The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Final Parade (Guitar)

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[Verse 1: Dicky Barrett]

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He let the merry go round

Way more than you ever should

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He was there when they tore it all down

When nobody thought that they would

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He let the musical cheers

Fade away and disappear

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They went on for so many years

We were much happier there (Hey!) [Chorus 1]

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And he still hears

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The noise from the brigade

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So he's not going to take his place

In the final parade (Hey! Hеy! Hey! Go!) [Verse 2: Aimee Interrupter]

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She thanked еach lady and gent

For all the time that they spent

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She watched as each one of them went

That's when they tore down the tent

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She wasn't sorry or sad

Stoic, heroic, or brave

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But there was one question she had

What could she salvage or save? [Chorus 1: Barrett & Interrupter]

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Ah she still hears

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The noise from the brigade

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So she's not gonna take her place

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In the final parade

(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)

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And he still hears all the

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Noise from the brigade

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So you're not gonna see his face

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In the final parade

(Go!) (Hep hep) (Woo!) [Verse 3: Barrett, Interrupter, Barrett & Interrupter]

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He let it slow to a stop

Then let it grind to a halt

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He felt that the bottom would drop

To be fair to him, that's not his fault, woo!

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Let's let the merry go round

Let's hear the musical cheers

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Let's get it back up off the ground

Even if no one still cares [Pre-Chorus: Barrett & Interrupter]

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And he still hears

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The noise from the brigade

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So he's not gonna take his place

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In the final parade

(Hey! Hey!) (Oh-oh)

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And he still hears all the

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Noise from the brigade

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So he's not gonna take his place

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No, he's not gonna take his place

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And you're not gonna see his face

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In the final parade

(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Heey!) [Verse 4: Tim Armstrong]

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We can't afford to be ignored

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Next stop is freedom street

(Brig-it, brig-it, hig-it) Hit the town, burn it to the ground

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To the rocksteady beat

(Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!) The church was hoping that the midnight mass

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Was packed from the front to the back

(Hig-it, hig-it)

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West Coast USA, we know where it's at

(Hey!) [Chorus 2] (Ooh)

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We'd play around

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With our punk rock reggae sound

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'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got

(Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!)

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We were crankin'

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We were skankin'

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We were crankin', we were skankin'

(Ooh, ooh) C All over the world [Verse 5: Barrett, Armstrong]

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He was billy-clubbed the night that we were dubbed

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The lords of Central Square

(Yeah-uh!) (Central Square)

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He just snapped and then the cuffs were slapped

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That's how it's done down there

(Done down there) (Right?)

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We can't confirm and can't deny

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What happened after that

(Hell naw) (After that)

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But before you check your watch check out the

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Thermostat

(Ooh)

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We'd play around

(We'd play around)

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With our punk rock reggae sound

(Punk rock reggae)

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'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got

(Ooh) (It's all I got it's all I got in the world) (C'mon! C'mon! C'mon! Yeah!)

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We were crankin'

(We were crankin'!)

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We were skankin'

(And we were skankin')

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We were crankin', we were skankin'

(Ooh, ooh)

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All over the world

(All over the world!)

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We were crankin'

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We were skankin'

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We were crankin', we were skankin'

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All over the world

[Bridge: Angelo Moore] (Oh)

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Revolutionary war

(Oh)

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Out on the streets and on the dance floor

(Oh)

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The night they closed down the old bear

(Oh)

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The Middle East is close to there

(C'mon!) (Yeah!) (Pick it up! Pick it up!) (Crank!) [Verse 6]

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We can't afford to be ignored

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Next stop is freedom street

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Hit the town and burn it to the ground

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To the rocksteady beat

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The church was hoping that the midnight mass

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Was packed from the front to the back

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And the East Coast USA was waving a

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Union Jack

(Hey Dicky, for old time's sake, here we go) (C'mon!) [Chorus 2]

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We'd play around

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With our punk rock reggae sound

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'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got

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We were crankin'

(We were crankin'!)

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We were skankin'

(We were skankin'!)

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We were crankin', we were skankin'

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All over the world

Repeat To The End Enjoy!