Beautiful South

^{D Bm D Bm} I should've kept my ^D eyes shut ^Bm
But I had to go and ^D peep ^Bm
But when you ^D saw what I ^Bm saw
Well, it's ^Em hard just to ^A roll back to ^Bm slee ^A p
I would've kept me eyes shut
But I thought I heard you scream
And I've a penchant for violence
You don't seem to find in a dream
The ^G scene a little ^D clearer
My ^G father with a ^D rope
And ^G in the cage, ^D centre-stage
It's ^Bm mother who's destined to ^A choke
And she ^Em choke and we ^A choke
On the ^D words that we wish we'd not ^G spoke
^Em Just when you felt you had ^A someone to trust
^D Up comes the man with a ^Db dagger and ^G cloak ^A
I should've read the novels
Believed every word
But the stories they wrote
Were so different to ones that I'd heard
I should've kept my eyes shut
My mouth should've closed
But the mixture of vomit and blood
Just crept up through my nose
It became a little clearer
As soon as I awoke
My father stands with rope in hand
A screaming mother kneels in hope
And she hope and we hope
That the words that she said won't provoke
A smile is removed and a petal is crushed
What once was a laugh has turned into a joke
You should've kept your mouth shut
Lyrics (C) 1990 Go! Discs Music Ltd., used without permission.
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