The Beautiful South – Pretenders To The Throne (Guitar)

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G/D xx0001 Bm/F# 224432 Fadd9 103011 C/E 032010 Fmaj9 102010 [Intro] G Bm C G/D D G Bm7 C G [Verse 1]
D          G                 Bm7
Is it Cologne with its great cathedral?

C                              G/D   D
Milan with its glamour and its pace?

G                             Bm7
London with its river and its bridges?

C                              G/D    D
Lisbon with its beauty and its grace?

G             Bm/F#
Funny looking buses

      C/E              G/D
Climb it's pot-bellied hills

D     G        Bm/F#
And a solitary jogger

Fmaj9             G/D   D
Times the time he kills
[Pre Chorus]
G                 Bm/F#
Do you know where I'm gonna go?

C/E                       G/D
None of you have guessed, so none of you can know

G                      Bm7
If you've been, that's not where I mean

         Fmaj9                              G
It's got class and it's got excellence like you've never seen
[Chorus]
             Bm/F#
Your town is dragging me down

C/E                     G/D   D
Dragging me down, down, down

G            Bm/F#
Your town is dragging me down

Fadd9                   G
Dragging me down, down, down
[Instrumental] G Bm C G/D D [Verse 2]
      G                               Bm
Is it Dublin with its culture and its wit?

C                      G/D    D
Madrid with its market square?

G                       Bm
Paris with its bustling cafes?

C                     G/D    D
Hull with its musical flair?
[Pre Chorus]
G                 Bm
Do you know where I'm gonna go?

C                         D
None of you have guessed, so none of you can know

G                      Bm
If you've been, that's not where I mean

         C                                  G
It's got class and it's got excellence like you've never seen
[Chorus]
G            Bm
Your town is dragging me down

   C                       G/D   D
Is dragging me down, down, down

G            Bm
Your town is dragging me down

   C                       Fmaj9   G
Is dragging me down, down, down
[Bridge]
C                                   G                    D
As I watch them drop the grain into your fish tank brain

C                                   D
How can you like this place when it never even rains?
[Instrumental] G Bm C/E
G/D    D
Never even rains
G Bm C/E G/D D [Chorus]
G            Bm
Your town is dragging me down

   C                       G/D   D
Is dragging me down, down, down

G            Bm
Your town is dragging me down

   C                       G    Bm   C
Is dragging me down, down, down
[Outro]
   G/D                          Bm  C
Is dragging me down, down, down

   G/D                          Bm  C
Is dragging me down, down, down

   G/D
Is dragging me down, down, down
Mark W