• Song:

    Moving The Goalposts

  • Artist:

    Billy Bragg

  • Album:

    Must I Paint You a Pict...

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Date: 13 Mar 1998 15:35:52 Z
From: "Boulton, Nic" 
Subject: CRD:/b/bragg_billy/moving_the_goalposts.crd


>From Don't Try This at Home. Put a capo at the 7th fret to be in key with
the CD.


[intro]:

   C (x32010@1)   C/B (x2555x@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am   D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1)Ge-------------------------2-----------------------------------| (320003@1)B-----------------------3---3---3)----------------------------|
G----0----0----------(2-------2-------0----0------------------|
D---2----0----0---0------------------2----0----0--------------|
A--3----2----0----------------------3----2----0--(2)----------|
E-------------------------------------------------3-----------|


   C (x32010@1)                   DI (xx0232@1)put on my raincoat to make it rain

     Em (022000@1)                        Dand (xx0232@1)sure enough the skies opened up again

    C (x32010@1)                DI (xx0232@1)dreamed of you as I walked to the shops,

          Bm (x24432@1)                       Emyou (022000@1)were dancing with the wallies on Top of the Pops

C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)  Donce (xx0232@1)in a while

   C (x32010@1)    C/B (x2555x@1)    DGennady (xx0232@1)Gerasimov drops his smile

     C (x32010@1)                  Dand (xx0232@1)you can see that his aim's

       Bm (x24432@1)                Ema (022000@1)portfolio pregnant with gains

      C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)   Dhe's (xx0232@1)been up all night

                C (x32010@1)C/B (x2555x@1)Am (x02210@1)Gmoving (320003@1)the goalposts

        Bmlike (x24432@1)a jackdaw with a fiery brand,

 Emspread (022000@1)the news all over this land

Amrobin (x02210@1)hood and his merry men

     Dare (xx0232@1)never never never coming back again


[xylophone solo] :

        G (320003@1)             G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)             De------|-3-------7---3-|---------3---5-|-3--------7--3-|-2-----------| (xx0232@1)B------|(3)-----(7)-(3)|--------(3)-(3)|(5)------(5)(5)|(3)----------|
G------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
D------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-0-----------|
A------|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-------------|
E------|-3-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|


        G (320003@1)             G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)             De------|-3-------7---3-|---------3---5-|-7--------5--3-|-2-----------| (xx0232@1)B------|(3)-----(7)-(3)|--------(3)-(3)|(5)------(5)(5)|(3)----------|
G------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
D------|---------------|---------------|-5-------------|-0-----------|
A------|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|-------------|
E------|-3-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|

[flugelhorn solo]:

        Bm (x24432@1)            Bm (x24432@1)            Em (022000@1)            Eme--2-0-|-------/5---3--|---------------|---------------|-------------| (022000@1)B-----3|0-1-3----------|3--------0h1-3-|3--(3/)5-------|-------------|
G------|---------------|---------------|---------0-----|-------------|
D------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|


        C (x32010@1)              D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Am (x02210@1)   De------|--------------0|---------------|---------------|-------------| (xx0232@1)B------|----------3----|-----------0(1)|5----3----1----|3------------|
G-----0|2-----2222-----|-2-------2-----|---------------|-------------|
D-2-4--|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|


   C (x32010@1)                DI (xx0232@1)don't believe that love should be pain

    Em (022000@1)                     Dso (xx0232@1)would  you please rub my back again

    C (x32010@1)                     DI (xx0232@1)think it's safe to leave them in the park

       Bm (x24432@1)                     Emlet's (022000@1)blow out the candles and kiss in the dark


C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)  Dheavens (xx0232@1)above

             C (x32010@1)         C/B (x2555x@1)     Dcould (xx0232@1)this sticky stuff really be love

C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)      Emdon't (022000@1)get dressed yet   not yet

       C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)   Dwe've (xx0232@1)been up all night

                 C (x32010@1)C/B (x2555x@1)Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)     .||
moving the goalposts                 .|| x 2

For the picking in the verses, use slow arpeggios, emphasising the bass
notes. In the verses, pick all the "C C/B..." runs like the ones in the
intro.

EADGBe
x32010 - C
x20010 - C/B
x02210 - Am
xx0232 - D
320033 - G
x24432 - Bm
022000 - Em

h is a hammer on
/ is a slide up


Nic

Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com

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