Poppy

	  		The Beautiful South - Poppy 

Intro: F, Am, D, E, x 2 


verse 1: 

F                    Am                     D          E 
I fought hard in the Second World War you'll hear them shout 
     F                          Am                 D          E 
It's no good bragging about the Afrika Korps it was Beadle's About 
     F                  Am             D          E 
They dressed you up and took you off to World War One 
F                Am               D     E 
Armed you and surrounded you with wire 
F               Am               D       E 
Sat in stinking mud you sang your stupid songs 
    F               Am               D   E 
And waited til they told you when to fi--re 



        C             E          D              F 
Cos the rulers always laugh at a video bloodbath 
C                  E            D              G     
Nothing makes them laugh like a video bloodbath 



verse 2: 

         F                      Am               D          E 
From the first World War to the Yom Kippur it was Beadle's About 
    F                  Am          D             E 
The bayonets slice the rockets roar and he jumps out 
     F               Am               D          E 
Fond memories of the bloody bridge you failed to hold 
F            Am                D      E 
Many of your buddies killed or maimed 
F                      Am                D               E 
You would have shot at rabbits if that's what you'd been told 
        F                  Am                 D    E 
Til the Generals said "I'm sorry, you've been fra--med" 




        C             E          F              D 
Cos the rulers always laugh at a video bloodbath 
C              E            F               D 
Nothing gets a laugh like a video bloodbath 
Am                                    Em 
Keep those entries coming, keep those cameras running 
Am                                      Em 
Keep those entrails coming, leave those soldiers gunning 
           C             E            F               D 
Cos you're sure to get a laugh with a video bloodbath 
C              E            F               G 
Nothing gets a laugh like a video bloodbath 



Interlude: 

F, Am, D, E 


Bridge: 

F               Am      D         E 
Here's a whacky video we got last week 
  F            Am        D      E 
A bomb catches Arthur unawares 
     F             Am          D            E 
He's lost both his arms and he can't see or speak 
    F                 Am           D     E 
But thank you for the memories you sha---red 




        C             E          F              D 
Cos the rulers always laugh at a video bloodbath 
C              E            F               D 
Nothing gets a laugh like a video bloodbath 
Am                                    Em 
Keep those entries coming, keep those cameras running 
Am                                      Em 
Keep those entrails coming, leave those soldiers gunning 
           C             E            F               D 
Cos you're sure to get a laugh with a video bloodbath 
C              E            F               G 
Nothing gets a laugh like a video bloodbath