Cardiacs – Come Back Clammy Lammy (Guitar)

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[Intro] E D/E G/E A/E E D/E G/E A/E E D/E G/E A/E E D/E G/E [Verse 1]
E           D/E          G/E
Dead you barmy you make it to heaven

  A/E             E         D/E
Fancy drowning to death you barmy in

     G/E          A/E        E
Half a fathom see red rim barnacle

        D/E            G/E
Come back clammy he reek all lammy

A/E         E                  D/E
He tear off all of his clothes and snap his hair

G/E            A/E           E     D/E G/E A/E
Suffer he stink, he reek all lamb
E D/E G/E [Verse 2]
E            D/E           G/E
"Hi, 'tis me pal I come back clammy

     A/E         E         D/E
I reek all lammy of half a fath

        G/E          A/E        E
Saw red rim barnacle make it to heaven"

    D/E               G/E        A/E
Fancy drowning to death you lamb you

          E               D/E
Come back clammy you reek all lammy

   G/E        A/E            E         D G A
Of half a fathom of stink and you dead
E D G A [Chorus]
E    D  G     A   E   D   G     A
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you

E    D    G      A   E    D   G    A
Come back clammy you dead saw barnacle

E    D     G  A   E   D   G     A
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you
[Verse 3]
    E                          D/E
All soldiers together in World War One

G/E                     A/E
Having a bit of a laugh on the Somme

   E                              D/E
My friend says, "Where's my dirty bottom gone?"

G/E                    A/E
I says, "Blown of by a big bomb"

       E                                     D/E
And he says, "I thought there was a bit of a stink pong"

    G/E                        A/E
All soldiers together in World War One

E                       D/E
Having a bit of a laugh on the Somme

   G/E                            A/E
My friend says, "Where's my dirty bottom gone?"

E                      D/E
I says, "Blown of by a big bomb"

       G/E                                   A/E
And he says, "I thought there was a bit of a stink pong"

    E                          D/E
All soldiers together in World War One

G/E                     A/E
Having a bit of a laugh on the Somme
[Chorus]
E    D  G     A   E   D   G     A
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you
(Since the rhythm in this section is so weird, I've tabbed the guitar part so that every quarter note is followed by 2 dashes and every eighth note is followed by 1 dash.)
  C#      B        E        F#        C#       B         E       F#
e|4--4--4-4-4-4--4|--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-|4-4---------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------------------|-----/9--9-9-9-9--|9--9--9-9-9-9--9|
G|1--1--1-1-1-1--1|--1-1-1-1--1--1-1-|1-1---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

  C#       B        E          F#          C#          B            E          F#
e|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--9--9-9-9-9--9--|9--/14-14--14--14--14-|14-14-14--14--14--14-14-|14-14--14--14-14-14-14-14-|
G|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse 4]
E                 D/E
Dead and you make it up to heaven

G/E               A/E
Fancy starving to death you barnacle

   E             D/E      G/E        A/E
In half a fathom of red rim barnacle

E            D/E G/E               A/E
Come back clammy you dead you barnacle

                E                    D/E    G/E A/E
Tear of all his clothes and snap his hair
F Eb/F Ab/F Bb/F F Eb/F Ab/F Bb/F E D G A E D G A [Verse 5]
       C#       B          E
It was your idea to have a crazy party

F#                C#           B       E
With all your new pals to enjoy a free feed

          F#        C#                  B
On your body and to make the birds stop singing

      E                       F#
While they go pick your bones white as pale

C#            B           E          F#
All stench and stale to barter with a hammer and you
[Chorus]
E    D    G      A   E    D   G    A
Come back clammy you dead saw barnacle

E    D  G     A   E   D   G     A
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you
F Eb/F Ab/F Bb/F F Eb/F Ab/F Bb/F [Verse 6]
F#           E/F#           A/F#
"Hi, 'tis me pal I come back clammy

      B/F#       F#        E/F#
I reek all lammy in half a fathom

   A/F#                 B/F#
Of suffer and stink and clam and you"
[Chorus]
G    F    Bb     C   G    F   Bb   C
Come back clammy you dead saw barnacle

G    F  Bb    C   G   F   Bb    C
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you

G    F   Bb   C   G    F  Bb    C
Dead saw barnacle make it to heaven

G    F    Bb     C   G   F   Bb    C
Come back clammy you red rim barmy you

G    F    Bb     C   G    F   Bb   C
Come back clammy you dead saw barnacle

G    F     Bb C   G   F   Bb    C
Make it to heaven red rim barmy you...