Memo From Turner
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A A7 D7
Didn't I see you down in San Antone on a hot and dusty night?
A D7
You were eating eggs in Sammy's when the black man there drew his knife.
A A D7
Or you drowned that Jew in Rampton as he washed his sleevless shirt.
D7 A
You know that Spanish speaking gentleman, the one that we call Kurt.
Bm G A
C#m Bm D A
Come now, gentleman, I know there's some mistake
C#m Bm D A
How forgetful I'm becoming now you fixed your business straight
A D7 A
I remember you in Hemlock Road in nineteen fifty six
A D7 A
You were a faggy little leather boy with a smaller piece of stick
A
You were a lashing smashing hunk of a man,
D A
your sweat shined sweet and strong
D7 A Bm
Your organ's working perfectly, but there's a part
G E7
that's not screwed on
A E7 A E A E7 A E
A D A
Weren't you at the Coke Convention back in nineteen sixty five
You're the misbred grey executive I've seen heavily advertised
A D A
You're the great grey man whose daughter licks policemen's buttons clean
D A
You're the man who squats behind the man
Bm G A
who works the soft machine
C#m Bm D A
Come now, gentlemen, your love is all I crave
C#m Bm D
You'll still be in the circus when I'm laughing,
A
laughing in my grave
A D7 A
Well remember who you say you are but keep your noses clean
A D A
Boys will be boys and play with toys. So be strong with your beast
A D A
Oh Rosie dear, don'cha think it's queer. So stop me if you please
D7 A
The baby's dead, my lady said.
Bm G A
You gentlemen will you all work for me
A D7 A
When the old men do all the fighting and the young men all look on
A D A
And the young girls eat their mother's meat from tubes of plasticon
A D A
Be wary of these my gentle friends of all the skin you breed
D7 A
To have that tasty habit,
Bm G A
it's not the hands that bleed
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A7 = X 0 2 0 2 0
Bm = X 2 4 4 3 2
C#m = X 4 6 6 5 4
D = X X 0 2 3 2
D7 = X X 0 2 1 2
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
E7 = 0 2 2 1 3 0
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
How to play Memo From Turner
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.