Bad Review
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[(intro ]E B7)
E A B7
Re Our gig at Deptford Abyss
E A B7
Who the hell does Jeff Dreadnought think he is?
E A E A
Was he even there? - I ask myself, does he even care? - don't kid yourself
E F# B7
Wait 'till our PR men hear of this.
E A B7
It's a bad review; we got a bad review, oh ha
E A B7
It's a bad review, what are we gonna do? Oh ha
E A B7
I can't walk down the street 'cos other groups I might meet and they'll smirk
E A
Oh, it's a rum old do is a bad review, oh Lord
B7 E B7 E B7
An' my girlfriend's fuming.
E A B7
You hacks don't know where it's at;
E A B7
You can't appreciate the master of the Strat
E A E A
Not that I'm concerned - 'course you're not, your paper's full of crap
E F# B7
'Course it is, I only read the gig guide anyway.
E A B7
It's A bad review, A B-B-B-bad review, oh ha
E A B7
We got a bad review, I can't believe it's true, oh Lord
E A B7
Well I know what you look like so don't ever come near Stroud
E A
Page thirty-two, it's a bad review, oh Lord
B7 E B7 E
My girlfriend's fuming.
B7 (instr E B7 E, E B7 E, B7 E)
OK, let's go to chapel.
E A E B7
Oo-oo what's to do? It's a bad review
E A E B7
Oo-oo what's to do? It's a bad review
E A
The fearsome hollow boom of the older boys in the deep end
E B7
Green shoots of recovery shrivelled up in harsh tomorrows
E A
Left to pick dry sticks and mumble to myself
E B7
A melancholy emblem of parish cruelty.
E A E B7
Oo-oo what's to do? It's a bad review
E A E B7
Oo-oo what's to do? It's a bad review
E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7
Bad review, bad review, bad review, bad review.
A B7, E A E
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