heliocentric@breathe.com
Shaun Hand, Birmingham.
27th October 2000, 7.15pm

IT'S NOT CRICKET
(Difford, Tilbrook)

From 'Cool For Cats', 1979

Chords used:

D:  xx0232    Eb: x6888x
F:  133211    C:  x3555x
Bb: x1333x    G:  320033
A:  x02220    E:  022100
C#: x4666x

D (xx0232@1)DShe (xx0232@1)used to a topless down at the Surrey docks,
FWith (133211@1)tassles on her wotsits, she did a t'riffic job,
D (xx0232@1)                Bb (x1333x@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)  A (x02220@1)       C# (x43121@1)  C# (x43121@1)name="chord_x43121@3">Eb
Of raising all the eyebrows, of every lunchtime mob.
FShe (133211@1)went with all the tossers, who kick about a ball,
AThey (x02220@1)say their club's the greatest and she has kissed them all,
F (133211@1)            C# (x43121@1)          C# (x43121@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C           DAt (xx0232@1)the Arndale Centre, she's up against the wall.
  D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) AI (x02220@1)can't name names cos that's not cricket,
  D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)AI (x02220@1)can't name names that would put me in it,
Bb (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)          E (022100@1)    ABut (x02220@1)that's another story in the finish.

DI (xx0232@1)saw them at the pictures, a tangled heap of love,
FHe (133211@1)had so many women, but only classy stuff.
D (xx0232@1)              Bb (x1333x@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)      A (x02220@1)    C# (x43121@1)        C# (x43121@1)name="chord_x43121@3">Eb
I saw him at the clinic, a pink card up his cuff
FOne (133211@1)holiday in Bognor, a stag night hit the town,
AThe (x02220@1)groom was in the car park, with his trousers down,
F (133211@1)                C# (x43121@1)       C# (x43121@1)     C (x32010@1)   DBut (xx0232@1)that's another story that won't be going round.
  D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) AI (x02220@1)can't name names cos that's not cricket,
  D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)AI (x02220@1)can't name names that would put me in it.
Bb (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)          E (022100@1)    ABut (x02220@1)that's another story in the finish.

D F D Bb A C# Eb
F (133211@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A F (133211@1)name="chord_x43121@1">C# C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

DThe (xx0232@1)Deptford had a beano, to Southend for the night,
FWith (133211@1)forty crates of lager, to see the Southend lights,
D (xx0232@1)                     Bb (x1333x@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)       A (x02220@1)      C# (x43121@1)    C# (x43121@1)name="chord_x43121@3">Eb
They got home for their breakfast, pissed out of their minds.
FThis (133211@1)girl gave me the minces, so I asked her for a dance,
AAnd (x02220@1)in the death I kissed, and so I took a chance,
F (133211@1)                C# (x43121@1)           C# (x43121@1)     C (x32010@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)when I went to touch her, she tried to break my arm.
  D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) AI (x02220@1)can't name names cos that's not cricket,
  D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)AI (x02220@1)can't name names that would put me in it.
Bb (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)          E (022100@1)    ABut (x02220@1)that's another story in the finish.

A (x02220@1)                          D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
'Know what I mean, eh? Bob?'
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