Great song, written by Chris TT but often covered by frank, as i prefer franks version i thought id put it up under him! Capo II (EVERYTHING RELEVANT TO CAPO!) standard tuning EADGBe INTRO G(hammer on the E string) then on the A string slide whilst strumming from 3 to 5 to 7 and back to three. (play around with it) GThe (320003@1)countryside is dying G/F# They're closing village stores CWhile (x32010@1)shepherds watched their flocks by night G (320003@1) DThe (xx0232@1)government burned them all AmAnd (x02210@1)here's another post office C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DWith (xx0232@1)boards across the door GThe (320003@1)people from the city came G/F# To breathe the cleaner air CThey (x32010@1)listen to The Archers G (320003@1) DBuy (xx0232@1)new coats and grow their hair AmThen (x02210@1)they buy up all the houses So country people born-and-bred C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DCan't (xx0232@1)afford to live there GNow (320003@1)the Countryside Alliance G/F# We'll call them 'the cunts' for short CThey (x32010@1)promised in defiance G (320003@1) DThat (xx0232@1)a battle would be fought AmThen (x02210@1)ignored the real problems C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DTo (xx0232@1)shout about their bloody sport C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DCall (xx0232@1)it a betrayal - it looks like that to me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DCall (xx0232@1)it bad behaviour and a waste of time and money C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DI've (xx0232@1)never been in favour of police brutality EmBut (022000@1)when the huntsman comes a-marchin' C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Well give him one for me, officer, give him one for me. GNow (320003@1)the cunts have come to London G/F# To give us all what for: CThere (x32010@1)were only 20 thousand of them G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Marching down through Whitehall AmBut (x02210@1)they were such a bunch of thugs AmThe (x02210@1)police arrested more Than when 2 million normal people C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DMarched (xx0232@1)against the war C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DCall (xx0232@1)it a betrayal - looks like that to me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DCall (xx0232@1)it bad behaviour and a waste of time and money C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DI've (xx0232@1)never been in favour of police brutality Em (022000@1) But when the huntsman comes a-marchin' C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Well give him one for me, officer, give him one for me. Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GWhere (320003@1)were you when the miners fought to save their livelihoods? Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GDressed (320003@1)up in red velvet somewhere deep in the woods Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GYou (320003@1)loved the fucking poll tax, you propped up Margaret Thatcher Em (022000@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)you didn't give a fuck about Tony Blair C (x32010@1) G'Til (320003@1)he threw your hobby back at ya. GThe (320003@1)countryside is dying G/F# Some say it's already dead C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) And the huntsman has a boner as the dogs pull it to shreds AmThen (x02210@1)he wipes the blood on his daughter's face C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)drags her back to bed. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DCall (xx0232@1)it a betrayal - looks like that to me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DCall (xx0232@1)it bad behaviour and a waste of time and money C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I've never been in favour of police brutality EmBut (022000@1)when the huntsman comes a-marchin' C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GWell (320003@1)give him one for me, officer, give him one for me. END
