Mott The Hoople – Backsliding Fearlessly (Guitar)

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I dreamt of being horses in shackles of gold

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And the men that were young then are now terribly old

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The graveyard was creaking with too many bones

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While the bishop was praying his cassock was sold

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Three cheers for the innocent though he is perverse

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Three screams for the hangman as he cries for the hearse

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I weep for the rebels conventional ways

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For he loses his mind while the devious stay

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By the way

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If the world saluted you

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Well what would you do if you could be there

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Well would you still take me

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If the world saluted you

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Well what would you say when things were down

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Would you still want me

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So come all ye faithful and slaughter your lambs

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Your minds have been whipped by experienced hands

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I wish we were children I'd welcome the change

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And the mind of an old man you can't rearrange

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Ain't it strange

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If the world saluted you

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Well what would you do if you could be there

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Would you still

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Would you still take me anywhere

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If the world saluted you

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What would you say when things were down

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Would you still want me

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OOooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

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(fade out)