Tabbed by: SMASHLEY MATTHEWS & BASSMAN007 Greetings to the New Brunette Blly Bragg (Capo on fret 1) Intro: G D C D G D Am7 G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Shirley, it's quite exciting to be sleeping here in this new room G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Shirley, you're my reason to get out of bed before noon G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Shirley, you know when we sat out on the fire escape talking G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Shirley, what did you say about running before we were walking Am7 C Am7 C G D Em D Sometimes when we're as close as this It's like we're in a dream Am7 C D D How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Shirley, your sexual politics have left me all of a muddle G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Shirley, we are joined in the ideological cuddle Am7 C Am7 C G D Em D I'm celebrating my love for you With a pint of beer and a new tattoo Am7 C D And if you haven't noticed yet I'm more impressionable when my cement is wet G D C D G D C D Em B Politics and pregnancy Am C Are debated as we empty our glasses G D Em C D And how I love those evening classes G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Shirley, you really know how to make a young man angry G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Shirley, could we get through the night without mentioning family Am7 C Am7 C G D Em D The people from your church agree It's not much of a career Am7 C D Trying the handles of parked cars Whoops,there goes another year D D Whoops,there goes another pint of beer G D Em D C D Em Bm7 G D Em D C D Em Bm7 Am7 C Am7 C Here we are in our summer years G D Em D Living on ice-cream and chocolate kisses Am7 C Would the leaves fall from the trees D If I was your old man and you were my missus G D Em D (Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette G D Em D (Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette G D Em D (Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette G D Em D (Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette G D Em D (Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette G D Em (Shirley), brunette . . . . . . . . G D C D G D Am7