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Picking Sense From Nonsense - The Mighty Spoiler

Picking Sense From Nonsense

The Mighty Spoiler

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste

Another fantastic and hilarious calypso, this time by Spoiler! Joseph

[Intro]

G D (x2)

G C D G

[Verse 1]

G C

Every morning you wake in La Trinity,

D G

You compelled to see or hear something that's funny.

G C

Every morning you wake in La Trinity,

D G

You compelled to see or hear something that's funny.

C G

Just for instance an Indian fella named John,

D G

Was bathing by a pipe, naked as he born.

C G

A police saw him and said, "Ey, you old, nasty man!

D G

Put on something before I send for the prison van!"

C G

So I said that he was lucky to get that chance,

D G

He woulda go inside and put on a bathing pants.

C G

Well he did put on something, this ent no lie,

D G

You know the gentleman went and put on a tie!

[Interlude]

G D (x2)

G C D G

[Verse 2]

G C

Sometime you might be passing across the Square,

D G

And some funny kind of conversation you'll hear.

C G

Just imagine a man reading a Guardian say,

D G

A snake in the bush kill a man.

C G

And the doctors proved on that very night,

D G

The man died from nothing else but the big snake bite.

C G

But is something still he can't understand,

D G

Why police still making investigation?

C G

So a woman who was listening attentively,

D G

Say, "You shouldn't ask that question, Mister Willy.

C G

You know that murderer can't hide, this ent no mistake,

D G

So the police suppose to arrest the snake."

[Interlude]

G D (x2)

G C D G

[Verse 3]

G C

Then this one happen to a man named Bob,

D G

A night up at the Perseverance Club.

C G

He drink all his whiskey, brandy and gin,

D G

And on the partition, he started spitting.

C G

The manager came and say, "Ey gentleman!

D G

Why the France you spitting on the partition?"

C G

He said, "I am right, like you want to fight,

D G

But I will spit on the partition whole night tonight!"

C G

Again the manager held him on his right hand,

D G

"Tell me, boy, why you spit on the partition?

C G

Tell me, tell me, boy, what you spit there for?"

D G

He say he see the notice mark, "Don't spit on the floor."

[Interlude]

G D (x2)

G C D G

[Verse 4]

G C

Then I heard this one up at Arouca,

D G

It was about the cricket in Australia.

G C

A fellow say the boys from the West Indies,

D G

Can play cricket like they eating bread and cheese.

C G

Another fellow said he too feel they are the best,

D G

But he don't know how the France they lose all the tests.

G C

A Carriacounian didn't know when is night down here,

D G

In Australia it is broad daylight over there.

G C

So he said he would explain if they'd like to know,

G D

He does hear them in the night over his radio.

G C

Our boys accustom bat in broad daylight,

D G

Now they send them over there to bat in the night.

[Outro]

G D (x2)

G C D G

How to play Picking Sense From Nonsense

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. 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.