Shipman Memorial
Released in 2010 by Kitchenware Records
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INTRO
Fmaj7
VERSE 1
F/A
Dawn arriving, a
E/G#
blushing
bride
The
Edim/G
lakeside gleams as
Fsus2
we
arrive
F/A
Driven by night, too
E/G#
sick to fly
Edim/G
Shutters rise,
F
“Come
inside”
Dm
I’ll end in a third
A7/G
country
Dm
They speak of Nembu
A7/G
tal
Dm
They’re going to spare me
A7/G
years of disco
F
Daycare and armchair
Bm
pogo-dancing
B7
CHORUS 1
C
You can make like it’s
Am
nineteen-fifty
Gsus2
Ticker-tape for each
G
prince of thieves
C
Take the
Am
bribe,
G
pay the
G7
bribe
C
Grey Mohicans and
Am
lame
jihadis
Gsus2
Off to Shipman Me
G
morial
Am
Inter
Bbsus4
mission
F
lives
Fmaj7
VERSE 2
F/A
Dirty old
E/G#
mannish
boy
Edim/G
Speaks at length of re
Fsus2
deeming
toil
You
F/A
made no babies and
E/G#
not much cash
So
Edim/G
eyes ahead as we
F
plough you flat
Dm
But you must keep
A7/G
breathing
Dm
You owe the nation
A7/G
this
Dm
The fruits of your mis
A7/G
fortune must be
F
Shared by dukes and
Bm
pimps of great distinction
B7
CHORUS 2
C
You can make like it’s
Am
1950
Gsus2
Health cover by the
G
hounds of hell
C
Take the
Am
bribe,
G
pay the
G7
bribe
C
Infant saints and
Am
cardboard
tombstones
Gsus2
Let’s to Shipman Me
G
morial
Am
No more
Bbsus4
sell and
F7
buy
INTERLUDE
F7
Fmaj7
VERSE 3
Dm
Heifer-faced Etonians and
A7/G
Ivy
Leaguers
Dm
They’re never gone for
A7/G
long
Dm
They’ll steal what’s left of
A7/G
every dream and
F
Close the ports so
Bm
we can’t cut out cleanly
B7
CHORUS 3
C
You can make like it’s
Am
nineteen-fifty
Gsus2
But you can’t make us
G
stick
around
C
Keep the
Am
bribe,
G
there’s no more
G7
bribe
C
Making room for the
Am
cheaper
labour
Gsus2
Off to Shipman Me
G
morial
Am
Put the
Bm
pain
a
F9/C
side