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Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:01:00 -0500
From: DTURNER@ngco.com
Subject: /p/brian_prothrow/never_join_the_fire_brigade

Never Join the Fire Brigade      Brian Prothrow       Album: I/You
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   Capo at 3rd fret to play with record. For timing, think "Vaudeville".

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   Intro:  Bb/ (x1333x@1)F/ (133211@1)C/ (x32010@1)F7/ (131241@1)   Bb/ (x1333x@1)C/ (x32010@1)F (133211@1)CF
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        Am (x02210@1)                                              EA
   When I was young and having fun and climing every tree
     Am (x02210@1)                                 D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)(whistle)
   I filled my head with Ice Cream and my heart with Sandra Dee
       Am (x02210@1)                                                 EA
   And then one day while I's at play I heard my Daddy sigh
      D (xx0232@1)                                    G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)  He chewed his pipe and kicked the cat and looked me in the eye - he
said:


   Chorus:

        F7 (131241@1)       F7 (131241@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)                F7 (131241@1)  Keep neat, stay clean, your harmony likes to be seen
      F7 (131241@1)      Fdim (1201xx@1)    Bb (x1333x@1)           C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)  Go West, get laid, and never join the fire brigade
                                           Bb (x1333x@1)           C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)  [play line 1 & 2 twice then]  No no no, never join the Fire Brigade

   [Intro]

      Am (x02210@1)                                    EA
   In '68 while meditating on the cosmic bond
     Am (x02210@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)  I met a mystic Guru who waved the Wonderous Wand
     Am (x02210@1)                                                    EA
   I said "Oh Mighty Master, won't you tell me what you see?"
      D (xx0232@1)                           G (320003@1)                 C (x32010@1)  He stuck a tulip up his nose and said these words to me - he said:

   [Chorus]
   [Solo over chorus]
   [Intro]

      Am (x02210@1)                                                     EA
   So when you're glum and overcome and trouble's on your back
        Am (x02210@1)                                  D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)  When fate has pricked your bubble and your silver cloud turned black
      Am (x02210@1)                                                       EA
   To bite your shoe or drink hot glue will never bring you glee
      D (xx0232@1)                                 G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1) (slow
arpegiate)
   So just before you hit the floor, just say this after me:

   [chorus several times]


Brian Prothrow is a British stage actor who made one delightful album of
funny, sing-along songs that reflect his vaudeville roots. A rare
treasure.

 - another ace 70s tab from Dave Turner & Tim Willett