Chips Are Down chords by
Paul Siebel
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Key: A minor
Intro 1
Em
Em

C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

Verse 1
D
D

To
Em
Em

be a man when ships are down
C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

To be a clown when you
D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

fight
Em
Em

Hiding your face in a brass braid,
C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

masquer ade through the night.
Em
Em

C
C

Ah, you're only half grown,
C#dim
C#dim

A
A

yet you're sleeping,
Em
Em

C
C

And neatly at four, matador,
C#dim
C#dim

Em
Em

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

you're com pletely alone
D
D

Bm
Bm

D
D

Em
Em

Nothing is worth too much sacrifice
C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

Life is nice, put me out
Em
Em

I read all the books up on the shelf,
C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

know myself, what a bore.
Em
Em

Poets who were made for the guillotine,
C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

philistines, no much more.
Em
Em

C
C

You can't work when you're bored
C#dim
C#dim

Em
Em

A
A

and you're home boy
Em
Em

C
C

C#dim
C#dim

And soon with this broom you'll earn a
A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

fort all your own
Em
Em

Everyone's preachin' participate
C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

Now our lovin' hates, shoot the dice
Interlude 1
D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

Em
Em

C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

Em
Em

C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

Em
Em

C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

Verse 2
D
D

Em
Em

Beautiful people, they make me sick
C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

It's a trick from the hair of
D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

a dragon
Em
Em

Razors they carry between the teeth,
C
C

C#dim
C#dim

A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

should you meet, raise the flag.
Em
Em

C
C

All the maidens I'm perfect
C#dim
C#dim

A
A

to lay with
Em
Em

C
C

So if it's you, baby blue,
C#dim
C#dim

Em
Em

A
A

come play with
D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

D
D

To me
Trouble with love
Em
Em

C
C

You must give it all
C#dim
C#dim

A
A

Oh, so best to call it a lull
Outro 1
D
D

Bm
Bm

F#aug
F#aug

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