Christy Moore – Lingo Politico (Guitar)

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[Intro] G C G C
G
I can't stop digging, I'm down in a hole

  C
I spent me dole on polish coal

  G
I tired of eatin' toast and beans,

         C
And that man at the door he's here to test me means.

  G                C   G   C
I hate politicians
[Verse 1]
G
I hate politicians and I can't think straight

C
I hate politicians and the state of the state

G                                 C
They're putting all the poor out, they're putting on the weight

                                  C
They better not come around to my front gate.

        D
I got a big Alsatian

     C
He's always waiting

  D
He doesn't hang about, he doesn't hesitate

C
Get him Satan, get him boy

   D
Go get him Satan, there's a good boy

G                  C
I hate politicians.

G                  C
I hate politicians.
[Verse 2]
C                                A
They're going to do this, they're going to do that,

             C
They got the greedy little fingers in the pension pot.

               A
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

D          C
Don't come canvasing to my front door
Bejaysus they'll talk alright.
                                 D
They'll talk all day and they'll talk all night

 C                             G  C  G   C
A bla bla, bla bla bla bla bla.
[Verse 3] N.C We'll be looking at ways we can better facilitate The formulation of a coherent strategy Designed to lead us into the future With confidence in our proven ability to communicate On a meaningful level in an open and fair transparent society With front line facilities, roads and utilities,
                                                         D
Opening up new lines of enquiry about the possibility of em,

                G        C   G
Phasing out the elderly.
[Bridge]
C
Oh yep.

G
I hate politicians and I don't mind saying.

C                                                    G
They got the gall and the ball and the chain and the army

                                                  C
And the navy and the gravy and the train and they try to sell us water

C                               D
And it's pissing down with rain.
[Verse 4]
C
I'm sorry now the ministers on holidays in Florida.

   A
He left my granny on a trolley in the corridor.

C
She's out there now bejaysus she's filling out forms

                              D
Do you share a bath with your spouse or your partner?

D
What sort of a question is that for me granny?

G                  C  G  C
I hate politicians.
[Verse 5] (Muted chords)
G
We'll be doing our best to address the mess

C
Left for us by our predecessors.

G             C
Vote for him, vote for me.

G               C
Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-De
(louder) [Outro]
G
I can't stop digging I'm down in a hole.

C
I spent me dole on polish coal.

G
I tired of eatin' toast and beans,

C
That man at the door he's here to test em means.

D                       G          G
Don't talk to me about politicians!