The Beautiful South – Shouldve Kept My Eyes Shut (Ukulele)

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D Bm D Bm

                    D         Bm
I should've kept my eyes shut

                    D    Bm
But I had to go and peep

             D          Bm
But when you saw what I saw

           Em           A            Bm  A
Well, it's hard just to roll back to sleep

I would've kept me eyes shut But I thought I heard you scream And I've a penchant for violence You don't seem to find in a dream

    G              D
The scene a little clearer

   G             D
My father with a rope

    G            D
And in the cage, centre-stage

     Bm                       A
It's mother who's destined to choke

        Em           A
And she choke and we choke

       D                           G
On the words that we wish we'd not spoke

Em                         A
Just when you felt you had someone to trust

D                       Db         G     A
Up comes the man with a dagger and cloak

I should've read the novels Believed every word But the stories they wrote Were so different to ones that I'd heard I should've kept my eyes shut My mouth should've closed But the mixture of vomit and blood Just crept up through my nose It became a little clearer As soon as I awoke My father stands with rope in hand A screaming mother kneels in hope And she hope and we hope That the words that she said won't provoke A smile is removed and a petal is crushed What once was a laugh has turned into a joke You should've kept your mouth shut