Intro
E D/E G/E A/E
E D/E G/E A/E
E D/E G/E A/E
E D/E G/E
[Verse 1]
E D/E G/E
Dead you barmy you make it to heaven
A/E E D/E
Fancy drowning to death you barmy in
G/E A/E E
Half a fathom see red rim barnacle
D/E G/E
Come back clammy he reek all lammy
A/E E D/E
He tear off all of his clothes and snap his hair
G/E A/E E D/E G/E A/E
Suffer he stink, he reek all lamb
E D/E G/E
[Verse 2]
E D/E G/E
"Hi, 'tis me pal I come back clammy
A/E E D/E
I reek all lammy of half a fath
G/E A/E E
Saw red rim barnacle make it to heaven"
D/E G/E A/E
Fancy drowning to death you lamb you
E D/E
Come back clammy you reek all lammy
G/E A/E E D G A
Of half a fathom of stink and you dead
E D G A
[Chorus]
E D G A E D G A
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you
E D G A E D G A
Come back clammy you dead saw barnacle
E D G A E D G A
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you
[Verse 3]
E D/E
All soldiers together in World War One
G/E A/E
Having a bit of a laugh on the Somme
E D/E
My friend says, "Where's my dirty bottom gone?"
G/E A/E
I says, "Blown of by a big bomb"
E D/E
And he says, "I thought there was a bit of a stink pong"
G/E A/E
All soldiers together in World War One
E D/E
Having a bit of a laugh on the Somme
G/E A/E
My friend says, "Where's my dirty bottom gone?"
E D/E
I says, "Blown of by a big bomb"
G/E A/E
And he says, "I thought there was a bit of a stink pong"
E D/E
All soldiers together in World War One
G/E A/E
Having a bit of a laugh on the Somme
[Chorus]
E D G A E D G A
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you
(Since the rhythm in this section is so weird, I've tabbed the guitar part so that every
quarter note is followed by 2 dashes and every eighth note is followed by 1 dash.)
C# B E F# C# B E F#
e|4--4--4-4-4-4--4|--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-|4-4---------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------------------|-----/9--9-9-9-9--|9--9--9-9-9-9--9|
G|1--1--1-1-1-1--1|--1-1-1-1--1--1-1-|1-1---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
C# B E F# C# B E F#
e|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--9--9-9-9-9--9--|9--/14-14--14--14--14-|14-14-14--14--14--14-14-|14-14--14--14-14-14-14-14-|
G|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse 4]
E D/E
Dead and you make it up to heaven
G/E A/E
Fancy starving to death you barnacle
E D/E G/E A/E
In half a fathom of red rim barnacle
E D/E G/E A/E
Come back clammy you dead you barnacle
E D/E G/E A/E
Tear of all his clothes and snap his hair
F Eb/F Ab/F A#/F F Eb/F Ab/F A#/F
E D G A E D G A
[Verse 5]
C# B E
It was your idea to have a crazy party
F# C# B E
With all your new pals to enjoy a free feed
F# C# B
On your body and to make the birds stop singing
E F#
While they go pick your bones white as pale
C# B E F#
All stench and stale to barter with a hammer and you
[Chorus]
E D G A E D G A
Come back clammy you dead saw barnacle
E D G A E D G A
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you
F Eb/F Ab/F A#/F F Eb/F Ab/F A#/F
[Verse 6]
F# E/F# A/F#
"Hi, 'tis me pal I come back clammy
B/F# F# E/F#
I reek all lammy in half a fathom
A/F# B/F#
Of suffer and stink and clam and you"
[Chorus]
G F A# C G F A# C
Come back clammy you dead saw barnacle
G F A# C G F A# C
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you
G F A# C G F A# C
Dead saw barnacle make it to heaven
G F A# C G F A# C
Come back clammy you red rim barmy you
G F A# C G F A# C
Come back clammy you dead saw barnacle
G F A# C G F A# C
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you...