Humane
Released in 1985 by Rough Trade
Transpose
VERSE 1
A
Sing
E
“Give that fine young
Em7
pig an Irish
F#
passport”
My
D/A
father threw a
C#m
way his paper
F#m7
hat
B
The
A
pig just brought him thanks and said some
C#m
prayers
F#
For the
D/A
safe return of
C#m
his departed
F#m7
head
B
(That’s what he said)
E
If they kick you
Em7
out you’ll join the
F#
Army
D/A
We won’t let you
C#m
lie around this
F#m7
house
B
A
I have slaved and prayed and so will
C#m
you,
F#
boy
To
D/A
leave behind a
C#m
wretched guilty
F#m7
past
B
CHORUS 1
G
Humane the humane
Am
will die with a
Cadd9/D
smile
G
Firemen and barmen
Am
must eat their
Cadd9/D
dinner
VERSE 3
The
E
factories were
Em7
full of dancing
F#
bogmen
And the
D/A
Irish food ty
C#m
coons, they went to Hong
F#m7
Kong
B
My
A
father gave up work ’cause he’d got
C#m
so
F#
sad
And
D/A
I ran off to
C#m
lie and starve and
F#m7
dream
B
CHORUS 2
G
Humane the humane
Am
will die with a
Cadd9/D
smile
G
Firemen and barmen
Am
waiting all in a
Cadd9/D
line
And
G
see de Valera,
Am
dead pig for a
Cadd9/D
throne
He says “
G
No sun and no stars
Am
where you’re
Cadd9/D
going”
FADE
G
Am
Cadd9/D