Shipman Memorial

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Year: 2010
Album: Rancho Tetrahedron

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