Dan Mangan - Et Les Mots Croises

in the chorus , dan usually plays A D chord where i’ve written Bm . i prefer the way
the Bm sounds in the chord progression , but you might not agree – try it out . Bm
in the verses are as written .
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D G
i don’t want to be a pioneer
D G A
a singer sings a sad song when he’s sad
D G
but honey all these years i’ve been upset
Bm A
i’ve slowly turned the kind of blue that keeps your jeans dry

D G
now i don’t need to reinvent the wheel
D G A
a singer needs to feel like he’s been had
G A
it’s all so sad
A
it’s all so sad

D G
all broke , all beat , all twisted feet
Bm A
and so on and so forth
D G
so don’t steal , don’t lie , just tie your tie
Bm
and go on , go forth
A
go on , go forth

D G
sing la – dee – da dee – da dee – da dee – da dee – da dee – da oh – da
Bm A
ah dee – da dee – da dee – da dee – da dee – da – da – da – da – da
A
ah dee – da dee – da

D G
so hell i thought i knew why i was here
D G A
to find myself a girl who makes me sad
D G
but i went looking round and all i found
Bm A
was this here one who makes me tea and brings the crossword
D G
so how Am i supposed to bring us down
D G A
to think that i got used to being sad
G A
and sometimes down
G A
and always blue
A A
and did i mention sad?

D G
all broke , all beat , all twisted feet
Bm A
and so on and so forth
D G
so don’t steal , don’t lie , just tie your tie
Bm
and go on , go forth
A
go on , go forth

D G
all broke , all beat , all twisted feet
Bm A
and so on and so forth
D G
so don’t steal , don’t lie , just tie your tie
Bm G
and go on , go forth
Bm G
go on , go forth
A D G D
just . . . go