Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) - The Beautiful South
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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And the women tug their hair
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Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out. [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
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And all the men are gargoyles
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Dipped long in Irish stout. [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
[Pre-Chorus]
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The whole place is pickled
Am
The people are pickles for sure
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And no-one knows if they've done more here
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Than they ever would do in a jar. (Pause)
|[Chorus]
| Am C
|This could be Rotterdam or anywhere,
|Am C
| Liverpool or Rome,
| Am C
|'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere,
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| anywhere alone, (Pause)
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|Anywhere al-one.. [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
[Verse 2]
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And everyone is blond
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And everyone is beautiful. [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
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And when blond and beautiful are multiple
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They become so dull and dutiful [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
[Pre-Chorus]
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And when faced with dull and dutiful
Am
They fire red warning flares
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Battle-khaki personality
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With red underwear. (Pause)
|[Chorus]
| Am C
|This could be Rotterdam or anywhere,
|Am C
| Liverpool or Rome,
| Am C
|'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere,
|D G7 G7
| anywhere alone, (Pause)
| C
|Anywhere al-one.. [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The whole place is pickled
Am
The people are pickles for sure
G
And no-one knows if they've done more here
C E7 E7
Than they ever would do in a jar. (Pause)
|[Chorus]
| Am C
|This could be Rotterdam or anywhere,
|Am C
| Liverpool or Rome,
| Am C
|'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere,
|D G7 G7
| anywhere alone, (Pause)
| C
|Anywhere al-one.. [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
Outro:
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Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) [C]The Beautiful South
Intro CCsus4CCsus4CCsus4CCsus4
Verse 1 And the C women tug their Csus4 hair Like they're C trying to prove Csus4 it won't fall out. CCsus4CCsus4 And C all the men are Csus4 gargoyles Dipped C long in Csus4 Irish C stout. Csus4CCsus4
Pre-Chorus The G whole place is pickled The people are pickles for Am sure And G no-one knows if they've done more here Than they C ever would do in a E7 jar.E7Pause
Chorus This could be Am Rotterdam or C anywhere, Am Liverpool or C Rome, 'Cause Am Rotterdam is C anywhere, D anywhere G7 alone, G7Pause Anywhere al-Cone.. Csus4CCsus4CCsus4CCsus4
Verse 2 And Ceveryone is Csus4 blond And Ceveryone is beCsus4autiful. CCsus4CCsus4 And when C blond and beautiful are Csus4 multiple They C become so dull Csus4 and dutiful CCsus4CCsus4
Pre-Chorus And G when faced with dull and dutiful They fire red warning Am flares Battle-Gkhaki personality With C red underE7wear. E7Pause
Chorus This could be Am Rotterdam or C anywhere, Am Liverpool or C Rome, 'Cause Am Rotterdam is C anywhere, D anywhere G7 alone, G7Pause Anywhere al-Cone.. Csus4CCsus4CCsus4CCsus4
Pre-Chorus The G whole place is pickled The people are pickles for Am sure And G no-one knows if they've done more here Than they C ever would do in a E7 jar. E7Pause
Chorus This could be Am Rotterdam or C anywhere, Am Liverpool or C Rome, 'Cause Am Rotterdam is C anywhere, D anywhere G7 alone, G7Pause Anywhere al-Cone.. Csus4CCsus4CCsus4CCsus4