A Popsong - Wreckless Eric



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[A Bb B CCC]* verse riff  x4

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        My record company         phoned me today
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  They said we're running out of product,   and we need something to play
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  Just a two minute song;  a snazzy middle eight
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We'll get some AM-FM action in the United States

[A Bb B CCC]  x4

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Now the agency that handles all my affairs
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Said we're running out of time we ain't got any time to spare
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Better write a pop record with a money spinning hook
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  If the muse don't hit you you're off their books
          F                  C
We want a pop song   write a pop song
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We need a pop song    Oh, noooo
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  Hell's bells   Buckets of blood
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  You got me reaching for my tranquelizers
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  Too late to start   It's much too soon to stop
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Why don't you book another act to fill your 20 minute     spot


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I don't know why everybody is making all this fuss
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Why don't you switch the television on, I think I've had enough
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Back on ITV they're advertising dandruff
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     And here comes the music to sell the stuff
            F                  C
It's just a pop song   Another pop song
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Well, it's a pop song  Oh no,   no,  na, na, nooo
            F
It's just a pop song - asphyxiates your mind
       C
It's a pop song - the neolithic kind
            F
It's just a pop song - you can hear every day
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You go hey,   hey  - its cheering up your day

  F
A pop song
          C
A monster pop song
        F
Another pop song  - got a lot of class
            C
It's just a pop song - like Heart of Glass
            F
It's just a pop song - your radio on
            C   fades....
It's just a pop song - keeps you going while you're travelling on



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