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Aborigine

Pulp
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Bowed double bass for a bit, then the bass
 in with
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------|
Starts  so slowly just a place to stay
 Somewhere warm for them to spend their days
 Air is stagnant and he feels unclean
 Hair hangs greasy and he smells obscene
Something's  happened and it's not so good
 Broken bottles in the face of love
 c -*Guitar creeps in quietly here*
 Mottled flesh under the harsh strip light
 Nylon sheets to keep him warm  at night
 Once it started it could never stop
 Fills his head with a dark  damp fog
In  the distance is a constant cry
 Growing louder as the years go by
Days  get longer and he starts to drink
 Spews his stomach in the kitchen sink
 Tells his children they should have respect
 Tells his wife that she's a nervous wreck
He  hates his wife and he hates them all
 He hates his wife and he hates them all
 (Break)
 Youll have to listen to the record to get the timing right.
e-X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X--1-1-X-3-3
B-X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X--3-3-X-5-5
G-X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X--3-3-X-5-5
D-X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X--3-3-X-5-5
A-X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X--1-1-X-3-3
E-X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X--1-1-X-3-3
 Repeat a few times. Keep this rhythm for the rest of the song.
 The rest of it is structed in the same way, so that's basically it.
 Here are the rest of the lyrics. N.B Please do not read the lyrics
 whilst listening to the recordings.
 Can't be bothered when it's all the same
 Leave it long enough it goes away
 In the meantime stomach turns to fat
 Tries to tell him what he can't have back
 She's only jealous and she's telling lies
 Standing naked in his flesh disguise
 Took him years to get into bed
 Now he's got her he just wants her dead
 She wants excitement and she needs romance
 All she gets are dirty underpants
 Stupid animal that can't know why
 Something's wrong so someone has to die
 The wind is blowing and the rain pours down
 Sends his family on a trip down town
 Sees them die in a burning wreck
 Sees them burn, smokes a cigarette
 He hates his wife and he hates them all
 He hates his wife and he hates them all
 He knows it's finished but he can't stop now
 And he wants to end it but he can't see how
 And it's all in pieces, thrown it all away
 Oh but he's not ugly he just looks that way
 And he wants some quiet and he needs it now
 But the scream he started's getting far to loud
 He still pretends he does it just for now
 His day will come, he'll loose it all somehow
 Killing time until his ship arrives
 Been dead 10 years but he's still alive
 And the time is wasted and boat has sunk
 But he hasn't noticed and he comes home drunk
 He's just dead weight, he'll never leave the ground
 He tries to stand but he keeps falling down
 It's hard to know he doesn't count for much
 He's not a has-been, just a never-was
 He hates his wife and he hates them all
 He hates his wife and he hates them all
 Hates his wife
 And he hates them all
 Enjoy!

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Readable chord sheet for Aborigine by Pulp

Bowed double bass for a bit, then the bass
in with

[A]|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------|

[C]Starts so slowly just a place to stay

Somewhere warm for them to spend their days
Air is stagnant and he [Bb]feels [C]unclean

Hair hangs greasy and he smells obscene
[Ab]Something's happened and it's not so good

Broken bottles in the face of love
c                                 -*Guitar creeps in quietly here*
Mottled flesh under the harsh strip light
Nylon sheets to keep him [Bb]warm at [C]night

Once it started it could never stop
Fills his head with a [Bb]dark damp [C]fog
[Ab]In the distance is a constant cry

Growing louder as the years go by
[C]Days get longer and he starts to drink
Spews his stomach in the [Bb]kitchen [C]sink

Tells his children they should have respect
Tells his wife that she's a [Bb]nervous [C]wreck
[Ab]He hates his wife and he hates them all

He hates his wife and he hates them all

(Break)

Youll have to listen to the record to get the timing right.

e-X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X--1-1-X-3-3
B-X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X--3-3-X-5-5
G-X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X--3-3-X-5-5
D-X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X-X-X--5-5--X-X--3-3-X-5-5
A-X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X--1-1-X-3-3
E-X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X--3-3--X-X--1-1-X-3-3

Repeat a few times. Keep this rhythm for the rest of the song.
The rest of it is structed in the same way, so that's basically it.
Here are the rest of the lyrics. N.B Please do not read the lyrics
whilst listening to the recordings.

Can't be bothered when it's all the same
Leave it long enough it goes away
In the meantime stomach turns to fat
Tries to tell him what he can't have back
She's only jealous and she's telling lies
Standing naked in his flesh disguise
Took him years to get into bed
Now he's got her he just wants her dead
She wants excitement and she needs romance
All she gets are dirty underpants
Stupid animal that can't know why
Something's wrong so someone has to die
The wind is blowing and the rain pours down
Sends his family on a trip down town
Sees them die in a burning wreck
Sees them burn, smokes a cigarette
He hates his wife and he hates them all
He hates his wife and he hates them all

He knows it's finished but he can't stop now
And he wants to end it but he can't see how
And it's all in pieces, thrown it all away
Oh but he's not ugly he just looks that way
And he wants some quiet and he needs it now
But the scream he started's getting far to loud
He still pretends he does it just for now
His day will come, he'll loose it all somehow
Killing time until his ship arrives
Been dead 10 years but he's still alive
And the time is wasted and boat has sunk
But he hasn't noticed and he comes home drunk
He's just dead weight, he'll never leave the ground
He tries to stand but he keeps falling down
It's hard to know he doesn't count for much
He's not a has-been, just a never-was
He hates his wife and he hates them all
He hates his wife and he hates them all

Hates his wife
And he hates them all

Enjoy!

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