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The Final Cut
The Post War Dream
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Bb C F Bb/F F Bb C Bb/F F
Bb/FTell me Ftrue, tell me why was BbJesus crucified?
CIs it for this that C7daddy Fdied?
Bb/FWas it Fyou? Was it me?
Did I Bbwatch too much T.V.?
Is that a Chint of accusation in your eyFes? Bb/F
FIf it wasn't for the Nips
F7Being so Bbgood at building ships,
The Cyards would still be open C9on the ClFyde.
And it can't be much fun for F7them
BeBbneath the rising sun
With Call their kids committing C7suiFcide.
What have we Bbdone, Maggie what have we dFone?
What have we dBbone to England?
CShould we Fshout, should we scrAeam,
"What Bbhappened Bbmto the post war F/Cdream?" Dm7
Gm7Oh, Maggie, C7
Maggie C7+what have we Fdone? C Bb F
Your Possible Pasts
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They Gflutter behind you your possible paAmsts,
Some Cbrighteyed and crazy, some Dfrightened and Glost.
A Gwarning to anyone still in commAmand
COf their possible Dfuture, to take Gcare.
In Gderelict sidings the poppies entwiAmne
With Ccattle trucks lying in Dwait for the next Gtime.
EmDo you remember me, how we used to be,
Do you think we shoud be Dcloser?
She Gstood in the doorway, the ghost of a smiAmle
CHaunting her face like a Dcheap hotel Gsign.
Her Gcold eyes imploring the men in their mAmacs
For the Cgold in their bags or the Dknives in their Gbacks.
GStepping up boldly one put out his hAmand.
He said, "CI was just a child thenD, now I'm only a Gman."
EmDo you remember me, how we used to be,
Do you think we should be Dcloser?
Em C Em C Em D C D Cmaj9
By the Gcold and religious we were taken in hAmand
Shown Chow to feel good and Dtold to feel Gbad.
GStrung out behind us the banners and flAmags
Of our Cpossible pasts lie in Dtatters and Grags.
EmDo you remember me, how we used to be,
Do you think we should be Dcloser?
One Of The Few
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N.C.When you're one of the few to land on your feet,
What do you do to make ends meet?
Teach.
Make them mad, make them sad, make them add two and two.
Make them me, make them you, make them do what you want them to.
Make them laugh, make them cry, make them lie down and die.
The Hero's Return
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DJesus, Jesus, what's it all about?
Trying to clout these little ingrates into shape.
When I was their age all the lights went out.
There was no time to whine or mope about.
Cmaj7And even now part of me fliDes over
Cmaj7Dresden at angels one five.
DThough Cmaj7they'll never fathom it behind my
Sarcasm desperate memories Dlie.
DSweetheart sweetheart are you fast asleep? Good.
'Cause that's the only time that I can really speak to you.
And there is something that I've locked away
A memory that is too painful
To withstand the light of day.
Cmaj7When we came back from the Dwar the Cmaj7banners and
Flags hung on everyone's Ddoor.
We Cmaj7danced and we sang in the street and
The church bells Drang.
But Gburning in my Cheart,
My Gmemory smoulders Con
Of the Ggunners dying Cwords on the Emintadd9ercom.
The Gunner's Dream
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G G+ Em C G D Em
GFloating down G+through the clouds
Em/GMemories come rushing Cup to meet me now.
In the Gspace between the heavens
And in the Dcorner of some foreign field, C
I had a Gdream, Em C
I had a Gdream.
GGoodbye Max, G+goodbye Ma.
Em/GAfter the service when you're Cwalking slowly to the car
And the Gsilver in her hair shines in the Dcold November air,
You Emhear the tolling bell, and Cmaj7touch the silk in your D/Clapel, C
And Gas the tear drops rise to meet the Dcomfort of the band, Em
CYou take her frail Dhand and hold on to the dream.
G G+ Em C D G D Em D C D/C G D C G Em C Em
GA place to stay, G+enough to eat,
EmSomewhere old heroes shuffle Csafely down the street.
Where you can Gspeak out loud about your doubts and Dfears,
And what's more Emno-one ever disappears,
You never hear their standard issue Cmaj7kicking in your door.
GYou can relax on Dboth sides of the tracks,
And maniacs Emdon't blow holes in Cbandsmen by remote contD7/Crol,
And Geveryone has recourse to the Dlaw,
And Cno-one kills the children anyGmore. Em
CNo-one kills the children anymore. G
CNight after niDght, going Ground and Dround my Embrain, D
His Cdream is Ddriving me inGsane___________________.
In the Gcorner of some foreign field,
The Dgunner sleeps tonight.
EmWhat's done is done. C D/C
We Gcannot just write off his final Dscene.
CTake heed of his Gdream, Em
CTake heed. Em
Paranoid Eyes
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GButton your lip and Cdon't let the shield slip. G
Take a fresh grip on your Cbullet proof Gmask.
CAnd if they try to break down your disguise with their Gquestions D C
You can Ghide, Dhide, Chide, G/B Am D Am
Behind paranoid Geyes.
You put Gon our brave face and slip Cover the road for a Gjar,
Fixing your grin as you Ccasually lean on the Gbar.
CLaughing too loud at the rest of the world
With the Gboys Din the Ccrowd.
You Ghide, Dhide, Chide, Am D Am
Behind petrified Geyes.
C G C G C G Em D Am G
You beGlieved in their stories of Cfame, fortune and Gglory.
Now you're lost in a haze of aClchohol soft middle Gage.
The Cpie in the sky turned out to be miles too Ghigh. D C
And you Ghide, Dhide, Chide, Am D Am
Behind brown and mild eyes.
Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert
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G C D G
GBrezhnev took Afghanistan.
CBegin took Beirut.
DGaltieri took the Union GJack.
And GMaggie, over lunch one day,
Took a Ccruiser with all hands
ApDparently to make him give it baGck.
Mm___C_____. G
The Fletcher Memorial Home
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GTake all your overgrown Cinfants away, G/BsomeAmwhere,
And build them a Dhome, a little Bb+place of their Bmown. A/C#
DThe EmFletcher Memorial CHome for incurable DtyrantsEm7 D/F#and Gkings. C
And Gthey can appear to themCselves every day, G/B Am
On closed circuit DT.V. to make Bb+sure they're still Bmreal. A/B Bm
CIt's the only connecDtion they Emfeel.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Cmaj7Reagan and Haig,
Mr. Begin and friend, Mrs. DThatcher and Paisley,
Mr. Cmaj7Brezhnev and party, the ghost of McCarthy,
The memories of Nixon. And Dnow adding colour,
A Ggroup of anonymous D/F#Latin-American meat Cpacking glitterati."
EmDid they expect us to treat them with any resDpect?
They can Gpolish their D/F#medals and Csharpen their smiles,
And aGmuse themseD/F#lves playing Cgames for a while.
GBoom boomD/F#, bang bang, Clie down you're Emdeaadd9d.
G D/F# Em D/F# G D/F# Em D Cmaj7 D
G D/F# C D G D/F# Cmaj7 D G D/F# Cmaj7 Em add9
GSafe in the permanent Cgaze of a cold G/Bglass Ameye,
With their favorite Dtoys, they'll be Bb+good girls and Bmboys.
A/C#In Dthe EmFletcher Memorial CHome for colonial Dwasters of Em7life D/F#and Glimb.
D/F#Is everone in? CAre you Ghaving D/F#a nice Ctiadd9me?
Now the D/F#final soClution can be apEmpliadd9ed.
Southampton Dock
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FThey disembarked in 45,
BbAnd no-one spoke and no-one smiled
CThere were to many spaces in the liFne.
Gathered at the cenotaph
BbAll agreed with the hand on heart,
CTo sheath the sacrificial kniveFs.
But now she Fstands upon Southampton dock
With her Bbhandkerchief
And her summer frock Cclings
To her wet body in the raiFn.
In quiet desperation knuckles
BbWhite upon the slippery reins
She Cbravely waves the boys goodbye agaFin.
Mm__Bb____. Bbm F
BbAnd still the dark stain spreads between
His Fshoulder blades.
BbA mute reminder of the Fpoppy fields and graves. F7 Gm7
F7And Bbwhen the fight was Cover Dm7 C7/E
We Fspent what Am7they had Dmmade.
But Gm7in the bottom of our hearts
We felt the final Fcut.
The Final Cut
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FThrough the fish-eyed lens of tear stained F/Ceyes__C__
Bb add9 F
I can barely define the shape of this moment in time.
And Ffar from flying high in clear blue F/Cskies_C__,
Bb add9 F
I'm spiralling down to the hole in the ground where I hide.
BbIf you negotiate the Fminefield in the drive,
BbAnd beat the dogs and cheat the cold Felectronic eyes,
BbAnd if you Cmake it past the shotDmgun in the hall,
Gm7Dial the combination, open the priesthole
/C F
And if I'm in I'll tell you what's behind the wall.
AmThere's a kid who had a big hallucinaFtion
AmMaking love to girls in magaCzines.
He Bbwonders if you're sleeping with your Dmnew found faith.
Gm7Could anybody love him
Or is it just a /Ccrazy dream_F__? F/C C Bb add9 F
And Fif I show you my dark Cside
Will you still hold Bbme toFnight?
And Fif I open my Cheart to you
And show you my weak Bbside,
What would you Fdo?
BbWould you sell your story to Rolling FStone?
BbWould you take the children away
FAnd leave me alone?
And Bbsmile in reasCsurance
As you Dmwhisper down the phone,
Gm7Would you send me packing,
/C F
Or would you take me home?
Am F Am C Bb Dm Gm7 /C F
AmThought I oughta bare my naked feelFings,
AmThought I oughta tear the curtain Cdown.
I Bbheld the blade in trembling hands,
PreDmpared to make it but Gm7just then the phone rang,
I never had the nerve to make the final Gcut. C Bb add9 F
Not Now John
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G*** all that we've gDot to get on with these Em
GGotta compete with the Dwily JapaneEmse.
There's Gtoo many home fires Dburning
And not enough Emtrees,
So G*** all that
We've Dgot to get on with these. Em
Can't stop Lose job Mind gone Silicon
What bomb Get away Pay day Make hay
Break down Need fix Big six
Clickity click Hold on Oh no Brrrrrrrrrring Gbingo! D Em
C/EMake 'em laugh. EmMake 'em cry. D/EMake 'em dance in the aisles. Em
C/EMake 'em pay. EmMake 'em stay. D/EMake'em feel oEmk.
GNot nah John
We've Dgot to get on with the Emfilm show. G
Hollywood Dwaits at the end of the Emrainbow.
GWho cares what it's aDbout
As long as the Emkids go.
GNot now John
DGot to get on with the Asusshow.
GHang on John we've Dgot to get on with this. Em
I Gdon't know what it is
But it Dfits on here like..Em...
GCome at the end of the Dshift,
We'll go and get Empissed.
But Gnow now John
I've Dgot to get on with this.
C/EHold on John
I think there's Emsomething good on.
I D/Eused to read books but..Em...
It C/Ecould be the news,
Or some Emother abuse,
Or it D/Ecould be reusable Emshows.
G*** all that we've gDot to get on with these Em
GGot to compete with the wiDly JapaneEmse.
GNo need to worry aDbout the VietnamEmese.
GGot to bring the Russian bDear to his knEmees.
Well, Gmaybe not the Russian Dbear,
Maybe the EmSwedes.
We Gshowed Argentina
Now Dlet's go and show theEmse.
GMake us feel tough
And Dwouldn't Maggie be Empleased?
GNah nah nah nah nah nah nah! D Em
Two Suns In The Sunset
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D A G A D
DIn my rear view mirror the Gsun is going down, A
DSinking behind bridges in the Groad A D
And I Gthink of all the good Athings
That Dwe have Aleft unGdone
D/F#And I Emsuffer premonitions,
BmConfirm suspicions,
EmOf the holocaust to Acome. D A G A
DThe wire that holds the cork
That Gkeeps the anger in, A
DGives way
And suddenly it's Gday again. A D
The Gsun is in the easAt
Even Dthough the Aday is Gdone. D/F#
EmTwo suns in the sunset
BmHmmmmmmmmmm
EmCould be the human race is Arun.
A D A G A D A G A D
BmLike the moment when the brakes Alock
BmAnd you slide towards the big truck
You Gstretch the frozen Amoments with your Dfear.
BmAnd you'll never hear their voicAes,
BmAnd you'll never see their faces,
GYou have no Arecourse to the law DanymoAre.
G A D A G A D
DAnd as the windshield melts
GMy tears eveaporate, A
DLeaving only charcoal to deGfend. A D
GFinally I unAderstand the Dfeelings Aof the Gfew. D/F#
EmAshes and diamonds,
BmFoe and friend,
EmWe were all equal in the Aend.
D A G A D A G A