Tribute To Facial Hair
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Transcribed by Rob
rebowman@utas.edu.au
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Dsus2 = X00230
Cadd9 = X32030
Em Dsus2 Cadd9 played during spoken part.
Yon: Rural Queensland, 1880. Constable Ned Kelly dons his armour and becomes the
founding member of the Victorian Police Bomb Squad, pre-dating actual bombs
by about 30 years. But history, it seems, would lead you to believe another
story. For Constable Ned Kelly made one fatal P.R. error...
Em D E
Tripod: History was not always as it appeared,
Em D G D
If you knew the truth about people with beards.
Em D E
Ned wore a helmet to hide his disgrace,
G A
To hide his hairy face!
Bm Em G
Scod: And fifty years have passed and nothing changed,
Bm D G
One tiny moustache ruined Stalin's name.
Bm Em G
Tripod: Poor Chopper Reid's name gets dragged through the mire,
Bm G F#
But beardless people get away scot-free,
G F#
Like Eddie McGuire.
Em D E
History was not always as it appeared,
Em D G D
If you knew the truth about people with beards.
Em D E
Having a beard left a terrible mark,
G A
On Peter Russell-Clarke.
Bm Em G
Scod: King Arthur'd still be drinking from his magic cup,
Bm D G
Why do you think they strung old Jesus up?
Bm Em G
The Vikings were basically a charity organisation,
Bm G F#
Rasputin had some brilliant party tricks,
G F#
Tripod: And the Huns... were fun...
B E
Yon: Wil Anderson finally had enough,
A D
When he caved in and shaved off his Jazz Tuft,
Scod: Jazz Tuft?
Yon: That's what it's called.
B Em
Yon: There's only one instance when it was revered,
D E
Was when Nicole Kidman herself was a beard!
Em D E
Tripod: History was not always as it appeared,
Em D G D
If you knew the truth about people with beards.
Em D E
Burn all your books, both new and dog-eared,
(The line gets stuffed up)
Scod: Aww... so close!
G A
Tripod: And let's all grow a beard!
Yon: Or moustache.
G A
G & S: And let's all grow a beard!
Yon: Or Van Dyke. But not Dick Van Dyke, you know what I mean.
G A E
G & S: And let's all grow a beard!
Yon: Or Jazz Tuft.
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