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