Just a rough version of this beautifully poetic little ditty from the kingdom's finest...
VERSE 1
A
A postcard arrives
A
I see you're on your walk well I hope the promised land
F#m
Is more than sand and rocks and camels swapped for wives
E
Before you saddle up
E
Before your Judas knocks 3 times and betrays you to the cops
Em
Spare a thought for our worries over your state of mind
A
So what if you leave behind some trouble with the law?
F#m
It's not so long since your attempt to crucify their dog
E
Your chosen one, the one whose cross will blaze on high
Em
To warn us that meteoric retribution falls down from the skies
Well I don't give a fuck about that
CHORUS
BmE
(Cos you cannot)(?) be still my brother
BmE
(An ancient memory)(?), Father, Mother
BmE
Don't take them down any further
ADBm
Just 'cos hell won't leave you alone
ADDmA
Just 'cos hell won't l-e-a-v-e you alone...
VERSE 2
A
You swan in Craigtoun Pond
A
Clad only in your socks
F#m
And you've ran naked in the snow
Upon your Calgary Rock
E
You've watched us with the Devil's Eye half closed behind your mind
Em
You know the day, the date, the time, but not the why
Well I don't give a fuck about that!
CHORUS
BmE
(Cos you cannot)(?) be still my brother
BmE
(An ancient memory)(?), Father, Mother
BmE
Don't take them down any further
ABmD
Just 'cos hell won't leave you alone
ABmD
Just 'cos hell won't leave you alone
ABmDmA
Just 'cos hell won't l-e-a-v-e you alone...
CODA (x4)
AE
Gonna help bring you up
D
Won't leave you on your own
BmA
You know that hell won't leave you alone...