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The Trumpton Riots

Half Man Half Biscuit
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D-DU-UDU
Unemployments rising
 In the Chigley  end of town
 And it's speading  like pneumonia;
 Doesn't look  like going down.
 There's trouble  at the fire  station;
Someone's  had the sack.
 And the lads  have organised  a scheme
 To get rid  of Captain  Flack.
 Tell PC McGarry
 To get himself a mate.
 And arm themselves with C.S.Gas
 They're gonna be out late.
 We've had Kant conformism since 1966.
 And now subversions in the air
 In the shape of flying bricks!
Someone  get a message through
 To Captain  Snort
 That they better  start assembling
 The boys  from the fort.
Keep  Mrs. Honeyman right  out of sight,
 'Cause there's gonna  be riot
 Down in Trumpton  Tonight.
 All this aristocracy
 Has really got to stop.
 We'll overthrow the surgery
 And kidnap Doctor Mop
 And Chigley Militant Socialists
 Will storm the market square
 And make plans to assasinate
 Our autocratic mayor!
 Windy Militant rages past
 With Corn grinders to war
 With windmill sails and bombs with nails
 They smash the town hall door.
 But Snorty and the boys arrive
 With one big erstwhile crew
 Whereupon they bring about
 A military coup.

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Readable chord sheet for The Trumpton Riots by Half Man Half Biscuit

[A]  [G]  [D]  [A]

[A]Unemployments [G]rising
In the [D]Chigley end of [A]town
And it's [A]speading like pneu[G]monia;
Doesn't [D]look like going d[A]own.
There's [A]trouble at the f[G]ire station;
[D]Someone's had the [A]sack.
And the [A]lads have organ[G]ised a scheme
To get [D]rid of Ca[A]ptain Flack.

[C]  [A]  [G]  [D]  [A]  [C]  [A]  [G]  [D]  [A]

Tell PC McGarry
To get himself a mate.
And arm themselves with C.S.Gas
They're gonna be out late.
We've had Kant conformism since 1966.
And now subversions in the air
In the shape of flying bricks!

[C]

[F]Someone get a message through
To [C]Captain Snort
That they [E]better start assembling
The [Am]boys from the fort.
[F]Keep Mrs. Honeyman [C]right out of sight,
'Cause there's [E]gonna be riot
Down in [A]Trumpton Tonight.

[A]  [G]  [D]  [A]

All this aristocracy
Has really got to stop.
We'll overthrow the surgery
And kidnap Doctor Mop
And Chigley Militant Socialists
Will storm the market square
And make plans to assasinate
Our autocratic mayor!

Windy Militant rages past
With Corn grinders to war
With windmill sails and bombs with nails
They smash the town hall door.
But Snorty and the boys arrive
With one big erstwhile crew
Whereupon they bring about
A military coup.

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