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1.
The Mayor Of Simpleton (ver. 1)
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The Mayor Of Simpleton - XTC
from 'Oranges and Lemons'
words & music Andy Partridge
Transcribed by Duncan Batey, [email protected]
[Notes: The 'C D' in the verse is played on the track by sliding the
C chord up to 3rd fret and back, arpeggiating(?), while the bass line
dances around to wonderful effect. I just strum the chords. I also
tend to play a lot of the chords with the two little fingers at 3rd
fret, except for the D, e.g.
GAsus4CAm7
This generally makes it easier to shift between chords, and makes
things a bit more interesting than playing them straight, although
it's not always appropriate -- in the bridge for instance]
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CNever been Dnear a uniCversiDty C D C D
CNever took a Dpaper or a Clearned degDree C D C D
GSome of your friends think that's Asus4stupid of me,
But it's Cnothing that I care aDbout,
Well I Cdon't know Dhow to tell the Gweight of the Am7sun,
And all CmatheDmatics well GI just Am7shun,
And I Gmay be the mayor of Esimpleton, but I Amknow one Dthing,
And that's I Clove Dyou C D
When their Clogic grows Dcold and all C/Ethinking gets D/Fdone,
You'll be C/Gwarm in the D/Aarms of the Dmayor of simpleGton C G G
CDCD
I can't have been there when brains were handed round
(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)
Or get past the covers of your books profound
(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)
Some of your friends think it's really unsound
That you're even seen talking to me
Well I don't know how to write a big hit song,
And all mathematics well I want none,
And I may be the mayor of simpleton, but I know one thing,
And that's I love you
I'm not Bmproud of the fact that I Emnever learned much,
Just Gfeel I should say,
What you Bmget is all real, I can't puEmt on an act,
it takes Cbrains to do that Danyway (and anyway)
Well I don't know how to puzzle problems and puns
And a home computer has me on the run
And I may be the mayor of simpleton, but I know one thing,
And that's I love you (I love you)
If depth of feeling is a currency
(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)
Then I'm the man who grew the money tree
(No chain of office and no hope of getting one)
Some of your friends are to brainy to see
That they're paupers and that's how they'll all stay
Well I don't know how many needles make up a ton
Of all the Nobel prizes that I never one,
And I may be the mayor of simpleton, but I know one thing,
And that's I love you
When their Clogic grows Dcold and all C/Ethinking gets D/Fdone,
You'll be C/Gwarm in the D/Aarms of the Dmayor of simpleGton C G G
You'll be warm in the arms of the mayor of simpleton
You'll be Cwarm in the arms of the D7sus4mayor A
(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)
2.
No Thugs In Our House
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EThe insect-headed worker wife
EWill hang her waspies on the line
EThe husband burns his paper, sucks his pipe
EWhile studying their cushion-floor
EHis viscous poly-paste breath comes out
ETheir wall-paper world is shattered by his shout
EA boy in blue is busy banging out a headache On the kitchen door
C#mAnd all the while AGraham slept on
BDreaming of a world where he could Edo
BJust what he EwanteBd Eto
ANo thugs in our house,A/G are there deaFr?
We made that cBlear
We made little DGraham promise us he'd be a gAood boy
ANo thugs in our house,A/G are there deaFr?
We made that cBlear
We made little DGraham promise us he'd be a gAood boy
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EThe young policeman who just can't grow a moustache
EWill open up his book
EAnd spoil their breakfast with reports of Asians Who have been so badly kicked
EIs this your son's wallet I've got here?
EHe must have dropped it after too much beer!
EOh, officer, we can't believe our little angel Is the one you've picked!
C#mAnd all the while AGraham slept on
BDreaming of a world where he could Edo
BJust what he EwanteBd Eto
ANo thugs in our house,A/G are there deaFr?
We made that cBlear
We made little DGraham promise us he'd be a gAood boy
ANo thugs in our house,A/G are there deaFr?
We made that cBlear
We made little DGraham promise us he'd be a gAood boy
AThey never read those pamphlets in his bAmaj7ottom drawer
BmThey never read that tBbdimattoo on his arm
AThey thought that it was just a bAmaj7oys club badge he wore
BmThey never thought he'd Bbdimcause folks any harAm
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EThe insect-headed worker-wife
EWill hang her waspies on the line
EShe's singing something stale and simple
ENow this business has fizzled out
EHer little tune is such a happy song
EHer son is innocent, he can't do wrong
E'Cos Dad's a judge and knows exactly What the job of judging's all about
C#mAnd all the while AGraham slept on
BDreaming of a world where he could Edo
BJust what he EwanteBd Eto
ANo thugs in our house,A/G are there deaFr?
We made that cBlear
We made little DGraham promise us he'd be a gAood boy
ANo thugs in our house,A/G are there deaFr?
We made that cBlear
We made little DGraham promise us he'd be a gAood boy
Pre Outro
ANo thugs in our house!
BbdimNo thugs in our house!
ANo thugs in our house, dear!
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3.
All Of A Sudden
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DWhat can iA say?
DWhy do we sAtarve a thing thats near Fextinction?Dm
DFrom day to dAay
DThese weeds oAf fear Are choking our Fconviction
EmLife's like a jig-saw
You get the Bbstraight bits
But there's somethingDm missing in the middle G
All Of A Sudden We Dfind the cupboard's bAare
All of a sudden We Dfind heaven's not theAre
All of a sudden We Dfind the sun's gone cAold
All of a sudden We Dfind we're more than Aold
All of a sudden We fCind that we've lost lGmove
So pClease don't pAmush or sGmhove because
It'As too late It's too late
In all your hurry you've acGcidentally locked the gate F
DWhat can we Ado?
DTrying to stAem the flow of sand is uselFess
DIt's up to yoAu
Dstart holding hAands And watch the balance reFdress Dm
EmLife's like a firework
You're only Bblit once
And you must stDmand and radiate correctly G
All Of A Sudden We Dfind the cupboard's bAare
All of a sudden We Dfind heaven's not theAre
All of a sudden We Dfind the sun's gone cAold
All of a sudden We Dfind we're more than Aold
All of a sudden We fCind that we've lost lGmove
So pClease don't pAmush or sGmhove because
It'As too late It's too late
In all your hurry you've acGcidentally locked the gate F
LBove's not a Eproduct you can Fhoard or pack a Csuitcase with
IG#mt's more a wAay you have to Bgive D
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EmLife's like a jig-saw
You get the Bbstraight bits
But there's plentDmy missing in the middle G
All Of A Sudden We Dfind the cupboard's bAare
All of a sudden We Dfind heaven's not theAre
All of a sudden We Dfind the sun's gone cAold
All of a sudden We Dfind we're more than Aold
All of a sudden We fCind that we've lost lGmove
So pClease don't pAmush or sGmhove because G
All Of A Sudden We Dfind the cupboard's bAare
All of a sudden We Dfind heaven's not theAre
All of a sudden We Dfind the sun's gone cAold
All of a sudden We Dfind we're more than Aold
All of a sudden We fCind that we've lost lGmove C Am Gm
It'As too late It's too late
In all your hurry you've acGcidentally locked the gate F
4.
Respectable Street
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BHeard the neigChbor slam his Bcar doCor
Don't he reBalize thiCs is ERespectable Street?
BWhat d'you thinkC he bought thatB car for? C
'Cause he Brealized tChis is REespectable Street
FNow they talk about abortion In cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters
BAs they speak of contraception And immaculate receptions on their Cportable
ESony Entertainment Centers
BHeard the neigChbor slam his Bcar doCor
Don't he reBalize thiCs is ERespectable Street?
BWhat d'you thinkC he bought thatB car for? C
'Cause he Brealized tChis is REespectable Street
FNow she speaks about diseases And which sex position pleases best her old man
BAvon lady fills the creases When she manages to squeeze in past the Ccaravans
That Enever move from their front gardens
BHeard the neigChbor slam his Bcar doCor
Don't he reBalize thiCs is ERespectable Street?
BWhat d'you thinkC he bought thatB car for? C
'Cause he Brealized tChis is REespectable Street
AIt's in the Border of their C#mhedgerowBbs
AIt's in the Bway their curtainsC#m open and cBblose
AIt's in the Blook they give you C#mdown their Bbnose
AAll part of dBecency's C#mjigsaw, I sGuppose
GSunday church and they look fetching Saturday night, saw him retching over our fence
CBang the wall for me to turn down I can see them with their stern frown as they Ddispense
The kFind of look that says they're perfect
CHeard the Dmneighbor slam his Ccar door Dm
Don't he Crealize tDmhis is Respectable Street?
CWhat d'you thDmink he bought that Ccar for? Dm
C'Cause he reDmalized this is CRespectablDme Street
He rCealized Dmthis is ReCspectable DmStreet
He rCealized tDmhis is RCespectable DmStreet
He rCealized tDmhis is RCespectable Street
5.
Earn Enough For Us
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I've bGeen praying allF the week thrCough D
At homGe at wFork and on the Em11bus
GI've been pFraying I can kCeep yDou
FAnd to eCarn enough for Gus
GI can Ftake humiliCatioDn
GAnd hurtful Fcomments from the Em11boss
GI've been hoping by theC weekeDnd
FI can Cearn enough for Gus
CFound a house that won't reDpair itself
With its Bbwindows cracking and a
EbRoof held together wiGth holes ( oh whoa oa oa ohhh) F Em
CJust because we're on the
DBottom of the Ladder we
BbShouldn't be sadder than
EbOthers like us who have
GGoals for the betteFrmenEmt of life
DGlad that you want toC be my Bm7wife
But D7Honest
GI've been Fpraying all the Cweek Dthrough
GAt home at Fwork and on the Em11bus
GI've been Fpraying I can Ckeep Dyou
FAnd to Dearn enough foGr us
CSo you're saying that we're Dgonna be free
Of fiBbnance worry, don't get mEbe wrong, I'm so Gproud
But the bet's already F#m7tight Em11
DI'll get anCother job atBm7 night
But D7honest
GI can Ftake humCiliaDtion
GAnd hurtful Fcomments from the Em11boss
GI've been Fhoping by the CweekenDd
FI can Cearn enough for Gus
CJust because we're on the
DBottom of the Ladder we
BbShouldn't be sadder than
EbOthers like us who have
GGoals for the betterment of lF#m7ife Em11
DGlad that you Cwant to be my Bmwife
But D7Honest
GI can Ftake humiliCatioDn
GAnd hurtful Fcomments from the Bboss
GI've been Fhoping by the CweekenDd
FI can Cearn enough for Gus
FI can Cearn enough for Gus
6.
Great Fire
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AmGreat firFe burning
AmYou supplFied the spark
AmFires burFning sprAmeading throuFgh the ark
AmAnimals are pFanicking
AmI'm animal andF panicking
BbYour Fglance a Cmatch on the Gtinderwood
BbYou Fnever Cspoke but I Gunderstood
FBring water
AbEyes bring water
AGreat Efire burning AthroughBm
AGreat fEire burning Athrough my Bmhouse
AGreat Efire burning Athrough myBm house anAmd heart
AmGreat fire Fburning
AmAll because Fof you
AmFires burFning spreaAding throughF the zoo
AmAnimals are Fpanicking
AmI'm animal and Fpanicking
BbNo roFund of Cdrinks can Gextinguish this
BbFeelinFg of Clove and enGgulfing bliss
FBring water
AmEyes bring water
AGreat Efire burning AthroughBm
AGreat fEire burning Athrough my Bmhouse
AGreat Efire burning Athrough my Bmhouse andAm heart
GmI've been in love before
Gm7But it's never been as hot as this
GmSmoke curling round the door
Gm7Memories of Cold loves crack and Ebmaj7blister
Mister fireman bet you couldn't put me out if you Amtried
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BbYour Fglance a Cmatch on the Gtinderwood
BbYou Fnever Cspoke but I Gunderstood
FBring water
AbEyes bring water
AGreat Efire burning
BbGreat Ffire burning
BGreat Ffire burning Bthrough C#m
BGreat Ffire burning Bthrough myC#m house
BGreat Ffire burning Bthrough my C#mhouse and heart
7.
Crocodile
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ACroDcoBdiDle, no you Gwon't make me Ajealous that she F#mleft me for Gsus4him G E
AScene one standing, crushed on landingF#m, you may have Bwalked out but I'll
ESwallow up my Afate A7 A
AScene two sitting, man in kitchenF#m, bit cold and Blifeless like the
Eburger on my Aplate
Em But there's one emotion I'm afraid of,
Gaug hear him scratching gently to be fed,
G I can't stand it when he sits there smiling,
F#m I don't want him nesting in my Ehead F
ACroDcoBdiDle no you Gwon't make me Ajealous that she F#mleft me for Gsus4him, so getGaway
ACroDcoBdiDle no you Gwon't make me Ajealous I'm not F#mletting you Gsus4in G E
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ACroDcoBdiDle no you Gwon't make me Ajealous that she F#mleft me for Gsus4him, so getGaway
ACroDcoBdiDle no you Gwon't make me Ajealous I'm not F#mletting you Gsus4in, so getEawaaay
BDGAF#mGsus4G
ACroDcoBdiDle no you Gwon't make me Ajealous that she F#mleft me for Gsus4him, so getGaway
ACroDcoBdiDle no you Gwon't make me Ajealous I'm not F#mletting you Gsus4in
8.
Thats Really Super Supergirl
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IBb6 can't hold you down If you want to fly
CEban't you seeCm I'm all broke up inside
WFsusell jF7ustBb6 youFaug use your two X Ray eyes
HBb6urt like Kryptonite Put me on my knees
NEbow that I'veCm found out just what you're doing
FsusWith yF7our secBb6ret identities C
TAb6hat's really super Supergirl
BbHow you saved yourself in seconds flat And your friends are going to say
TAb6hat's really super Supergirl
HBbow you're changing all the world's weather
But you couldn't put us back together
Now I feel like I'm tethered deep
ICm9nside yourBb/D Fortress of Solitude
DEbmaj7on't mean to be rude
BF6ut I Fdon't feel super
SBb6upergirl
IBb6 won't call again Even in a jam
NEbow I realiseCm you could be on a mission
SFsusavingF7 soBb6me oFaugther man
TAb6hat's really super Supergirl
HBbow you saved yourself in seconds flat And your friends are going to say
TAb6hat's really super Supergirl
HBbow you stopped the universe from dying
But you're never going to stop me crying
And I feel like you're trying hard
TCm9o sweep meBb/D like dirt underneath your cape
WEbmaj7ell I might be an ape
BF6ut I Fused to feel super
SBb6upergirl
TAb6hat's really super Supergirl
HBbow you saved yourself in seconds flat And your friends are going to say
TAb6hat's really super Supergirl
HBbow you're changing the world's weather
But you couldn't put us back together
SAb6uper Supergirl
HBbow you stopped the universe from dying
But you're never going to stop me crying
SAb6uper Supergirl
IEbmaj7'm here in your Fortress of Solitude
Don't mean to be rude
BF6ut IF dBb6on't feel super
9.
King For A Day
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GEveryones Ccreeping Fup to the Cmoney god
GPutting Ctongues where they Fdid?nt ought to Gbe
GOn stepping Cstones of Fhuman Chearts and souls
GInto the Cland of Fnothing for Gfree
CWell the Gway Emthat we?re livAming
CIs all Gtake Emand no givAming
CThere?s Gnothing Emto believe Amin
The Floudest Emmouth will Amhail the Gnew found Fway
To be king for a day
GEveryones Clicking Fup to the Cnew king pin
GTrying to Cget way Fup with a Gsmile
GSing for your Csupper boy and Fjump to a Cfinger click
GAin?t my Cway of Fliving in Gstyle
Ccause the Gladder Emgets lonAmger
CAnd amGbition Emgets stronAmger
CI cant Gsatisfy Emthe hunAmger
That Fbad old Emmoon has Amgot you Gin its Fsway
To be king for a day
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CYou?re only here once so you got to get it Eright (no time to fuss and Cfight)
CCause life dont mean much if measured out with Esomeone else's plight
Ccause the Gway Emthat were livAming
CIs all Gtake and Emno givAming
CThere?s Gnothing Emto believe Amin
The loudFest Emmouth will Amhail the Gnew found Fway
To be king for a day.
10.
The Meeting Place
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EbMeet you in the Bbsecret placeEb
EbScuffling in the Bbdirt I waitEb
BbWhistle will Gbblow Fm
whistle will Ebblow, Bb Eb Bb
EbShare a joke the Bblaugh's on me Eb Bb
But Ebwhen I get you Bbon your own we'll Ebsee
BbSomeone might Gbhear Fm
Someone might Ebhear Bb Eb Bb
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You're a Abworking girl Ebnow F
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You've got mAboney of your Ebown F
Ab6Hmmm The meeting Bbplace
Ab6Hmmm The meeting Bbplace
EbStrolling under Bbgrimey skEbies Bb
EbMachines that make you Bbkiss in time Eb
BbSmoke on your breGbath Fm
smoke on your brEbeath Bb Eb Bb
EbChimney never lBbooked so goodEb Bb
From lEbying in the Bbbracken woodEb
BbCoat on the gGbround Fm
coat on the grouEbnd Bb
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Take a Abwalk down the Eblane F
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We'll be Ablate back agEbain F
Ab6Hmmm The meeting Bbplace
Ab6Hmmm The meeting Bbplace