The Proclaimers - Throw the 'R' Away from their first album "This is the Story" By Doom Drew NOTE: I learned this purely by listening so I would appreciate any corrections that may be appropriate. Also there is one particular chord which I (using online chord identifier) identified as Emaj7sus4. The chord looks like this... It is much simpler than the name suggests. e|----------| B|----------| G|--2-------| D|--1-------| A|--2-------| E|----------| Capo 4 Intro E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)Emaj7sus4 (x2) E (022100@1) AI've (x02220@1)been so sad Am (x02210@1) ESince (022100@1)you said my accent was bad E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) Am (x02210@1) EHe's (022100@1)wearin' a frown This Caledonian clown E (022100@1) AI'm (x02220@1)just going to have to learn to hesitate Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) Emaj7sus4 ETo (022100@1)make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate E (022100@1) ABut (x02220@1)I wouldn't know a single word to say Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) Emaj7sus4 EIf (022100@1)I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away Some days I stand On your green and pleasant land How dare I show face When my diction is such a disgrace I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away E (022100@1) E7You (020130@1)say that if I want to get ahead A (x02220@1) Am7The (x02010@1)language I use should be left for dead E (022100@1) Emaj7sus4 EIt (022100@1)doesn't please your ear E (022100@1) E7And (020130@1)though you tell it like a leg-pull A (x02220@1) Am7It (x02010@1)seems you're still full of John Bull E (022100@1) Emaj7sus4 EYou (022100@1)just refuse to hear Oh what can I do To be understood by you Perhaps for some money I could talk like a bee dripping honey. I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away You say that if I want to get ahead The language I use should be left for dead It doesn't please your ear And though you tell it like a leg-pull I think you're still full of John Bull You just refuse to hear He's been so sad Since you said his accent was bad He's wearin' a frown This Caledonian clown I'm just going to have to learn to hesitate To make sure my words On your Saxon ears don't grate But I wouldn't know a single word to say If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away Flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away If I flattened all the vowels And threw the 'R' away
