Cardiacs – Victory Egg (Guitar)

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Note: All verses have the same chords, but in the beginning it keeps an E in the bass and the chords are very subtle. They get clearer as the song goes on and the instrumentation becomes more prominent. [Intro] Em [Verse]
Em                                         A                C
"What's there to lose?" said the general selling our dead meat by the pound

Em                          D                A
Accidents of existence will make us all feel duty bound

Em                            C                A
To send along their one or to pursue a new curriculum

Em                                 D             C
With stinky fingers takes a chair, rum ti tum ti tum tum tum
[Verse]
Em                           A               C
A door is opened up for me I think again and then decline

Em                                D                 A
They need be not so great if all descent in perfect peace of mind

Em                               C           A
Some consider childish dreams a matter of necessity

Em                                 D              C
I almost screw myself to the point of my lifes expectancy
[Verse]
Em                                                 A                  C
"I'll break off all of your charm!" says world, her egg will burst and will arrive

Em                                    D               A
A man who calls his own tune thinking it's so good to be alive

Em                                        C                 A
Says, "If these are the best what are the rest to be life?" As for me

Em                                              D                  C
I struggle with words and wisdom accusing "It's you, it's me, it's him", you see
[Verse]
Em                                 A           C
For all I know it's coming fast to colonise my infancy

Em                                     D                A
The space is clean but in between it's coloured with anxiety

Em                                  C                    A
The failing clause is "victory complete with words" it's hard to see

Em                                 D              C
That after all it's over and done with supreme variety
[Verse]
Em                                 A           C
A friend indeed is all I need To show me to an open door

Em                          D                     A
I can only trust myself, I should have thought of that before

Em                           C  A/C#
They need a catch before I'm under

Em            D           C
I will give myself to the war
[Instrumental] Em A C Em D A Em C A/C# Em D C [Verse]
Em                                 A           C
For all I know it's coming fast to colonise my infancy

Em                                     D                A
The space is clean but in between it's coloured with anxiety

Em                                  C                    A
The failing clause is "victory complete with words" it's hard to see

Em                                 D              C
That after all it's over and done with supreme variety
[Instrumental] Em A C Em D A Em C A/C# Em D C [Outro] D C D A C Esus4