F
rolling down the
Fadd9/G
hill
CHORUS 1
C
Then you
F
wake, it’s the
C
big swollen
Dm
face
A
Fm
friend with a
Ebmaj7
big mouth has
C#m7
leaned on the
Ab
bell
VERSE 2
He
C
says I’m not in
Em
earnest,
Dm
worthy, boring and such
He
G
does what he knows best, which
F
is not very
F/G
much
Well
C
I brought home his
Em
money and I
Dm
nailed it onto the wall
G
Doused it with diesel and
F
as it burned I
Fadd9/G
prayed
CHORUS 2
C
Watch
histor
F
y made with a
C
glass and a
Dm
blade
A
Fm
friend with a
Ebmaj7
big mouth is
C#m7
waiting for
Ab
you
INTERLUDE
D
Dmaj7
C
G
Now you
D
know you’re
Dmaj7
damned
C
G
You can’t
D
move your
Dmaj7
legs
C
G
You can
D
hardly
Dmaj7
speak
C
G
VERSE 3
C
In the coward
Em
morning,
Dm
Howard goes to work
G
Hopeful and grateful, he
F
wears a boy/girl
F/G
shirt
And the
C
sap is rising
Em
early,
Dm
he must go for a walk
G
There is no hope for
F
some of us
Fadd9/G
yet
CHORUS 3
C
Say what you
F
want but you
C
won’t work a
Dm
gain
A
Fm
friend with a
Ebmaj7
big mouth has
C#maj7
found someone
Ab
else
OUTRO/FADE
D
Dmaj7
C
G
You’re coming
D
home
a
Dmaj7
gain
C
G