Cardiacs – Bodysbad (Guitar)

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[pre-verse] G#m C# G#m C# F# D A G#m C# G#m C# F# D A G#m C# G#m C# F# D A G#m C# G#m C# F# D A F#m B G#m [Verse 1]

C#                            F#m B G#m
   Body's feelie like I'm mad

C#
   How long it has been, more

       F#m B     A  E    B F#m G#m
than_I can count by far

C#                            F#m B G#m
   And my body's fee-ling bad

C#
   And it's the only one I have

    F#m  B  A  E    B    F#m G#m C#
and_it's in my car, it's in  my (car)

[Post-Chorus]

C#                  E
Bet-ter to swal-low a bit-ter pill

C#                 A#
If they can cut it off they will

C#                 E
If they can cut it off

       A            G#m
take a pills cut it off

[pre-verse]

G#m C#    G#m C# F# D A
they will

G#m C# G#m C# F# D A G#m C# G#m C# F# D A G#m C# G#m C# F# D A F#m B G#m [Verse 2]

C#                               F#m B G#m
   Bru-shing e-very-thing a-side

C#                              F#m
   With every-thing that's a-li-ive

B    A   E            B F#m G#m
push the thing inside

C#                         F#m B G#m
   Body's bad and it's sad

C#
   As going out to find a partner

F#m   B  A E             B  F#m  E
you'd do a-ny-thing for, be-wa (-re)

[Pre-Chorus]

E      A             E    A
you'll soon find out what lies a-bout

E     C#
shrie-king it shouts

[Chorus]
B       C#              B
A-(ah!) Best-est e-ver, what a sa-viour

A              G#m C#
Cherish is the wo -ord

            B
Not real-ly I'm too old

      A           G  D
It'll break up my bo-ones

[Post-Chorus]

C#                      E
Fie-ry fur-nace flew an an-gel in

C#                      A#          
Had to take her out and wash her down

C#                           E 
   Let's_act strong like_the old days

  A           G#m     C#
A Riz-la_will fix her wing

[instrumental verse] C# F#m B G#m C# F#m B A E B F#m G#m C# F#m B G#m C# F#m B A E B F#m E [Pre-Chorus]

E    A            E   A
That is the best, Hal-le-lu-jah

E    C#          E    A
What a sa-viour, What a sa-viour

E   A          E   C#
Hal-le-lu-jah, Hal-le-lu-jah

[Chorus]
B       C#               B
A-(ah!) What a sa-viour, Hal-le-lu-jah

A           G#m C#
Is the best e  -ver

             B
And sa-viour twice as e-ver

A            G   D
Sha-king the fee-ling

C#                    B
Some-thing's mis-sing shake the fee-ling

A              G#m C#
Cherish is the wo -ord

            B
Not real-ly I'm too old

      A           G  D
It'll break up my bo-ones

[Post-Chorus]

C#                  E
Bet-ter to swal-low a bit-ter pill

C#                 A#
If they can cut it off they will

C#                 E
If they can cut it off

       A           E
Take a pill cut it off my...

[Bridge]

D              G#
Once in my car

A#                 C
Once round my head

D                G#
That is the best

A#                 C        D      G
Swal-low the rest, che-rish is the word

    E          D
Not real-ly it's too old

      E           A     D
It'll break up my-y old bones

     E              D
It's sa-viour's the brea-ker

       E          C      A
That's life in my sha-ky fee-ling

C      A         E   A
No not real-ly I was lying

E   A
Was lying

E   A
Was lying

[instrumental chorus] C# B A G#m C# B A G D C# B A G#m C# B A G D [yum chorus]

C#          B           A       G#m
yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum

C#          B           A       G  D 
yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yu-u-

[instrumental post-chorus]

C#    E    C#    A#
-um

C# E A G#m [pre-verse] G#m C# G#m C# F# D A G#m C# G#m C# F# D A G#m C# G#m C# F# D A G#m C# G#m C# F# D A F#m B G#m [Bridge]

D              G#
Once in my car

A#                 C
Once round my head

D                G#
That is the best

A#
Swal-low the rest

C        D      G
Che-rish is the word

    E
Not real-ly! It's just a big lie!