
Get Em Out By Friday
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From: Foxtrot
Written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
Transcribed by Macahan (*)
A N.C. A E
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|--14~--/---------------9-10-12---/--------12-10-12\5~---|
|-------/-----------9-11----------/----------------------|
|-------/----9-11-12--------------/----------------------|
|-------/--12-----keyboard--------/----------------------|
|-------/-------------------------/----------------------|
F#m
N.C. F#m C#m
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|--14~--/---------------9-10-12---/--------12-10-9~--|
|-------/-----------9-11----------/------------------|
|-------/----9-11-12--------------/------------------|
|-------/--12-----keyboard--------/------------------|
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D C Bm Dm E
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|--10--12---------------------12-14--15---------------------|
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N.C.
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|--10--------------------------10--------------------------------------------|
|-------7---9------7--9--7----------7---9------7--9--7--7--7--7--7~--5~--4~--|
|--------------9---------------------------9---------------------------------|
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JOHN PEBBLE OF STYX ENTERPRISES
(no guitar)
"Get 'em out by Friday!
You don't gewt paid till the last one's well on his way.
Get 'em out by Friday!
It's important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay."
MARK HALL OF STYX ENTERPRISES (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE WINKLER')
Am Dm
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Am Dm
"I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this
Am G Dm
house and all the others in the road,
Am Dm Am G Dm
In the interest of humanity we've found a better place for you to go-go-go."
MRS. BARROW (A TENANT)
B--10-10--| x16 (turn volume from 0 gradually up 8 times, and then again)
"Oh no, this I can't believe,
Oh Mary, they're asking us to leave."
MR. PEBBLE
(hardly detectable guitar on last bit)
"Get 'em out by Friday!
I've told you before, 's good many gone if we let them stay.
And if it isn't easy,
You can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon runaway."
MRS. BARROW
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|-----1--------| (2x)
|----2--2--2--2|
|--0-----0-----|
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A E
"After all this time, they ask us to leave,
A E
And I told them we could pay double the rent.
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|-----7--------|
|----7--7--7--7| (2x)
|--0-----0-----|
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D C
I don't know why it seemed so funny,
Bm A
Seeing as how they'd take more money.
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|----2--2--2--2|
|--0-----0-----|
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A E
The winkler called again, he came here this morning,
A E
with four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place he has found.
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|----7--7--7--7| (2x)
|--0-----0-----|
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D C
A block of flats with central heating.
Bm Am
I think we're going to find it hard."
MR. PEBBLE
(no guitar, except for last bit)
"Now we've got them!
I've always said that cash cash cash can do anything well.
Work can be rewarding
When a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you
excel-sell-sell."
MR. HALL
Am Dm
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|----1-----1------1h3---1h3---|
|--2-----4----4-2-----2-----2-| (2x)
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Am Dm
"Here we are in Harlow New Town, did you recognise your block
Am G Dm
across the square, over there,
Am Dm
Sadly since last time we spoke, we've found we've had to raise the
Am G Dm
rent again, just a bit."
MRS. BARROW
B--10-10--| x16 (turn volume from 0 gradually up 8 times, and then again)
"Oh no, this I can't believe
Oh Mary, and we agreed to leave."
(a passage of time)
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|-----------------------7~---7(9)7(9)7--------------------------|
|--7-7-7~---9(10)9(10)-9----------------------------------------|
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|--12-----------------------------------------------|
|---13----------------------------------------------|
|----14---------------------------------------------|
|-----15p14-15-12-14-9-10--12~--10~--9~--9~--12~~~--|
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(flute & keyboard arranged for guitar, I.E. sometimes hard to play)
4:57
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|---------------12-14--------------------------------------/22~--|
|--11-12-14--15--------10-12--13--11--10---15--13-15-15~---------|
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|-----------------------------------13--12-10-12--10----10---------|
|--13--12-13--12-15---13--12-13--12-----------15--13-13-----13-11--|
|----------------------------------------------------15-14--12-10--|
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|------------------------------------------10-------------------|
|--10--------------------------10-11-10-------10h11p10------10--|
|--10-12-10-9----------9-10-12----------12----------9-10-12-----|
|-----14-12---12-10-12------------------------11-12-------------|
|-------------------14~--------------13~------------------------|
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|-----------12--12//--|
|--11-10----13-14~----|
|--------12-----------|
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18/9/2012 T.V. FLASH ON ALL DIAL-A-PROGRAM SERVICES
(no guitar)
Dm Am Bb F
This is an announcement from Genetic Control:
G Gm A Gm
"It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on
C A
humanoid height."
EXTRACT FROM CONVERSATION OF JOE ORDINARY IN LOCAL PUBORAMA
(guitar strums chord on high frets)
Dm Am Bb F G
"I hear the directors of Genetic Control have been buying all the
Gm A Gm C A
properties that have recently been sold, taking risks oh so bold.
Dm Am Bb F G
It's said now that people will be shorter in height, they can fit
Gm A Gm
twice as many in the same building site.
C A
(they say it's alright),
Dm Am Bb F
Beginning with the tenants of the town of Harlow,
G Gm A Gm C A
in the interest of humanity, they've been told they must go-go-go-go."
Dm Am Bb F G Gm A Gm C A D C Bm Am
SIR JOHN DE PEBBLE OF UNITED BLACKSPRINGS INTERNATIONAL
(no guitar)
"I think I've fixed a new deal
A dozen properties--we'll buy at five and sell at thirty four,
Some are still inhabited,
It's time to send the winkler to see them,
he'll have to work some more."
N.C.
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|--10-----------10-----------10----------10-------------|
|------7--9---------7--9---------7--9--------7--9---7~--|
|-----------9------------9------------9-----------9-----|
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MEMO FROM SATIN PETER OF ROCK DEVELOPMENT LTD.
(no guitar)
G Dm C Am F#m E
With land in your hand, you'll be happy on earth
N.C. C D Bb Am D
Then invest in the Church for your heaven.
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7~ hold (longer than other notes)
7h9 hammer-on
9p7 pull-off
7(9) bend
(9)7 release
(9)r release
7/9 slide up
9\7 slide down
natural harmonics
7tr9 trill
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