The Tipu House

Intro 

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       Dm         C      Eb           Bb 
In the Tipu house   live all kinds of people 
     Dm                C 
Old ladies up the back   stairs 
      Eb            Bb         Dm                C 
Young wives drained   away the useless husband's drink 
            Eb         Bb 
Through the long, cold   evening 
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Maybe I could be one with some practice and a prayer 




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Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden 
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Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war 
     Dm     C            Eb         F 
Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation 
    Fm               C           Eb            C 
The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door 


Interlude 

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       Dm          C     Eb            Bb 
In the Tipu house,   you feel for your neighbour 
      Dm              C 
Trade rice and greasy vegetabls 
     Eb      Bb 
Shoulders on which to cry 
    Dm            C 
You don't feel so good about them 
Eb         Bb 
  Quite all  of th time 
    Dm             C 
And someone has to fix the plumbing 
      Eb         Bb 
Or at least give it a try 




Fm        C                    Cm         F 
Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden 
Fm                  C          Cm            F 
Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war 
     Dm     C            Eb         F 
Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation 
    Fm               C           Eb            C 
The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door 


Flute solo 

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| Am | Am | Bb | Bb | 




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In the Tipu house,   there's a quiet and distant   babble 
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Marital possibilities for all a kind in the air 
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Secrets for better dowries, for joining better families 
Dm             C                        Eb           Bb 
Whispered promises in the hubbub of the market square 




Fm        C                    Cm         F 
Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden 
Fm                  C          Cm            F 
Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war 
     Dm     C            Eb         F 
Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation 
    Fm               C           Eb            C 
The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door 




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In the Tipu house,   there are forever changes 
      Dm         C                Eb               Bb 
Young gladiators nourished by the football terrace beat 
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Aspired to fly in the   moneylenders' temples of Madrid 
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Dream hungry dreams in smooth Brioni, turning up the heat