
Harold The Barrel
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Tom : Am
Am Am7/G Bbmaj7
A well-known Bognor restaurant-owner disappeared
Am
Early this morning.
Am7/G Am7/F C
Last seen in a mouse-brown overcoat,
D7
Suitably camouflaged,
G B7 E
They saw him catch a train.
G#m Eb
Father of three its disgusting
G#m Eb
Such a horrible thing to do
Gm F A7 Dsus4 D
Harold 'the Barrel' cut off his toes and he served them all for tea
Gm Bb A7 Dm/F
Can't go far,
Gm
he can't go far.
Bb A7 Dm/F
Hasn't got a leg to stand on
Gm
He can't go far.
Am Am7/G Bbmaj7
I'm standing in a doorway on the main square
Am7/G
Tension is mounting
Am7/G Am7/F
There's a restless crowd of angry people
C D7
More than we've ever seen.
C G B7 E
- had to tighten up security
G#m Eb
Over to the scene at the town hall
G#m Eb
The lord mayors ready to speak
Gm F A7
Man of suspicion, you can't last long
Dsus4 D
The British public is on our side
Gm Bb A7 Dm/F
Can't last long,
Gm
you can't last long.
Bb Dm
Said you couldn't trust him, his brother was just the same
Gm
You can't last long
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7
If I was many miles from here,
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7
Id be sailing in an open boat on the sea
Ebmaj7 Dm7
Instead I'm on this window ledge,
Ebmaj7 Dm7
With the whole world below
Cm7 Bbm7
Up at the window
Cm7 Bbm7
Look at the window...
[Refrão]
A E
We can help you
A E
We can help you
F# Bm Bm/A Bm/G#
Were all your friends, if you come on down
[Próxima Parte]
G
And talk to us son
D A
You must be joking
E
Take a running jump
Am Am7 Bbmaj7
The crowd was getting stronger and our Harold
Am
Getting weaker;
Am7/G Am7/F
Forwards, backwards, swaying side to side
C D7
Fearing the very worst
C G B7 E
They called his mother to the site
G#m Eb
Up on the ledge beside him
G#m Eb
His mother made a last request.
Gm F A7
Come off the ledge if your father were alive
Dsus4 D
He'd be very,very, very upset.
Gm Bb A7 Dm/F
Just can't jump,
Gm
You just can't jump
Bb
Your shirts all dirty,
A7 Dm
There's a man here from the B. B. C.
Gm
You just can't jump
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
G
And talk to us Harry
D A
You must be joking.
E
Take a running jump......
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