Rory Gallagher – Brute Force And Ignorance (Ukulele)

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Brute, Force & Ignorance Photo-Finish (1978) One downstroke for each chord *Intro*
F                F
Brute Force and Ignorance,

G              G  Gsus4
Just hit town,

G            G
Looking like survivors,

F                 F
From the Lost and Found.

F                F
Brute Force and Ignorance,

       G              G  Gsus4
Have come to play,

   G                  G
A one-night stand at eight o`clock,

      F                 F
Then they`ll be on their way.

F               F
This old town`s exploding,

          G             Gsus4
And the mayor`s uptight,

      G                      G
He`d like to make it to the show,

        F                   F
But he knows it`s not his night.

     F             F
He`s got to be beholding,

G              G      Gsus4
To his legal spouse,

           G                  G
But she`s put the thumbscrews on him,

      F               F
And snuck out of the house.
There she goes. (solo)
      Dm     Dm     Dm     Dm
The picture on the poster,

            F     F    Dm   Dm
Raised an eyebrow or two,

     Dm   Dm        Dm
At fifty-five to seven,

             F       F         F
Lord, you should`ve seen the queue.

Dm    Dm        Dm     Dm
City slick and country hick,

      F    F      Dm
They came one and all,

      Dm           Dm            Dm      Dm
The traffic-light girl and the downhome kids,

F         F       F
Assembled in the hall.

F                F
Brute Force and Ignorance,

       G          G    Gsus4
Yes, thats the name

G                  G
Young folks gonna miss 'em

F               F
Now they gone away

            F           F
Well, the show got so crazy,

            G                   G    Gsus4
Today they took the billboard down,

             G         G
I`ll never forget the scene last night,

                     F             F
When the band was escorted out of town.

       F                        F
This little town`s back in slow motion,

     G         G Gsus4
I`m sad to say,

G             G
After the confusion,

        F           F
It`ll never be the same.

         F                F
Well, I took a walk down Main Street,

G                      G  Gsus4
Just to pass the time,

G                      G
And I could hear that music,

       F                  F
Still rolling through my mind.

F                    F
Brute Force and Ignorance,

G                  G Gsus4
They sure hit town,

     G              G
And if you want to find them, buddy,

             F                 F
They`re down at the Lost and Found.
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