Chord/Tab song: The Knack

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Shaun Hand, 16, Birmingham.
27th October 2000, 5.00pm

NB: Some of these lyrics have to be wrong, if
anyone can correct them then please do!

THE KNACK
(Difford, Tilbrook)

From the album 'Cool For Cats', 1979

Chords used:

Cm: x35543 G: 320033 C: 332010
C#m: x46654 A: x02220 Dm: xx0231
E: 022100 Ab: 466544 Fm: 133111
F#: 244322 F: 133211
F#m: 244222 Am: x02210

[Cm] [C#m]
[C#m]Standing by the curate,
[E]Hat over his eyes,
[F#]Smokes drifts slowly from him,
[F#m]Looking [G]kind and wise.

[A]Seen him in the papers,
[Ab]Murdered by Malone,
[G]Heard the bomber whisper,[F#]
Something about the [F]phone.

[Am]Watch out on the corner,
[C]Standing by the rack,
[F]Little Gringo told her,
[C]Shot him in the back.

[Dm]Now I'm shaking,
[F]Yes I'm shaking,
[Dm]Now I'm shaking,
[E]Cos I ain't got the [Fm]knack.

[Cm] [C#m]
[C#m]Colours seem most ______,
[E]Hands against the wheel,
[F#]Flowers for opinion,
[F#m]Whiskey is[G] up to deal.

[A]Stalling in the warehouse,
[Ab]Bowling alley too,
[G]Look behind the jury,[F#]
Scared to point at [F]you.

[Am]Watch out on the corner,
[C]Standing by the rack,
[F]Little Gringo told her,
[C]Shot him in the back.

[Dm]Now I'm shaking
[F]Yes I'm shaking
[Dm]Now I'm shaking
[E]Cos I ain't got the [Fm]knack.

[Cm] [C#m]
[C#m]Round and round the city,
[E]Taxes all fall down,
[F#]Shot out in a Citroen,
[F#m]East side [G]of the town.

[A]Waffle in a guinness
[Ab]Tied between the bars,
[G]Fifty fifty chances,
[F#]Bulletproof all [F]cars.

[Am]Watch out on the corner,
[C]Standing by the rack,
[F]Little Gringo told her,
[C]Shot him in the back.

[Dm]Now I'm shaking,
[F]Yes I'm shaking,
[Dm]Now I'm shaking,
[E]Cos I ain't got the [Fm]knack.

[Cm] [C#m]
(it then alternates between C#m and Ab to the fade)