The Face Behind The Scream chords by JOHN COOPER CLARKE

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
This case appears to be
urgent
Kindly pull the screen
A 
Am 
Cosmetic surgeon
A 
The son of mr. sheen
Am 
Is jerry building versions
G 
A 
Of the face behind the scream
Am 
A 

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Verse 2

The girl who would be beauty queen

Tells the doctor of her dream

In which she reads a magazine

Wearing only cold cream

They call her the face

behind the scream

Verse 3
A 
Eb 
G# 
The image he maintains
A 
G# 
A 
And the silence he observes
Am 
Says it's worth a little pain
G# 
For the figure we both deserve
Am 
G# 
Am 
A cowboy by  profession
since the age of 17
Who's singular obsession is the
C 
face behind the scream
D 

Verse 4
C 
The girl who would be beauty queen
D 
Tells the doctor of her dream
F 
A soiree in the mezzanine
G 
And castenets and tambourines
F 
G 
A careless word and ugly scenes
Am 
The doctor knows he's

Verse 5
made for
good impressions on demand
A 
The new nose in the neighborhood
Am 
was fashioned by  these hands
He can do it blindfold,
his instruments are clean
A 
A snapshot in his mind holds the

Interlude 1

face behind the scream

Verse 6

The girl who would be beauty queen

Diamond rivets in her jeans

Wild and with- it even off screen

He then removes the

Verse 7
G# 
bandage
and the odd remaining scab
Am 
A flair for fancy language...
The gift of the gab
Hands you a sandwich and
G# 
applies the vaseline
Am 
To show to best advantage the face
C 
behind the scream
D 

Verse 8
C 
The girl who would be beauty queen
D 
Tells the doctor of her dream
F 
In which she turns her money green
G 
Finds herself in a funny scene
F 
Cracks up like a
G 
shatterproof windscreen
Am 
Danke schoen ich

Verse 9
liebe dich,
I promise not to hurt
A telephone receiver clicks
A 
Am 
RED ALERT
Whatever you do don't touch that switch,
the doctor goes to work
With his bag of tricks in his
limousine
Mugshots from magazines
Face creams and photofits
To fit the face that doesn't fit

Interlude 2
The face behind the scream
Am 
A 
Am 
A 
Am 
G# 
Am 

Verse 10
Am 
The girl who would be
beauty queen
Surrounded by the regular team
Of pluto brats and coma teens
In bowler hats and brilliantine
Or bold cravats of bottle green
Such a precious little dream
To be taken to extremes
How many times can you be 16
They call her the face