Chords for POGUES JAPAN 1991 Repeal of the Licensing Laws + Body of an American
Tempo:
158.5 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] I [Bb] guess the greatest [Ab] song ever written is the [C] man who wrote it, [Ab]
[A] called [G] Rupiah [C] Lysylo
That [G]
is showing you very courteous, but he is right, actually [Gm] he is the greatest song ever written, I did write it
I [G] [A] didn't even have a [C] grind up to help me
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So [F] I thought, [C] the greatest song ever written, but the person who wrote it [Dm] didn't play it very well
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It's not [G] my idea, these bastards insist on playing it so ridiculously fast, for god's sake I've only got [Gb] 10 fingers
10? 8
[C] 8 fingers and 2 toes
Oh god is that?
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[C] She travels the land, [F] to find [C] a house in the middle [F] of nowhere
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As the girl flies, [Fm] she has to ask, what [C] a world without [G]
friends
[Am] [C] So with no shock, [F] she says, I like [C] the world without [G] friends
[C] She's going, [F] [C] but no one
[F] [C] understands why
The greatest [Cm] song [C]
ever written is the man who wrote it, called Rupiah Lysylo
That is showing [G] you very [Fm] courteous, [G] but [C]
he is [F] right, [G] [C]
[G] [C]
actually he is the greatest song ever written, I did write it
I'm not even going to say it, these bastards insist on playing it so ridiculously fast
So with no shock, she says, I like the world without friends
So I only went [F] around, around [C] the world
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[C] I don't find it well [F] enough, [G] to say [C] what I really want
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[C] [F] I can't say [C] what I really [G] want, until I know [C] what I really
[G] want
[C] I'm pretty sure I want [G] to leave [C] my town
So [F]
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I only went around, around the world
I don't know what [G] I'm talking about, I don't know what [Fm] I'm saying
[C] I'm sorry I was stupid, I [F] was dumb, [G] I was a fool
[C] [G] [C]
Where are you standing?
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[F] So I'm going [C] to walk up to you and say, you're free, bye [G] bye [C] USA
Free, bye [G] bye [C]
USA
Free, bye [G] bye [C] USA
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[A] called [G] Rupiah [C] Lysylo
That [G]
is showing you very courteous, but he is right, actually [Gm] he is the greatest song ever written, I did write it
I [G] [A] didn't even have a [C] grind up to help me
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So [F] I thought, [C] the greatest song ever written, but the person who wrote it [Dm] didn't play it very well
[C]
It's not [G] my idea, these bastards insist on playing it so ridiculously fast, for god's sake I've only got [Gb] 10 fingers
10? 8
[C] 8 fingers and 2 toes
Oh god is that?
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[C] She travels the land, [F] to find [C] a house in the middle [F] of nowhere
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As the girl flies, [Fm] she has to ask, what [C] a world without [G]
friends
[Am] [C] So with no shock, [F] she says, I like [C] the world without [G] friends
[C] She's going, [F] [C] but no one
[F] [C] understands why
The greatest [Cm] song [C]
ever written is the man who wrote it, called Rupiah Lysylo
That is showing [G] you very [Fm] courteous, [G] but [C]
he is [F] right, [G] [C]
[G] [C]
actually he is the greatest song ever written, I did write it
I'm not even going to say it, these bastards insist on playing it so ridiculously fast
So with no shock, she says, I like the world without friends
So I only went [F] around, around [C] the world
[G]
[C] I don't find it well [F] enough, [G] to say [C] what I really want
[G]
[C] [F] I can't say [C] what I really [G] want, until I know [C] what I really
[G] want
[C] I'm pretty sure I want [G] to leave [C] my town
So [F]
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I only went around, around the world
I don't know what [G] I'm talking about, I don't know what [Fm] I'm saying
[C] I'm sorry I was stupid, I [F] was dumb, [G] I was a fool
[C] [G] [C]
Where are you standing?
[G]
[F] So I'm going [C] to walk up to you and say, you're free, bye [G] bye [C] USA
Free, bye [G] bye [C]
USA
Free, bye [G] bye [C] USA
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Key:
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[N] I [Bb] guess the greatest [Ab] song ever written is the [C] man who wrote it, [Ab] _
[A] called [G] Rupiah _ _ [C] Lysylo
That _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ is showing you very courteous, but he is right, actually [Gm] he is the greatest song ever written, I did write it
I [G] _ _ _ [A] didn't even have a [C] grind up to help me
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So [F] I thought, [C] _ _ _ the _ _ greatest song ever written, but the person who wrote it [Dm] didn't play it very well
[C] _ _
_ _ _ It's not [G] my idea, these bastards insist on playing it so ridiculously fast, for god's sake I've only got [Gb] 10 fingers
10? 8
_ [C] _ 8 fingers and 2 toes
_ _ Oh god is that?
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ She travels the land, [F] to find [C] a house in the middle [F] of nowhere
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_ _ _ _ As the girl _ flies, [Fm] she has to ask, what [C] a world without [G] _
friends
_ [Am] [C] So with no _ shock, [F] she says, I like [C] the world _ without _ [G] friends _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ She's going, [F] _ _ _ [C] but no one _
_ [F] _ _ [C] understands why _ _
_ _ _ _ The greatest [Cm] song _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
ever written is the man who wrote it, called Rupiah Lysylo
That is showing [G] you very [Fm] courteous, _ _ _ [G] but _ [C] _ _
he is [F] right, [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
actually _ _ _ _ _ _ _ he is the greatest song ever written, I _ did write _ _ it
I'm _ _ _ not even going to say it, these _ _ bastards insist on playing it so ridiculously fast
So with no shock, she says, I like the world without friends
So I only went [F] around, around [C] the world
_ _ [G] _
[C] I don't find it well [F] enough, [G] to say [C] what I really want
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[C] _ [F] I can't say [C] what I really [G] want, until I know [C] what I really _
[G] want
[C] I'm pretty sure I want [G] to leave [C] my town
_ _ So [F] _ _
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I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ only went around, _ _ around the world
I don't know what [G] I'm talking about, I don't know what [Fm] I'm saying
_ [C] _ _ _ I'm sorry I was stupid, I [F] was dumb, [G] I was a fool
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Where are you standing?
_ [G] _
_ [F] So I'm going [C] to walk up to you and say, you're free, bye [G] bye [C] USA
_ Free, bye [G] bye _ [C]
USA
_ Free, bye [G] bye [C] USA _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] called [G] Rupiah _ _ [C] Lysylo
That _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ is showing you very courteous, but he is right, actually [Gm] he is the greatest song ever written, I did write it
I [G] _ _ _ [A] didn't even have a [C] grind up to help me
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So [F] I thought, [C] _ _ _ the _ _ greatest song ever written, but the person who wrote it [Dm] didn't play it very well
[C] _ _
_ _ _ It's not [G] my idea, these bastards insist on playing it so ridiculously fast, for god's sake I've only got [Gb] 10 fingers
10? 8
_ [C] _ 8 fingers and 2 toes
_ _ Oh god is that?
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ She travels the land, [F] to find [C] a house in the middle [F] of nowhere
[C] _
_ _ _ _ As the girl _ flies, [Fm] she has to ask, what [C] a world without [G] _
friends
_ [Am] [C] So with no _ shock, [F] she says, I like [C] the world _ without _ [G] friends _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ She's going, [F] _ _ _ [C] but no one _
_ [F] _ _ [C] understands why _ _
_ _ _ _ The greatest [Cm] song _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
ever written is the man who wrote it, called Rupiah Lysylo
That is showing [G] you very [Fm] courteous, _ _ _ [G] but _ [C] _ _
he is [F] right, [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
actually _ _ _ _ _ _ _ he is the greatest song ever written, I _ did write _ _ it
I'm _ _ _ not even going to say it, these _ _ bastards insist on playing it so ridiculously fast
So with no shock, she says, I like the world without friends
So I only went [F] around, around [C] the world
_ _ [G] _
[C] I don't find it well [F] enough, [G] to say [C] what I really want
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[C] _ [F] I can't say [C] what I really [G] want, until I know [C] what I really _
[G] want
[C] I'm pretty sure I want [G] to leave [C] my town
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_ only went around, _ _ around the world
I don't know what [G] I'm talking about, I don't know what [Fm] I'm saying
_ [C] _ _ _ I'm sorry I was stupid, I [F] was dumb, [G] I was a fool
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Where are you standing?
_ [G] _
_ [F] So I'm going [C] to walk up to you and say, you're free, bye [G] bye [C] USA
_ Free, bye [G] bye _ [C]
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