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From: brandinius@aol.com (Brandinius)

Greetings to the New Brunette
Blly Bragg

Intro: G D C D G D Am7 

G D Em D C D Em Bm7 
Shirley, it's quite exciting to be sleeping here in this new room 
G D Em D C D Em Bm7 
Shirley, you're my reason to get out of bed before noon 
G D Em D C D Em Bm7 
Shirley, you know when we sat out on the fire escape talking 
G D Em D C D Em Bm7 
C 
D 
Shirley, what did you say about running before we were walking 


C Am7 G D G 
Sometimes when we're as close as this Itís like weíre in a dream 
C Am7 D 
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know 
who's in the team 


G D Em D C D Em Bm7 
Shirley, your sexual politics have left me all of a muddle 
G D Em D C D Em Bm7 
Shirley, we are joined in the ideological cuddle 
C Am7 G D G 
I'm celebrating my love for you With a pint of beer and a new tattoo 
C Am7 D 
And if you haven't noticed yet I'm more impressionable when my cement 
is wet 


Em E 
Politics and pregnancy 
Am C 
Are debated as we empty our glasses 
G Em C G D 
And how I love those evening classes 

G D Em D C D Em Bm7 
Shirley, you really know how to make a young man angry 
G D Em D C D Em Bm7 
Shirley, could we get through the night without mentioning family 
C Am7 G D G 
The people from your church agree It's not much of a career 
C Am7 D 
Trying the handles of parked cars Whoops,there goes another year 

Whoops,there goes another pint of beer 

C Am 
Here we are in our summer years 
G D G 
Living on ice-cream and chocolate kisses 
C Am 
Would the leaves fall from the trees 
D 
If I was your old man and you were my missus 
G D C D G D 
Shirley, give my greetings to the new brunette 
C D G D 
Greetings to the new brunette 
C D G 
Greetings to the new brunette 

D C D G D Am7 


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Fun song to play, and by the way, sounds great played on a 12 string.


Brandon