heliocentric@breathe.com
14th January 2001, 10.59pm

HERE'S ONE THAT GOT AWAY by THE STYLE COUNCIL

Written by Paul Weller

From the LP 'Cafe Bleu' (Polydor TSCLP 1, March 1984.)

Chords used:

A:   x02220    D:  xx0232
C#m: x46654    G:  320033
F#m: 244222    E:  022100
Bm:  x24432
Bm7: x24232

A (x02220@1)           C#mThe (x13321@4)Pub talk, the scandals
F#m (244222@1)             Bm (x24432@1)   Bm7 (x20202@1)    D (xx0232@1)    GLike (320003@1)vandals they try to tear you down.
A (x02220@1)          C#mThe (x13321@4)whispers turn rumours
F#m (244222@1)                Bm (x24432@1)       Bm7 (x20202@1)      D (xx0232@1)    GThere's (320003@1)no truth but that don't stop those cats.

A (x02220@1)            C#mThey (x13321@4)need that little bit extra
F#m (244222@1)                   Bm (x24432@1)    Bm7 (x20202@1)    D (xx0232@1)    GThey (320003@1)don't mind if it's only conjecture.

D (xx0232@1)                     EThey (022100@1)tried to tell me I wasn't I full time
D (xx0232@1)                    EI (022100@1)tried to think of an alibi
Bm7 (x20202@1)             DI (xx0232@1)felt so awful I spat in their faces
    EAnd (022100@1)ran for my life

A C#m F#m Bm Bm7 D G (x2)

A (x02220@1)            C#mThey (x13321@4)need that little bit extra
F#m (244222@1)                   Bm (x24432@1)    Bm7 (x20202@1)    D (xx0232@1)    GThey (320003@1)don't mind if it's only conjecture.

D (xx0232@1)                          EThey (022100@1)tried to tell me theirs was the right way
D (xx0232@1)                     EI (022100@1)tried shout that that was a lie
Bm7 (x20202@1)                 DI (xx0232@1)felt so sick I spat on their life styles
       EWith (022100@1)a run away pride!

A (x02220@1)          C#mUntouched (x13321@4)by human hands
F#m (244222@1)                   Bm (x24432@1)       Bm7 (x20202@1)  D (xx0232@1)   G'Cause (320003@1)only God knows I don't call that a man
A (x02220@1)            C#mWho (x13321@4)spends his waking days
F#m (244222@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)      Bm7 (x20202@1)   D (xx0232@1)   GTelling (320003@1)others what to think and what to say

D (xx0232@1)                     EThey (022100@1)tried to tell me I wasn't normal
D (xx0232@1)                    EI (022100@1)tried to say there's no such thing
Bm7 (x20202@1)             DI (xx0232@1)felt so awful I spat in their faces
       EWith (022100@1)a run away pride!