bring down the government chords by Lindisfarne

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Verse 1
G 
 (G major) As she played,
Em 
C 
G 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) magicians  (C major)  (G major) seeing all  (E minor) this on the  (C major) floor,
A 
D 
Belly  (A major) dancing  (D major) beauty with
G 
a power  (G major) driven saw.
Em 
Had my (E minor) self a nightmare,
C 
G 
Didn't  (C major) think there  (G major) could
Em 
be  (E minor) much more.
C 
A 
Then in  (C major) walked Lord  (A major) 
G 
Borgaasha with the Lady  (G major) Eleanor.

Verse 2
A 
Em 
G 
A 
She tied my eyes  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major) 
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 (E minor)  (G major) 
D 
G 
D 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major) with a
G 
 (G major) ribbon,
Em 
Of a silken  (E minor) gossamer thread.
C 
G 
I gaze  (C major) with troubled vis (G major) ion,
Em 
On an  (E minor) old four poster bed.
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D 
G 
Where Eleanor had  (A major) risen to kiss  (D major) the neck below  (G major) my head,
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C 
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And made me  (E minor) come  (C major) along with her  (G major) 
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to  (E minor) the land of the  (C major) dancing dead.

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Verse 3

But its alright

Lady Eleanor,

Alright Lady Eleanor.

I'm alright where I

am.

She gazed with loving beauty,

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) 
Em 
Like a mother  (E minor) to  a son.
Like living, dying, seeing,
C 
 (C major) Be ing all rolled into one.
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Then all at once I  (A major) heard some music,
D 
Playing in my  (D major) bones.
G 
Em 
The same  (G major) old song I'd  (E minor) heard for years,
C 
G 
 (C major) Reminding me of  (G major) home.

Verse 5

But its alright Lady Eleanor,

Alright Lady Eleanor.

I'm alright where I am.

Then creeping on towards me, Licking

Verse 6
G 
 (G major) 
lips with tongues of fire.
D 
A host of  (D major) gold and demons,
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Screaming  (G major) lust and ways desired.
D 
And when it seemed  (D major) for certain,
G 
That the screams could get no  (G major) higher.
I heard a voice above the rest,
A 
 (A major) Screaming you're a liar.
D 
 (D major) But its alright

Verse 7
G 
 (G major) Lady Eleanor,
Alright Lady Eleanor,
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A 
D 
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I'm alright  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) here in your arms.
C 
 (C major) 