Ragworm Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Chipped and bitten dolls
heads in a basket up for sale
The loneliness of markets drag
a shadow like a whale
These are [F]hard times given
But if hard times win,
you're begging in [Dm]hell[D][Dm]

[Verse 2]
Your [Am]Dad could hide a bottle in an eyelid,
in a shell
Your Mother makes a dish nobody's
mother makes as well
These are [F]dark times risen
But if dark times win,
you're [Dm]wishing in [D]hell[Dm]

[Verse 3]
[C]Oh, we've seen it [Csus2]all befor[C]e
[Ab]Boys on the cov[Eb]e selling wor[Gb]ms to
the boat[Db]s co[Fm]ming ashore

[Interlude 1]
[Eb][Am]

[Verse 4]
[Am]Dogs out in the rubbish that
the cat's already delved
Your brother turns his muscles
to the sound of factory bells
[F]All gods forbidden,
you buy your peace on [Dm]ninety nine [D]shelves[Dm]
The [Am]schools are cold and violent,
and the television's loud
Every park a cemetery,
holes and muddy mounds
This [F]is our great island and now good
people shutting it [Dm]down[D][G][Dm]

[Verse 5]
[C]Oh, they've seen it all before
[Ab]Boys on the cov[Eb]e selling
[Gb]worms to the boat[Fm]s
[Ab]Boys [Eb]on the cove selling w[Gb]orms
to the boat[Db]s[Fm]
[Ab]Boys on [Eb]the cove selling [Gb]worms to [Db]the boats coming a[Fm]shore

[Interlude 2]
[Eb][Fm][F]
[Eb][Cm][C][Db][Fm][Eb]
[Ab][Db][Fm][Eb][Cm][C][Db]
[Fm][Eb][Ab][Db]

[Verse 6]
[C]Oh, you've seen it all before

[Interlude 3]
[C][G][C]

[Verse 7]
[Ab]Boys on the [Eb]cove selling
[Gb]worms to [Db]the boats
[Ab]Girls at [Eb]the hearth knitting w[Gb]ords,
and breaking oath[Fm]s
[Ab]Man stripping [Eb]cars singing
[Gb]songs from [Fm]the r[Db]oad
[Fm]And [Ab]the rats in t[Eb]he bars licking
[Gb]coke from [Db]the hose
There's [Ab]a crash [Eb]overboard
and a [Gb]wink for [Db]the host
[Ab]Boys [Eb]open armed selling [Gb]worms to
[Db]the boats coming a[Fm]shore

[Outro 1]
[Eb]