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Billy Bragg
Chords
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I've seen a couple request for this so I thought I'd put my two cents worth in. Maybe not completely accurate, but it will give you a start. Most of the song is done using the bass strings and muted, except where the Bm to A at the end of a measure is (listen to the song to see what I mean). The two string riff before and during the first part of the chorus will be denoted by two string chords. They will be marked with a *. Feel free to correct as need - especially the bridge.
Will
Chords Bm 799777 D x5777x D* xxxx75 A 577655 D/C#x4777x A* xxxx55 G 355433 C* xxxx53 B* xxxx77 F#m 244222 G* xxxx33
Intro
Bm F#m G A
VERSE 1 Bm With the money from her accident
A D D/C# She bought herself a mobile home
A G So at least she could get some enjoyment
Bm Bm A out of living alone
G D No one could say she was left upon the shelf
A Its you and me against the world she mumble to herself
CHORUS
C* G* D* A* C* G* D* B*
C* G* D* A* Bm Bm A When the world falls apart somethings stay in place
G A Bm F#m Levis Stubbs tears roll down his face
VERSE 2
Bm A D D/C# She ran away from home in her mother's best coat A G Bm Bm A She was married before she was even entitled to vote
G D And her husband was one of those blokes
A Bm The sort who only laughs at his own jokes
G D The sort that a war takes away
A And when there wasn't a war he left her anyway
CHORUS (omit F#m)
BRIDGE
D A G A Norman Whitfield and Barratt Strong
D A Bm Are here to make right everything that's wrong
D A G A Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too
A (hold) Are here to make it okay with you
VERSE 3
Bm A D D/C# One dark night he came home from the sea
A G Bm Bm A And put a hole in her body, where no hole should be
G D It hurt her more to see him walking out the door
A And though they stiched her back together they left her heart in Bm Bm A pieces on the floor
G A Bm Bm A When the world falls apart somethings stay in place
G She takes off the Four Tops tape A Bm Bm A and puts it back in its case
G A Bm Bm A When the world falls apart somethings stay in place
G A Bm Bm A Levis Stubbs tears
Fade on G A Bm A
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