The Reverend Raymond Brown Attends The Garden Fête On Thatchwick Green
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Opening]
A G A
[Verse 1]
A
Milkman has thrown his bottles away
G A
His work is all over for the rest of the day
Mrs McGoony throws her darning aside
G A
Puts on her coat that smells of mothballs and age
[Refrain]
A D (C) E
The Reverend Raymond Brown deserts his holy ground
A
’Cause he’s leading the band
[Verse 2]
A
Magistrates serving cups of tea from the stall
G A
Everyone buys yellow scarves made of wool
A
Mrs Grass makes a fortune reading tea leaves and palms
G A
While naughty Fitzwilliam helps to lighten the till
[Refrain]
A C D (C) (D) E
The Reverend Raymond Brown puts his pencil on the ground
A
For he’s melting down sin
[Bridge]
D A
Mrs Pringle organises games for all the kids to play
D
Women’s Guild compare their hats and chatter hard about this and that
A F# F#m A G A
And isn’t it a shame that little Sally’s in the family way? Lalalala...
D A
And mothers warn their daughters not to talk to any dirty(/churchy?) old man
[Verse 3]
A
Flags and confetti, a girl very pretty
G A
With dresses and gold hair that blow in the wind
A
The beauty of Thatchwick turns heads by the hundred
G A
She gazes on to the musical priest
[Refrain]
A C D (C) (D) E
The Reverend Raymond Brown turns his red face to the ground
A
And he mumbles out a prayer
A
’Cause he fancies her like mad
A
And the Reverend Raymond Brown turns and walks away
[Ending]
A G A
Lalalalala Lalalala Lalalalala la Lalalala |2x
A G
La La La la La La La La
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