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Greetings to the New Brunette

Billy Bragg
ChordsKeyGCapoFret 1beginner
4.8(46)

Chords in this song8

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

Intro

       

Chorus 1

Shirley, it's quite exciting to be sleeping here in this new room
Shirley, you're my reason to get out of bed before noon
Shirley, you know when we sat out on the fire escape talking
Shirley, what did you say about running before we were walking

Instrumental

  

Verse 1

Sometimes when we're as close as this It's like we're in a dream 
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know
who's in the team

Chorus

Shirley, your sexual politics have left me all of a muddle 
Shirley, we are joined in the ideological cuddle 

Instrumental

  

Verse 2

I'm celebrating my love for you With a pint of beer and a new tattoo
And if you haven't noticed yet I'm more impressionable when my cement
is wet

Instrumental

    
    

Bridge

Politics and pregnancy
Are debated as we empty our glasses
And how I love those evening classes 

Chorus 3

Shirley, you really know how to make a young man angry  
Shirley, could we get through the night without mentioning family

Instrumental

  

Verse 3

The people from your church agree It's not much of a career
Trying the handles of parked cars Whoops,there goes another year
Whoops,there goes another pint of beer

Instrumental

        
        
  

Verse 4

Here we are in our summer years
Living on ice-cream and chocolate kisses
Would the leaves fall from the trees
If I was your old man and you were my missus

Chorus 4

(Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette
(Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette
(Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette
(Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette
(Shirley), give my greetings to the new brunette
(Shirley), brunette . . . . . . . .

Outro

    
   

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