WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Momus - The Poison Boyfriend 1982 Tabs | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
'Your laughter touches me; an edge of cruelty, which...'
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'...cuts me silver to my quick'
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'I harbour angry thoughts; they sway like yachts upon a...'
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'...tide; I swim inside'
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[Pre-chorus]
F#5 F#* F#7 x4
[Chorus]
(Slide from Bm to C#m)
Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m
'Taunt and flout me, rub yourself about me, suck me till I'm thin and dry'
Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm
'I will always be your poison boyfriend, bottled till the day I die'
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
'I weep an endless while; my tears are crocodile and...'
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'...salt; they are your fault'
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'At your command I clown, juggle with gourds and sound my...'
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'...scarlet violin'
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[Pre-chorus]
F#5 F#* F#7 x4
[Chorus]
(Slide from Bm to C#m)
Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m
'Each day I say I will leave for good, but in my heart of hearts I know'
Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m
'I will always be your poison boyfriend, curdled through and through my soul'
Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m
'Flat and handsome, forever held to ransom; taste my kisses, smooth and cold'
Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm
'I will always be your poison boyfriend; mercury is weak... ...for gold'
