Intro
N.C.
[Verse 1]
N.C.
I can think of nowhere
I would rather be
Reading morning papers
Drinking morning tea
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She clutches the tray
C#
And then we talk just like a kitchen sink play
A E
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
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Living so close to danger
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Even your friends are strangers
A E
Don't count upon their company
[Verse 2]
N.C.
This is for the fingers
This is for the nails
Hidden in the kitchen
Right behind the scales
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What do I care
C#
I'm wasting fingers like I had them to spare
A E
Plugging holes in the Zuiderzee
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Punishing Paul for Peter
C#
Don't ever trust those meters
A E
What you believe is what you see
[Link]
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[Bridge]
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In my town, there is a raincoat under a tree
F# C# B
In the sky, there is a cloud containing the sea
F# C# B
In the sea, there is a whale without any eyes
F# C# B
In the whale, there is a man without his raincoat
[Bridge 2]
N.C.
In another country
With another name
Maybe things are different
Maybe they're the same
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Back on the trail
C#
The seven soldiers read the papers and mail
A E
But the news, it doesn't change
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Swinging about through creepers
C#
Parachutes caught on steeples
A E
Heroes are born, but heroes die
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Just a few days
C#
little practice and some holiday pay
A E
We're all sure you'll make the grade
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Mother of God, if you care
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We're on a train to nowhere
A E
Please put a cross upon our eyes
[Outro]
F#
Take me
C#
I'm nearly ready, you can take me
A E
To the raincoat in the sky
F#
Take me
C#
My little pastry mother take me
A E
There's a pie shop in the sky
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