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Protection Racket

Fionn Regan
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
e|--10---10---X--8---X--7--7--X--5--X--3--3--X--5--5-----|
B|--10---10---X--8---X--7--7--X--5--X--3--3--X--5--5-----| *KNOCK KNOCK*
G|--11---11---X--9---X--7--7--X--5--X--4--4--X--5--5-----|
D|--12---12---X--10--X--9--9--X--7--X--5--5--X--7--7-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 The next bit goes
 (In Barre Chords:)
 Be quiet katie there is someone at the hatch
You  curse  the  darkness  and  I'll strike a  match
 Undoing  the latch I  tripped  on the  scales  and fell
 Just  as someone  hit the  reception bell
The  ghost of that injury still  remains, my ankle starts to swell just
 before  it  rains
 leaders  of  nations, wild alsations, crumbling foundations,
I've  lost my  patience
 
 These big companies are giving us the squeeze
 Lets raise  our  glasses to  mr. onassis
  Protection racket (hand over the packet)
 Rome needs  cement  (in this event)
Go  over  to the till  katie (the national)
  Pay  this man his  rent
 It's a standard procedure
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0--X-----1--X----3--X--1--X--3---1--------------------------------|
G|---0--X-----0--X----2--X--0--X--2---0--------------------------------|
D|------X--------X----0--X-----X--0------------------------------------|
A|------X-----3--X----------3--X------3--------------------------------|
E|---3--X--------------------------------------------------------------|
 I forgot to mention that grandmas pension
 Will ease the rent book tension
 The rest of the song follows a regular pattern, and you should figure out the
 strumming pattern. I've tabbed everything you need to know.
 A little birdie told me you've been syphoning the poor box
 I heard the knitting circle disscusing chubb locks
 Whats all the commotion? what do they expect?
 With no sign of a promotion I've lost my self respect
 You see I built this heap from scratch when I was poor
 now they're asking me to hoover the floor
 Splash some water over me slap round the face
 Did I miss a meeting I don't recognise the place
 The plug in the socket burns a hole in the pocket
 These big companies are giving us the squeeze
 Lets raise our glasses to mr. onassis
 Protection racket (hand over the packet)
 Rome needs cement (in this event)
 Go over to the till katie (the national)
 Pay this man his rent
 it's a standard procedure
 | / slide up
 | \ slide down
 | h hammer-on
 | p pull-off
 | ~ vibrato
 | + harmonic
 | x Mute note

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Readable chord sheet for Protection Racket by Fionn Regan

e|--10---10---X--8---X--7--7--X--5--X--3--3--X--5--5-----|
B|--10---10---X--8---X--7--7--X--5--X--3--3--X--5--5-----| *KNOCK KNOCK*
G|--11---11---X--9---X--7--7--X--5--X--4--4--X--5--5-----|
D|--12---12---X--10--X--9--9--X--7--X--5--5--X--7--7-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

The next bit goes
(In Barre Chords:)

Be quiet katie there is someone at the hatch
[G]You curs[F]e t[G]he d[F]arkness a[G]nd I'll [F]strike [G]a match
Undo[F]ing the la[G]tch [F]I tripped[G] on t[F]he scales[G] and fell
Ju[Bm]st as some[G]one hit [Bm]the reception bell         [G]
[Am]The ghost of that injury s[Cm]till remains,  my ankle starts to swell just
befo[G]re it[F] rains   [G]      [F]          [G]               [F]                     [G]                        [F]                             [G]                                   [F]                                             [G]                                                    [F]
le[G]aders[F] of[G] nations, wild alsations, crumbling foundations,
[Bm]I've lost m[G]y patienc[Bm]e       [G]               [Am]
      [D]

These big companies are giving us the squeeze
Lets rai[Am]se our[C] glasses t[Am]o mr. onassis [C]
[D]

  Protection racket (hand over the packet)
[G] Rome [D]needs ce[C]ment (in this event)
[G]Go ove[D]r to the t[C]ill katie (the national)
 Pa[G]y this man hi[D]s rent   [C]
[G]         [D]       [C]

It's a standard procedure
       [Em]            [D]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0--X-----1--X----3--X--1--X--3---1--------------------------------|
G|---0--X-----0--X----2--X--0--X--2---0--------------------------------|
D|------X--------X----0--X-----X--0------------------------------------|
A|------X-----3--X----------3--X------3--------------------------------|
E|---3--X--------------------------------------------------------------|

I forgot to mention that grandmas pension
Will ease the rent book tension

The rest of the song follows a regular pattern, and you should figure out the
strumming pattern. I've tabbed everything you need to know.

A little birdie told me you've been syphoning the poor box
I heard the knitting circle disscusing chubb locks
Whats all the commotion? what do they expect?
With no sign of a promotion I've lost my self respect
You see I built this heap from scratch when I was poor
now they're asking me to hoover the floor
Splash some water over me slap round the face
Did I miss a meeting I don't recognise the place

The plug in the socket burns a hole in the pocket

These big companies are giving us the squeeze
Lets raise our glasses to mr. onassis

Protection racket (hand over the packet)
Rome needs cement (in this event)
Go over to the till katie (the national)
Pay this man his rent

it's a standard procedure

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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