industrial disease ( dire straits )
( ex “love over gold” album – 1982 )
}a | ( rubato )
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| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
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A
now warning lights are flashing down in quality control .
( A )
somebody threw a spanner ( and ) they threw it in the hole .
( A )
there’s rumours in the loading bay and anger in the town .
( A )
somebody blew the whistle and the walls came down .
D
there’s a meeting in the boardroom ,
C , Bm
they’re trying to trace the smell .
A
there’s a leaking in the washroom ,
D
there’s a sneak in personnel .
E
somewhere in the corridor someone was heard to sneeze .
A
goodness me , could this be industrial disease?
A
the caretaker was crucified for sleeping at his post .
( A )
for refusing to be pacified it’s him they blame the most .
( A )
( the ) watchdog’s got rabies , the foreman’s got the fleas ,
( A )
and everyone concerned about industrial disease .
D
there’s panic on the switchboard ,
C , Bm
tongues in knots .
A
some come out in sympathy , some come out in spots .
E
some blame the management ’n some the employees .
A
everybody knows it’s the industrial disease .
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
A
yeah , now the workforce is disgusted , downs tools , walks .
( A )
innocence is injured; experience just talks .
( A )
everyone seeks damages and everyone agrees
( A )
that these are classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze .
D
on itv and bbc
C , Bm
they talk about the curse .
A
philosophy is useless , theology is worse .
E
history , boils over , there’s an economics freeze;
A
sociologists invent words that mean “ind –
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
– ustrial disease”
A
doctor parkinson declared “i’m not surprised to see you here .
( A )
you’ve got smoker’s cough from smoking , brewer’s droop from drinking beer .
( A )
i dunno how you came to get the bette davis knees ,
( A )
but worst of all young man you’ve got industrial disease”
D
he wrote me a prescription , he said
C , Bm
“you are depressed ,
A
but i’m glad you came to see me to get this off your chest .
E
come back and see me later : ( ding! ) next patient please!
A
send in another victim of industrial disease . ”
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
A
i go down to speaker’s corner . i’m A – thunderstruck .
( A )
they’ve got free speech tourists , police in trucks .
( A )
two men say they’re jesus – one of them must be wrong .
( A )
there’s a protest singer , he’s singin’ a protest song – he says
D
“they wanna have a war
C , Bm
to keep their factories .
A
they wanna have a war to keep us on our knees .
E
they wanna have a war to stop us buying japanese .
A
they wanna have a war to stop industrial disease!
A
they’re pointing out the enemy to keep you deaf and blind .
( A )
they wanna sap your energy , incarcerate your mind .
( A )
they give you “rule britannia” , gassy beer , page three ,
( A )
two weeks in espana and a sunday striptease .
D
meanwhile the first jesus says
C , Bm
“i’ll cure it soon ,
A
abolish monday mornings and friday afternoons . ”
E
the other one’s out on hunger strike he’s dying by degrees .
A
how come jesus gets industrial disease?
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
more a chord to go out with effects . . .
: charted by bustopher the busker – bustopher@bigpond . com
industrial disease ( dire straits )
( ex “love over gold” album – 1982 )
}a | ( rubato )
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
A
now warning lights are flashing down in quality control .
( A )
somebody threw a spanner ( and ) they threw it in the hole .
( A )
there’s rumours in the loading bay and anger in the town .
( A )
somebody blew the whistle and the walls came down .
D
there’s a meeting in the boardroom ,
C , Bm
they’re trying to trace the smell .
A
there’s a leaking in the washroom ,
D
there’s a sneak in personnel .
E
somewhere in the corridor someone was heard to sneeze .
A
goodness me , could this be industrial disease?
A
the caretaker was crucified for sleeping at his post .
( A )
for refusing to be pacified it’s him they blame the most .
( A )
( the ) watchdog’s got rabies , the foreman’s got the fleas ,
( A )
and everyone concerned about industrial disease .
D
there’s panic on the switchboard ,
C , Bm
tongues in knots .
A
some come out in sympathy , some come out in spots .
E
some blame the management ’n some the employees .
A
everybody knows it’s the industrial disease .
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
A
yeah , now the workforce is disgusted , downs tools , walks .
( A )
innocence is injured; experience just talks .
( A )
everyone seeks damages and everyone agrees
( A )
that these are classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze .
D
on itv and bbc
C , Bm
they talk about the curse .
A
philosophy is useless , theology is worse .
E
history , boils over , there’s an economics freeze;
A
sociologists invent words that mean “ind –
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
– ustrial disease”
A
doctor parkinson declared “i’m not surprised to see you here .
( A )
you’ve got smoker’s cough from smoking , brewer’s droop from drinking beer .
( A )
i dunno how you came to get the bette davis knees ,
( A )
but worst of all young man you’ve got industrial disease”
D
he wrote me a prescription , he said
C , Bm
“you are depressed ,
A
but i’m glad you came to see me to get this off your chest .
E
come back and see me later : ( ding! ) next patient please!
A
send in another victim of industrial disease . ”
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
A
i go down to speaker’s corner . i’m A – thunderstruck .
( A )
they’ve got free speech tourists , police in trucks .
( A )
two men say they’re jesus – one of them must be wrong .
( A )
there’s a protest singer , he’s singin’ a protest song – he says
D
“they wanna have a war
C , Bm
to keep their factories .
A
they wanna have a war to keep us on our knees .
E
they wanna have a war to stop us buying japanese .
A
they wanna have a war to stop industrial disease!
A
they’re pointing out the enemy to keep you deaf and blind .
( A )
they wanna sap your energy , incarcerate your mind .
( A )
they give you “rule britannia” , gassy beer , page three ,
( A )
two weeks in espana and a sunday striptease .
D
meanwhile the first jesus says
C , Bm
“i’ll cure it soon ,
A
abolish monday mornings and friday afternoons . ”
E
the other one’s out on hunger strike he’s dying by degrees .
A
how come jesus gets industrial disease?
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
| A | D | E | G | D | C Bm , Am | A | |
more a chord to go out with effects . . .
: charted by bustopher the busker – bustopher@bigpond . com
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