The Latest Toughs
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All the latest
All the latest
Em
toughs, you’ve got to
toughs, you’ve got to
G
shrug them off or
shrug them off or
Gm
shut them off.
shut them off.
With ten
D
thousand-time-told
thousand-time-told
Em
truths, you’ve still got to
truths, you’ve still got to
G
ask for proof.
ask for proof.
Gm
Ask for proof,
Ask for proof,
because if you’re
A
dying to be
dying to be
G
led they’ll lead you
led they’ll lead you
D
up the hill in
up the hill in
Em
chains to their
chains to their
G
popular refrains
popular refrains
until your
Bm
slaughter’s been arranged, my little
slaughter’s been arranged, my little
Em
lamb,
lamb,
and it’s much too
G
late to talk the
late to talk the
A
knife out of their
knife out of their
D
hands.
hands.
Well I
D
woke up, on a
woke up, on a
Em
foggy morning,
foggy morning,
G
Hiding from the sun, he was
Hiding from the sun, he was
Gm
hiding from the sun.
hiding from the sun.
But it
D
came out and it
came out and it
Em
shot its rays down.
shot its rays down.
G
Burning everyone, it was
Burning everyone, it was
Gm
burning everyone
burning everyone
But they were
A
dying, any
dying, any
G
way, to turn to
way, to turn to
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ash, to feel their
ash, to feel their
Em
feelings flash
feelings flash
and
G
finally fade away, in a
finally fade away, in a
Gm
fabulous and fiery display.
fabulous and fiery display.
Em G D A
Look, though, I don’t
Em
know what notes you want to
know what notes you want to
G
hear played,
hear played,
I can’t think what
D
lines you’d like me to
lines you’d like me to
A
sing or say,
sing or say,
and I’m not sure what
Em
subjects you want m
subjects you want m
G
entioned.
entioned.
So pause and a
D
dd your own in
dd your own in
A
tentions.
tentions.
Em G D A
You were
G
hiding from the
hiding from the
Gm
sun…
sun…
D
All the latest
All the latest
Em
toughs, well, we have
toughs, well, we have
G
seen that stuff, and we have
seen that stuff, and we have
Gm
seen enough
seen enough
D
blood in dying
blood in dying
Em
coughs, which means that
coughs, which means that
G
we have lost.
we have lost.
Gm
We have lost, and if you’re
We have lost, and if you’re
A
crying to be
crying to be
G
tossed they’ll toss you
tossed they’ll toss you
D
down the oubliette
down the oubliette
Em
with all the
with all the
G
old things that you let
old things that you let
A
yourself
yourself
Bm
forget
forget
because you’d like to love a
E
star who’d throw you
star who’d throw you
G
down below the
down below the
A
ground he thinks
ground he thinks
D
you are.
you are.
D Em G Gm D
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