Paul McCartney – The Pound Is Sinking (Guitar)

Capo 1
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Chords

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by; Paul McCartney From: "Tug of War" (1982) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo: 1st fret play: Em key: Fm For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and "use flats"). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
G/F#      2-x-0-0-0-3

D/C       x-3-x-2-3-2
D/B       x-2-x-2-3-2
D/A       x-0-x-2-3-2

Dm6       x-x-0-2-0-1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Em | % |
Em
 The Pound is sinking

Bm Em
     The Peso's falling

Bm Em
     The Lira's reeling 

    Am
And feeling quite appalling
[Verse 1]
G                    G/F#
  The Mark is holding

Em
  The Franc is fading

Am
 The Drachma's very weak 

    D    D/C         D/B      D/A
But everyone's still trading

G              F                       G
  The market's bottom has fallen right out

             F           |  G      F  |  G  F  |  Em  |  Em7  |
And only the strong are survivors
[Interlude 1]
        Em
Well, I fear my dear that it's eminently clear

         C                          | Em |
That you can't see the trees for the forest

     Em               Am
Your father was an extraordinary man 

    D                        G
But you don't seem to have inherited 
5/8 5/8
C                  Em    | C | Em |
Many of his mannerisms
5/8
C                  Em
Oh, any of his mannerisms
[Verse 2]
G                    G/F#
  The Dollar's moving

Em
  The Ruble's rising

Am
 The Yen is keeping up 

      D      D/C      D/B      D/A
Which hardly seems surprising

G              F                       G
  The market's bottom has fallen right out

             F          |  G      F  |  G  F  |
And only the stout are survivors
[Interlude 2]
Em          B7
Hear me, my lover

  Dm6                       G7
I can't be held responsible now

    D                     A
For something that didn't happen

  D        D/C  D/B      D/A
I knew you for a minute
3/4
G            Em
Oh it didn't happen

C         Bm
Only for a minute

     Em                Bm7      C
Your heart just wasn't in it anymore, mmh, mmh, mmh
[Outro]
Em
 The Pound is sinking

Bm Em
     The Peso's falling

Bm Em
     The Lira's reeling 

    Am
And feeling quite appalling