Shipman Memorial

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 E7 Dawn arriving, a blushing bride Gm7 F The lakeside gleams as we arrive Fmaj7 E7 Driven by night, too sick to fly Gm7 F Shutters rise, 'Come inside' Dm C#dim I'll end in a third country Dm C#dim They speak of Nembutal Dm C#dim They're going to spare me years of disco F Bm7 Daycare and armchair pogo-dancing C Fmaj7 You can make like it's 1950 G G6 Ticker-tape for each prince of thieves Cmaj7 Am G6 G7 Take the bribe, pay the bribe C Fmaj7 Grey mohicans and lame jihadis G G6 Off to Shipman Memorial Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am F Inter-mission lives Fmaj7 E7 Dirty old mannish boy Gm7 F Speaks at length of redeeming toil Fmaj7 E7 You made no babies and not much cash Gm7 F So eyes ahead as we plough you flat Dm C#dim But you must keep breathing Dm C#dim You owe the nation this Dm C#dim The fruits of your misfortune must be F Bm7 Shared by dukes and pimps of great distinction C Fmaj7 You can make like it's 1950 G G6 Health cover by the hounds of hell Cmaj7 Am G6 G7 Take the bribe, pay the bribe C Fmaj7 Infant saints and cardboard tombstones G G6 Let's to Shipman Memorial Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am F No more sell and buy Fmaj7 Dm C#dim Heifer-faced Etonians and Ivy Leaguers Dm C#dim They're never gone for long Dm C#dim They'll steal what's left of every dream F Bm7 And close the ports so we can't cut out cleanly C Fmaj7 You can make like it's 1950 G G6 But you can't make us stick around Cmaj7 Am G6 G7 Keep the bribe, there's no more bribe C Fmaj7 Making room for the cheaper labour G G6 Off to Shipman Memorial Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am F Put the pain a-side