From: Foxtrot
Written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
Transcribed by Macahan (*)
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JOHN PEBBLE OF STYX ENTERPRISES
(no guitar)
"Get em out by Friday!
You don t gewt paid till the last one s well on his way.
Get em out by Friday!
It s important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay."
MARK HALL OF STYX ENTERPRISES (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE WINKLER )
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"I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this
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house and all the others in the road,
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In the interest of humanity we ve found a better place for you to go-go-go."
MRS. BARROW (A TENANT)
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"Oh no, this I can t believe,
Oh Mary, they re asking us to leave."
MR. PEBBLE
(hardly detectable guitar on last bit)
"Get em out by Friday!
I ve told you before, s good many gone if we let them stay.
And if it isn t easy,
You can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon runaway."
MRS. BARROW
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"After all this time, they ask us to leave,
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And I told them we could pay double the rent.
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I don t know why it seemed so funny,
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Seeing as how they d take more money.
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The winkler called again, he came here this morning,
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with four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place he has found.
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A block of flats with central heating.
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I think we re going to find it hard."
MR. PEBBLE
(no guitar, except for last bit)
"Now we ve got them!
I ve always said that cash cash cash can do anything well.
Work can be rewarding
When a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you
excelsellsell."
MR. HALL
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"Here we are in Harlow New Town, did you recognise your block
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across the square, over there,
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Sadly since last time we spoke, we ve found we ve had to raise the
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rent again, just a bit."
MRS. BARROW
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"Oh no, this I can t believe
Oh Mary, and we agreed to leave."
(a passage of time)
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(flute & keyboard arranged for guitar, I.E. sometimes hard to play)
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5:43
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18/9/2012 T.V. FLASH ON ALL DIAL-A-PROGRAM SERVICES
(no guitar)
Dm Am Bb F
This is an announcement from Genetic Control:
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"It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on
C A
humanoid height."
EXTRACT FROM CONVERSATION OF JOE ORDINARY IN LOCAL PUBORAMA
(guitar strums chord on high frets)
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"I hear the directors of Genetic Control have been buying all the
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properties that have recently been sold, taking risks oh so bold.
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It s said now that people will be shorter in height, they can fit
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twice as many in the same building site.
C A
(they say it s alright),
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Beginning with the tenants of the town of Harlow,
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in the interest of humanity, they ve been told they must gogogogo."
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SIR JOHN DE PEBBLE OF UNITED BLACKSPRINGS INTERNATIONAL
(no guitar)
"I think I ve fixed a new deal
A dozen properties--we ll buy at five and sell at thirty four,
Some are still inhabited,
It s time to send the winkler to see them,
he ll have to work some more."
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MEMO FROM SATIN PETER OF ROCK DEVELOPMENT LTD.
(no guitar)
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With land in your hand, you ll be happy on earth
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Then invest in the Church for your heaven.
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7~ hold (longer than other notes)
7h9 hammer-on
9p7 pull-off
7(9) bend
(9)7 release
(9)r release
7/9 slide up
97 slide down
natural harmonics
7tr9 trill