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From: brandinius@aol.com (Brandinius)
Greetings to the New Brunette
Blly Bragg
Intro: G D C D G D Am7
G D Em D C D Em Bm7
Shirley, it's quite exciting to be sleeping here in this new room
G D Em D C D Em Bm7
Shirley, you're my reason to get out of bed before noon
G D Em D C D Em Bm7
Shirley, you know when we sat out on the fire escape talking
G D Em D C D Em Bm7
C
D
Shirley, what did you say about running before we were walking
C Am7 G D G
Sometimes when we're as close as this It?s like we?re in a dream
C Am7 D
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know
who's in the team
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G D Em D C D Em Bm7
Shirley, your sexual politics have left me all of a muddle
G D Em D C D Em Bm7
Shirley, we are joined in the ideological cuddle
C Am7 G D G
I'm celebrating my love for you With a pint of beer and a new tattoo
C Am7 D
And if you haven't noticed yet I'm more impressionable when my cement
is wet
Em E
Politics and pregnancy
Am C
Are debated as we empty our glasses
G Em C G D
And how I love those evening classes
G D Em D C D Em Bm7
Shirley, you really know how to make a young man angry
G D Em D C D Em Bm7
Shirley, could we get through the night without mentioning family
C Am7 G D G
The people from your church agree It's not much of a career
C Am7 D
Trying the handles of parked cars Whoops,there goes another year
Whoops,there goes another pint of beer
C Am
Here we are in our summer years
G D G
Living on ice-cream and chocolate kisses
C Am
Would the leaves fall from the trees
D
If I was your old man and you were my missus
G D C D G D
Shirley, give my greetings to the new brunette
C D G D
Greetings to the new brunette
C D G
Greetings to the new brunette
D C D G D Am7
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Fun song to play, and by the way, sounds great played on a 12 string.
Brandon
