The Beautiful South - Shouldve Kepy My Eyes Shut guitar tab

Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 11:06:17 -0700

From: misterme@netcom.com (Sir Not Appearing in this Film)

Subject: Beautiful South - 'Should've Kept My Eyes Shut'

Should've Kept My Eyes Shut

by Paul Heaton and David Rotheray

D Bm D Bm

D Bm

I should've kept my eyes shut

D Bm

But I had to go and peep

D Bm

But when you saw what I saw

Em A Bm A

Well, it's hard just to roll back to sleep

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

G D

The scene a little clearer

G D

My father with a rope

G D

And in the cage, centre-stage

Bm A

It's mother who's destined to choke

Em A

And she choke and we choke

D G

On the words that we wish we'd not spoke

Em A

Just when you felt you had someone to trust

D Db G A

Up comes the man with a dagger and cloak

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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