This Leaden Pall
(intro) F C (x4)
F C
It??s the year 2163
F C
Chester Barnes is risen from the dead
F C
And he??s coming round to creosote the fence
F C
And I for one feel Spartan and monastic.
F C
As the drama unfolds on the lawn
F C
There??s a wager between the staff and me
F C
That Barnsey can??t complete the job before
F C Bb
I take my final Stannah up the stairs to the stars.
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Papal entourage give us a song, papal entourage give us a song
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Papal entourage give us a song, papal entourage give us a song, sssh??.
(instr) F C (x4)
F C
Granddaughter doesn??t wanna know
F C
Ever since she got into the charts
F C
Ask her what perfume she wears
F C
??Self-Righteous?? by Anita Roddick.
F C
The doctor overrates me in my room
F C
And with the regularity of doom
F C
A geezer with a double-necked guitar
F C Bb
Comes and tells me Tales from Topographic Oceans.
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Papal entourage give us a song, papal entourage give us a song
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Papal entourage give us a song, papal entourage give us a song.
(instr) Bb Em Bb Em Bb Em Bb D
G D C D G D C D
Papal entourage give us a song, papal entourage give us a song
G D C D G D C D
Papal entourage give us a song, papal entourage give us a song, sssh??.
(instr) G D C D (x7) G D G