The People Who Grinned
The HousemartinsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The smiled so much and waved their flags
Am C (barre chord on 3rd fret) As she saluted
to the military band
Most of the people failed to see
She had a broken bottle in the other hand
And she took them by surprise
When she took them by the throat
And she said "My friend you're not allowed to vote"
But they shook it all off,
With a nervous laugh and cough,
"Next time," she said "I'll let those people choke"
The people who grinned themselves to death
Smiled so much they failed to take a breath
And even when their kids were starving
They all thought the queen was charming
She polished all upon the wall
And ran her hands right through her hair So if the lady took
the time to call
All the houses on the street would not compare
And she thought it really funny
That she hadn't any money
But those she looked up to, they had,
But they shook it all off
With a nervous laugh and cough
And when they took her riches it was sad
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Readable chord sheet for The People Who Grinned by The Housemartins
The [Am]smiled so much a[Bb]nd waved their flags
Am C (barre chord on 3rd fret) As she saluted
to the military band
Most[Am] of the people f[Bb]ailed to see
She [Am]had a broken bot[C]tle in the other hand
And s[F]he took them by surprise
When [Dm]she took them by the throat
And s[Bb]he said "My friend you're n[C]ot allowed to vote"
But t[F]hey shook it all off,
With [Dm]a nervous laugh and cough,
"Next[Bb] time," she said "I'll let [C]those people choke"
The [F]people who grinned themselves to death
Smil[Eb]ed so much they failed to take a breath
And [Bb]even when their kids were starving
They[C] all thought the queen was charming
She polished all upon the wall
And ran her hands right through her hair So if the lady took
the time to call
All the houses on the street would not compare
And she thought it really funny
That she hadn't any money
But those she looked up to, they had,
But they shook it all off
With a nervous laugh and cough
And when they took her riches it was sad